Dean of Students-Elementary Level-Anticipated Vacancy

The following anticipated position is subject to the North Adams Teachers Association contract. The position is expected to begin the week of August 25, 2025. Job Goal: To manage student discipline and attendance within the building, under the guidance of the principal. To ensure a safe and orderly school environment. To assume leadership of the school building in the absence of the principal, when directed to do so. To assist the principal in the evaluation of professional staff. Supervision: Reports to the Building Principal. Performance Responsibilities: Assists the Principal in hiring, supervising and evaluating the professional and non-professional staff. Assists in the orientation of new staff. Collaborates with school and district leadership in the revision of the code of conduct and the student handbook. Resolves all discipline problems in a fair and just manner and maintains records of any disciplinary action taken. Acts as principal designee when required for the purposes of providing disciplinary consequences up to and including suspension from school. Assists the principal in ensuring that instructional practices in all settings reflect high expectations regarding content and quality of effort and work, engage all students, and are personalized to accommodate diverse learning styles, needs, interests, and levels of readiness. Makes frequent unannounced visits to classrooms and gives targeted and constructive feedback to teachers. Develops and executes effective plans, procedures, routines, and operational systems to address a full range of safety, health, and emotional and social needs of students. Collaborates with the building principal to use systems to ensure optimal use of time for teaching, learning, and collaboration. Understands and complies with state and federal laws and mandates, school committee policies, collective bargaining agreements, and ethical guidelines. Continuously collaborates with families to support student learning and development both at home and at school. Engages in regular, two-way, culturally proficient communication with families about student learning and performance. Addresses family concerns in an equitable, effective, and efficient manner. Oversees the use of the Student Support Center and staffing. Plans and leads well-run and engaging meetings that have clear purpose, focus on matters of consequence, and engage participants in a thoughtful and productive series of conversations and deliberations about important school matters. Ensures that policies and practices enable staff members and students to interact effectively in a culturally diverse environment in which students’ backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected. Develops and nurtures a culture in which staff members are reflective about their practice and use student data, current research, best practices and theory to continuously adapt instruction and achieve improved results. Models these behaviors in the administrator’s own practice. Employs strategies for responding to disagreement and dissent, constructively resolving conflict, and building consensus throughout a district/school community. Oversees any necessary social emotional and/or behavioral consequences and interventions, including but not limited to in-school suspension, detention, student support center, and restorative practices. Assists the building principal with the coordination of student transportation including busing for extracurricular activities and field trips. Participates actively in meetings related to, but not limited to, the following: (a) student behavioral or attendance concerns, (b) student engagement issues, (c) classroom management strategies) Facilitates and directs School Safety Management Team (SSMT) and attends district Safety Committee meetings. Assumes responsibility of keeping up to date professionally by reading widely, attending professional meetings, visiting other school systems, taking courses at accredited colleges or universities and any other means that will contribute to professional growth. Uses technology to fulfill professional responsibilities, including but not limited to the use of online learning platforms, student management systems, email, collaborative documents, spreadsheets, and other instructional or behavior management tools. Works with community partners and agencies on problems relating to substance use and truancy from school or any other issues of community concern. Represents the school at court appearances as needed, including during school vacation (up to a maximum of 20 hours of court time outside of the school day or outside of the school calendar) Works such additional time, beyond the regular school day, as required and performs any duties related thereto. Any other duties as may be assigned by Administration. The Committee's policy of nondiscrimination will extend to students, staff, the general public, and individuals with whom it does business; No person shall be excluded from or discriminated against in admission to a public school of any town or in obtaining the advantages, privileges, and courses of study of such public school on account of age, race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.