High School Dean of Students

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Dean of Students serves as a liaison between administration, school staff, students, families and community agencies that support students.
Key Competencies: Ability to connect with a broad range of students

Administrator License preferred
Masters in Educational Leadership

The principle objectives of this role is to function as a student behavior management specialist who is committed to working both proactively and responsively to student behavior and attendance issues to support the creation and maintenance of a safe, supportive climate focused on learning and success for all students. In addition, they will provide leadership related to models of intervention for all students as well as direct intervention for specific students.

Assessment:

• Interprets assessment data to determine appropriate interventions for academic needs.
• Assists teams in completing functional behavioral assessments and risk assessments.
• Knows the laws and regulations related to the implementation of IDEA in evaluation.
• Use data and defined performance criteria to identify students not meeting proficiency criteria in academic and/or behavioral areas.

Learning Supports and Plans:

• Works with at-risk administrative leadership in developing and supporting alternative education models and interventions.
• Can assist in development of behavioral interventions appropriate to the type and severity of needs presented.
• Assists teams in connecting evaluation, present level of functional educational performance, goals and outcomes.
• Assists in providing interventions related to AOTDA issues including referrals for assessment, addressing related behavioral and academic issues and supporting linkages to other agencies.
• Accesses resources for teams to utilize in addressing specific situations.
• Follows laws and regulations regarding student behavioral intervention and can provide leadership to assist teams in addressing these issues.
• Knows the laws and regulations related to the implementation of IDEA in programming and service delivery.
• Assists in the coordination of student attendance policies and procedures.
• Provides direct intervention in resolving behavioral events or issues within the school environment including application of behavioral consequences, code of conduct application, crisis intervention, etc.

Team Collaboration:

• Establish and maintain relationships with students and families to promote common understandings.
• Serves as LEA representative at IEP meetings with parents, community members and instructional teams.
• Collaborates with pupil services team to develop supports for social, emotional, health and safety needs of students.
• Facilitates resolution of issues or differences amongst team members.
• Leads or facilitates discussions regarding appropriate options for intervention plans for specific students.
• Works collaboratively with teachers to develop instructional or support strategies for specific students. Use data, implements strategies to proactively address systems barriers as well as individual student plans.
• Articulate methods and practices and seeks to implement others which could improve effective partnerships between families, schools, and/or community agencies or members.
• Promotes a multi-tiered intervention system within a professional learning community.
• Works with administration and other leadership to in scheduling and resource management.

Universal Learning Community Supports:

• With principal and associate principal, shares the responsibility for ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of students.
• Demonstrates knowledge regarding factors impacting student learning including second language acquisition, poverty, transience, etc.
• Assists schools in developing intervention alternatives based upon a multi-tiered intervention model.
• Assists building leadership in developing professional development opportunities based upon building need.
• Demonstrates willingness to learn within the building learning community.
• Assists schools in accessing technology to aid in data collection, analysis and progress monitoring.
• Organize celebrations of diversity in community as well as educational environments.
• Develop and provide training that addresses needs of the diverse student and community populations.
• Use data from school and larger community sources to identify barriers for global student populations and develops specific plans to address those barriers.
• Promote cultural competence, inclusive practices, tolerance, and respect for diversity in interactions with staff and the school community by example and through staff in-services.
• Guides staff in meeting fundamental legal obligations under FERPA, OCR and DPI.
• Bilingual candidates (Spanish/English) are strongly preferred.

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