High School Academic Dean of Special Pops (EE & ELL )

As one of the Academic Deans, you will be charged with the development of highly effective teachers to ensure our students master rigorous grade level content and exceed the performance of their peers at the local, state, and national levels.  An Academic Dean is responsible for driving student results through instructional coaching of teachers and the design and facilitation of high-quality professional development.  The Dean conducts classroom observations, provides feedback aligned to content and school expectations, and supports high quality instructional planning through the Intellectual Prep Protocol and Data-Driven Practice Protocols.  The Dean maintains a content data dashboard to measure weekly, quarterly, and annual performance target achievement, responding swiftly to emergent strengths and needs.  As a member of the school leadership team, the Academic Dean drives schoolwide adult and student culture through leadership.  The Dean ensures all classrooms under his/her/their purview exemplify the STEM Prep mission and vision, align to the schoolwide cultural expectations and systems, and uphold a rigorous academic culture supportive of student learning and growth.  In the leadership of adults, the Academic Dean responds effectively to support our “all students” beliefs and models the educator actions that drive culture and ultimately student actions and outcomes.  As a leader among leaders, the Dean partners effectively with teammates in pursuit of goals and performance targets.  Among leaders and teachers, the Academic Dean fosters a strong culture of inclusiveness, joy, and learning.

Required Qualifications:

• At least Three years of teaching experience in a tested subject
• Holds a valid Tennessee teaching license the ability to convert the license
• School leadership experience or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable results on standardized tests, proven track record of growth on rubric, and knowledge of data-driven instruction in class
• Ability to hold adults accountable while building and maintaining relationships
• Eagerness to resolve conflicts, not avoid them.
• Demonstrated commitment to Anti Racism, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,
• Demonstrates confidence in creating, monitoring and evaluating action plans 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and a students first mindset
• Evidence of executing a strong vision for a department. 
• Understands that leaders are expected to have flexible availability and prep time outside of school hours.
• Bachelor’s degree in education or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Outstanding performance as a lead teacher, supporting student outcomes that exceed district and state performance
• Proven track record of family and community collaborations that drive strong student outcomes and results
• Demonstrated results in coaching adult learners and practitioners to meet individual and collective performance targets, resulting in student outcomes that exceed district and state performance
• Experience designing, facilitating, and evaluating adult learning and professional development that drives school improvement and cultivates a culture of learning, growth, and joy
• Valid teaching license

Responsibilities:

• Are listed below!

Development and Management of People :

• Maintains command of student culture data, particularly in the classrooms under my purview, with particular attention to attendance rates, discipline interventions, student satisfaction, and family communication.
• Builds strong partnerships with teammates through meaningful collaborations on work products and feedback cycles.
• Cultivates conditions for teacher longevity including effective coaching, rapid improvement and results, and strengths-based support.
• Leverages interactions with students and adults to foster mission-connectedness and promote inclusiveness, joy, and learning.
• Holds adults accountable through crucial conversations
• Facilitates and supports family and parent communications to include quarterly academic parent academy workshops
• Performs quarterly evaluations of direct reports and staff members

Professional Development:

• Collaborates with School Director and Network Academics Team Content Director in the design and facilitation of content-based professional development.  Crafts professional development in alignment with highest levers.
• Engages in pre- and post-feedback loops to strengthen session design and facilitation.
• Ensures teachers have opportunities to demonstrate mastery through practice cycles.
• Aligns instructional coaching and professional development to provide a coherent series of supports.
• Fosters strong adult culture in and through sessions, exempl