Dean Of Culture & Instruction, Sy23-24

The Dean of Instruction and Culture works to develop faculty in implementing Summit Learning in their classroom teaching, supports with induction and intervenes, maintains, and executes student discipline on campus. The Dean will also implement programs and initiatives on campus to build and positively impact a strong anti-bias anti-racist school culture through relationship building and effective restorative practices. The Dean should possess strong relationship skills, have the ability to develop efficient progress monitoring systems, and display strong organization and management skills.

Candidates must be strong instructional leaders and be able to quickly internalize the expectations of the Summit classroom and coach developing teachers to meet those expectations. Candidates must deeply value collaboration and be willing to both offer and receive honest, actionable, and timely feedback.

Who We Are

What if all students graduated high school with the knowledge, skills and habits they need to lead a fulfilled life? This is the question that guides our mission at Summit Public Schools.

Summit is a leading network of public schools that prepare a diverse student population for success in a four-year college and to be thoughtful, contributing members of society. We operate 14 schools serving over 4,500 students in the Bay Area and Washington state. 100% of Summit graduates are college ready and Summit graduates complete college at double the national average.

We need exceptional, diverse, and mission-aligned teachers to join our team to help prepare our students for a fulfilled life. Join us!

What You'll Do:

A Summit Public Schools Dean of Instruction & Culture will have the following responsibilities:

Coach beginning teachers through Summit's Induction program

• Coordinate with Summit's strategic partners
• Communicate faculty progress with the school leadership.
• Hold weekly coaching sessions and regular observations of coachees.
• Support coachees with clear feedback and actionable next steps.
• Design, build and facilitate professional development experiences for the School faculty.
• Assume various campus support and leadership roles as needed.

Leading anti-bias and anti-racist school culture projects and programs

• Collaborating with a team to prioritize needs and develop action plans for students who need proactive behavior support.
• Following through with action plans.
• Initiating, tracking, and completing restorative processes.
• Monitoring these metrics and adapting support, implementation, and program based on identified needs.
• Creating systematic, proactive supports for those implementing projects/programs, including formal professional development materials and experiences when appropriate.
• Developing high functioning faculty and teams
• Defining clear metrics of success for student culture.

Oversee school restorative practices and discipline

• Communicating discipline cases and outcomes with stakeholders.
• Holding restorative student intervention sessions.
• Holding restorative family intervention meetings.
• Collaborating with the school leaders and network strategic partners in cases of escalated disciplinary infractions.
• Collecting and tracking discipline data to identify students of concern.
• Holding students accountable to disciplinary consequences and next steps.
• Responding to classroom referrals in a timely way.

What you need:

• Clear health and background check
• Teaching experience within a Summit school or extensive teaching experience elsewhere required.
• Commitment to uphold Summit's values, belief that all children deserve a rigorous and equitable education that prepares them for college and for life
• Bachelor's Degree (a Master's Degree in Education and/or participation in the Leadership Fellows program is preferred but not required)
• Teaching Credential in California (clear credential), Washington, or another US State equivalent

Who you are:

About You

• You take initiative and ownership in driving your work to meet personal and team goals.
• You share our vision to reimagine what schools should be and are excited to make an impact on the public education landscape.
• You are data driven and have the ability to collect, evaluate, and utilize data in meaningful ways.
• You are positive and resilient in the face of big challenges.
• You are empathetic and culturally competent. You're proactively facilitate courageous conversations to advance anti-bias anti-racist practices and dismantle racism in our organization.
• You're committed to continuous improvement, see feedback as a positive, and have a growth mindset.
• You possess strong people management and relationship skills, with the ability to motivate, inspire, develop, and communicate with a diverse group of teachers, leaders, staff members, and community members.
• You have expertise in planning learning experiences that model skills-based, personalized instruction.
• You thrive while collaborating and are excited to work with your colleagues. You find positivity in share successes.
• You have a strategic mindset when it comes to executing professional development initiatives.
• You thrive in innovative environments, and are comfortable with the ambiguity that can come with a dynamic and progressive workplace.
• You maintain high expectations for all students and believe all students can find success in school, college, and life.
• You have an ability to apply honest, actionable, and timely feedback that results in improved performance.

What You Get:

In addition to joining a highly motivated team and engaging in meaningful work, you'll have access to a comprehensive suite of benefits including a retirement plan, unlimited "take what you need" PTO policy, 12 paid holidays, and 3 weeks of organization-wide closures during the year. You and your dependents will have access to multiple health, dental, and vision plans at 25% cost (we cover the other 75%) and employee life and disability insurance at no cost. Our compensation policy strives to be equitable and transparent. Our compensation policy strives to be equitable and transparent. The salary for this position starts at $91,433 and goes up to $120,320 commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Summit is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are directly intertwined with education. We are ALL better when we are able to bring our whole selves to work and honor each other's voices across identities, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals who are members of historically marginalized communities. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.

To see Summit Public Schools' full non-discrimination statement as it relates to students and parents along with designated compliance coordinators for each school, see here for Washington and here for California. To see Summit Public Schools' full non-discrimination statement as it relates to employees, see here for Washington and here for California.