Dean Of Students

Job Description
Under the direction of the Principal, the Dean of Students, 7th-12th serves as an
Instructional leader in the planning, coordination, and administration of school activities and programs,including curriculum, instruction, assessment, student conduct and attendance, athletics andextracurricular programs, school plant operations, and the supervision and evaluation of assignedpersonnel.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assists in the development, implementation, and evaluation of intervention programs that address theneeds of at-risk students.
- Performs a variety of administrative duties to assist the Principal in managing the school;
Assumes the duties of the Principal in the absence of the Principal and as assigned.
- Assists the Principal in providing instructional leadership to the school.
- Supervises and evaluates the performance of designated certificated and/or classifiedpersonnel;
assigns duties to faculty and staff as appropriate to meet school objectives;
assistswith the recruiting, interviewing, and selection of new faculty and staff.
- Develops and administers disciplinary procedures in accordance with district policies and statelaws;
receives referrals and confers with students, parents, teachers, community agencies, andlaw enforcement;
responds to and resolves parent, student, and staff concerns and complaints;
Serves on discipline or expulsion panels as assigned.
- Supervises students on campus before and after school;
monitors students during lunch, recess,passing periods, and other activities;
instructs students in appropriate behavior;
disciplinesstudents in accordance with established guidelines.
- Monitors and organizes attendance functions;
prepares letters, callsparents, and attendsmeetings as needed, regarding absent or tardy students;
provides leadership forattendanceimprovement efforts.
- Provides direction to a variety of faculty, staff, and student programs and services;
participatesin formal and informal classroom visitations and observations;
provides recommendations andsuggestions for improvement as appropriate.
- Participates as needed in Individual Educational Plan meetings and Student Study Teams.
- Liaison to the after school program in collaboration with school staff and/or personnel fromoutside agencies.
- Liaison to student government, extracurricular activities, the student athletics program, andother competitive or performance programs and events. Supervises activities, including eveningactivities, as assigned. Coordinates with Athletics and Band Boosters to plan and carry out theschool’s student activities.
-Participates in interviewing, selecting, hiring, and supervising ofpersonnel involved with a variety of student activities.
- Attends meetings of parent and other groups;
provides supervision for afternoon and eveningactivities.
- Works with the Principal to establish a safe and secure learning environment for students.Develops plans for emergency situations in collaboration with other administrators, staff, andpublic safety agencies;
directs the work of yard duty staff and crossing guards;
plans anddebriefs emergency drills;
updates the school safety plan.
- Prepares and maintains a variety of district, county, state, and federal records and reports;
Directs preparation of records and reports by staff..
- Participates in administrative meetings and training to improve administrative skills;
maintainscurrent knowledge of the district’s adopted curriculum.
- Performs other duties as assigned. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
- Establishes and maintains productive, collaborative relationships with others.
- Relates to students with mutual respect while carrying out a positive and effective disciplinary program.
- Models district standards of ethics, confidentiality, and professionalism.
- Meets schedules and deadlines.
- Plans and organizes work.
- Analyzes and interprets assessment results for the purpose of designing and modifyinginstruction.
- Follows through with directives.
- Performs a wide variety of specialized tasks;
interprets and applies rules and regulations as appropriate.
- Applies knowledge of school law and district policy.
- Operates office equipment including a computer with a variety of software related to jobrequirements.
- Applies knowledge of best practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and methods ofsupporting and extending instruction and student learning.
- Creates an environment where children from diverse backgrounds are comfortable andexperience success.
- Builds relationships with families.
- Completes work before deadlines despite constant interruptions.
- Reads, interprets, applies, and explains rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Maintains consistent, punctual, and regular attendance.
- Demonstrates knowledge of correct English grammar and usage.
- Prepares and delivers oral presentations to groups.
- Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions.
- Maintains a safe and orderly learning environment.
- Uses effective interpersonal skills including tact, patience, and courtesy.