ElginMathandScienceAcademyHiringaDeanofCulture

TheElginMathandScienceAcademyCharterSchool(EMSA,www.elginmathandscience.org)opensAugust,2018toallstudentsresidingintheU-46attendanceareainkindergartenthroughthirdgradeforourinauguralyear.

TheDeanofCulturewillreporttoandworkcloselywiththePrincipal,alongwiththeinstructionalcoachandteachers,todevelopandpromoteacultureofhighexpectationswithhighlevelsofsupporttoensuresuccessforallstudents.TheDeanofCulturewillserveasasupporttoteachersindevelopinganELEducationculturearoundEMSA’sHabitsofScholarship(HOS)tocreateapositiveandsupportiveenvironmentintheirclassroomsandinachievinghighlevelsofengagementandlearningfromallstudents.TheDeanwillserveasthecoordinatorfortheEMSACrewProgram(smallgroupadvisories),developingtheCrewCurriculumMapandsupportingteachersandstaffintheplanninganddeliveryofCrewadvisorylessonsandexperiences.TheDeanofCulturewillalsooverseeschool-wideassessmentsandcoordinatedataandprocessesrelatedtotheMulti-TieredSystemofSupporttoensureeffectivedata-driveninstructionandappropriatesupportsforallstudents.

ThesuccessfulcandidateinthisrolewilluseELEducation’sCorePracticesasthefoundationofourmessagetoensureremarkableacademicachievement,characterdevelopment,andcommunityinvolvementforallstudents.AtEMSA,studentsandteacherswillreachtheirhighestpotentialthroughactiveexploratorylearningandsocialresponsibilityinwhich:

• Individualsofallbackgroundsandabilitiesarewelcome• Children’snaturalcuriosityisnurtured• Studentsbecomeleadersoftheirownlearning• Teachersandstudentsholdhighstandards• Criticalthinkingiscentraltomathandscience• Studentsdevelopskillstoberesponsibleindividuals

AnEMSACharterCrewMemberwill:

• Operatewiththeunderstanding:Diversityisafact,Inclusionisabehavior,Equityistheoutcome• Workcollaborativelywithallmembersofthelearningcommunitytobuildrelationaltrustand

fosteragrowthmindsetforallthroughmodelingbytakingprofessionalrisks,owningmistakes,andbeingmetacognitiveabouttheirowngrowthandrevision

• ModelEMSA’shabitsofscholarshipinwordandactionandeffectivelybuildapositiveschoolculturethatpromotesself-discipline

• Challenge,engage,inspireandempowerallstudentswiththeWow&WonderofELEducation• Engageinprofessionallearningandimplementaprogressive,boldeducationalapproachto

fosteringELEducation’sCorePracticestoinspirestudentsuccess• Practicereflectiveandsynthesizingprofessionalpracticestoallowforadeeperunderstandingto

manifestforimplementationwiththehighestlevelsoffidelity

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• Establishclearandconsistentassessmentandprogressmonitoringtechniquesbasedonevidencetomakedecisionstomeetstudent’sneedsandfurthertheirgrowth

• Cultivatestrongpartnershipswithfamilies;allwordsandactionsdemonstrateacommitmenttoinclusion,beliefinallstudents’capacitytosucceedandadesiretocreateanamicablybeneficialsituationforeveryone

• Activelyengagefamiliesandthecommunitywithexpeditionaryoutcomesandcritiqueofauthenticstudentwork

AnEMSADeanofCulturewill:

• BeresponsiblefortheimplementationofschoolandclassroompracticesthatpromoteandupholdapositiveschoolculturebasedontheELEducationCorePracticesofcultureandcharacter

• Promoteandcommunicateclearschool-wideexpectationsforcharacterdevelopmentandpositivebehavior

• Proactivelycreateanddeveloppositiverelationshipswithallmembersoftheschoolcommunity• OverseeandsupportimplementationofCrewbyprovidingguidanceandprofessional

development,resourcesandcoachingtoteachersandotherstaff• PartnerwiththePrincipalandInstructionalCoachtosupportteachersindevelopingclassroom

structurestoensureallstudentsarewellknownandestablishingandmaintainingconsistentclassroomroutinesinastudent-centeredclassroom

• Organizeandcoordinatesweeklyschool-widecommunitygatheringstobuildcommunity,celebrate,recognizeandshowcasestudentendeavors

• Supervisetheconsistentandfairadministrationandtrackingofstudentconductandthetrackingofstudentcharacterandbehavioraldata

• Overseeschoolassessmentschedulesandprocedures,andensuretimelyandtransparentdisseminationandanalysisoftestingdata

• IncollaborationwithPrincipal,manageMulti-TieredSystemofSupport• Contributetowardasafeenvironmentforlearning,includingensuringthatstudentconductis

maintainedanddisciplineisenforcedfairlyandconsistently• Serveasliaisontoparentsandfacilitateparenteducationandinvolvement,includingreinforcing

theneedforparentstosupporttheschool’spoliciesandpracticesforstudentdiscipline,dresscode,homework,andevents

• Providebehaviorcounselingandsupportforhigh-needsstudentssuchasobservations,parentconferences,homevisits,andinterventiongroups

• Serveasamemberofschoolleadershipteam.• Demonstrateawarenessofschool/communityneedsandinitiatesactivitiestomeetthose

identifiedneeds• PerformotherprojectsanddutiesasdirectedbythePrincipal

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QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor'sorMaster’sDegreeinapplicablefieldofstudy/educationfromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversity

• Atleast3yearsclassroomteachingexperience;experienceinaschool-basedleadershiprolepreferred

• Demonstratesexperiencewithexperientialorproject-basedlearning• Excellentknowledgeandunderstandingoftheteachingandlearningprocess• Experienceandtraininginconflictresolutionstrategiesand/orrestorativepractices• Demonstratesexperienceworkingwithchallengedgroupsinastandards-basedenvironment• Demonstratesknowledgeofmultipleformsofassessment,includingAssessmentsforLearning,

Portfolios,Student-LedConferences,etc.• Demonstratesknowledgeofhowtousedatatodriveinstruction• Demonstratesunderstandingofeffectivepracticestocoachanddevelopteachers• Demonstratessuccessineffectivelysolvingchallengingproblemsthroughapositive,

collaborativeapproach• Excellentoralandwrittencommunicationskills• Abilitytoworkwithdiversepopulations• FluentinSpanishHiringTimelineandApplicationProcess

WeseektohireaDeanofCultureforaMay(orearlier),2018startwithstudentsarrivinginAugust.AllEMSAleadershipteammemberswillbeaskedtoattendanELEducation’sLeadership3-DayInstitute—ineitherApril(Denver)orlateJuly.ApplicationswillbeacceptedandreviewedonarollingbasisbeginningJanuary,2018.Toconfidentiallyapply,pleasesendaCoverLetterandResume/CurriculumVitaetoApplyToEMSA@gmail.com.

Anti-DiscriminationPolicyandCommitmenttoDiversity

EMSAseeksindividualsofallbackgroundstoapplyforthisposition.Wearecommittedtomaximizingthediversityofourorganizationandwanttoengageallthosewhocancontributetothiseffort.EMSAprovidesequalemploymentopportunitiesforallapplicantsandemployeesandprohibitsdiscriminationwithrespecttothehiringorpromotionofindividuals,conditionsofemployment,disciplinaryanddischargepractices,oranyotheraspectofemploymentonthebasisofgender,race,color,ethnicity,disability,oranyotherfactorwhichcannotlawfulbeusedasabasisforanemploymentdecision.