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/[email protected].
Anti-DiscriminationPolicyandCommitmenttoDiversity
EMSAseeksindividualsofallbackgroundstoapplyforthisposition.Wearecommittedtomaximizingthediversityofourorganizationandwanttoengageallthosewhocancontributetothiseffort.EMSAprovidesequalemploymentopportunitiesforallapplicantsandemployeesandprohibitsdiscriminationwithrespecttothehiringorpromotionofindividuals,conditionsofemployment,disciplinaryanddischargepractices,oranyotheraspectofemploymentonthebasisofgender,race,color,ethnicity,disability,oranyotherfactorwhichcannotlawfulbeusedasabasisforanemploymentdecision.