Dean of Students

Who We Are Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest ­performing education management companies in the United States, proudly serving over 82,000 students in over 150 schools in four states. Founded by Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA's mission is a Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™.

CSUSA provides an academically rigorous education to students equipping them with real world readiness, prepared for college or career after graduation. With an unwavering dedication to the success of students from every background, CSUSA is closing the gaps in achievement and opportunity, keeping our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.

Job Purpose To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you.

We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success. As a Dean of Students, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing elective courses, afterschool college preparation programs and workshops, and parent involvement networks. Responsible for ensuring the overall security, safety, and well-being of students and staff, and assists the principal in the implementation of CSUSA policies and school oversight.

How You Will Impact Education

  • Ensures teachers are organized, manage their time well and cover proper curriculum and cover proper curriculum conforming to State and CSUSA mandates.
  • Conducts 3-minute walk through, reports non-compliance to Principal.
  • Ensures teachers follow curriculum maps to maximize high assessments test scores.
  • Works with Principal, Assistant Principal and Lead Teachers to observe and evaluate designing and planning of instruction, execution of education, classroom environment.
  • Informs teachers of expectations prior to observing/evaluating. Uses announced and unannounced evaluations.
  • Debriefs each observation/evaluation with a post conference.
  • Ensures classroom teachers are using Personal Learning Plans (PLP) which personalize instruction and differentiate CSUSA schools from district schools.
  • Ensures teachers meet with students individually.
  • Conducts PLP training and checks PLPs quarterly.
  • Supervises the setting of grade level goals for teachers who set classroom goals.
  • Analyzes data from formative and summative assessments throughout the school.
  • Works with Leadership Team to set annual school goals based on previous year's data.
  • Analyzes benchmark data.
  • Checks grade books to ensure correct input of grades.
  • Monitors that teachers are using assessment data for targeted and differentiated instruction.
  • Visits classrooms regularly; provide coaching on classroom management.
  • Serves as liaison with Corporate Education to advise of what is effective in the classroom.
  • Provides professional development/coaching on research based instructional strategies.
Operations
  • Assigns teachers to arrival and dismissal duties; creates posts and updates schedules.
  • Creates schedules so that specialized teachers are scheduled properly.
  • Creates schedule and assigns specialist teachers for special area schedule to ensure teacher coverage of PE, Music, Art, Spanish, Computer, Library.
  • Designs schedule to create common planning time so that classroom teachers can attend grade level cluster meetings.
  • Balances schedule so that special teachers have equally distributed planning time.
  • Designs schedule so that gifted and talented students have time for key activities and have a variety of specialized teachers.
  • Places students to ensure students are with appropriate teacher.
  • Checks cumulative files for learning problems to ensure student is in correct learning environment.
  • Oversees and monitors progress reports and report cards before distribution date to ensure completeness and accuracy.
  • Oversees, interviews, arranges, and orients substitute teachers to ensure smooth transition for substitute and students.
Discipline
  • Investigates problems of disciplinary nature, documents information and reports findings and decisions to the appropriate individuals.
  • Reports on investigations of offenses committed by students.
  • Investigates referrals where student or school property is stolen or reported missing.
  • Works closely with the school guidance counselor, principal and local law enforcement agencies and make referrals as appropriate.
  • Recommends appropriate sanctions including detentions, campus service, suspensions, and referrals to th
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