Secondary Dean of Students

The Dean of Students for the Secondary School supports the Principal as the Instructional Leader and will use leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to assist in all matters pertaining to the implementation of American Leadership Academy’s Academic Plan, the safe operation of the school, and public relationships. This position may assume all responsibilities of the building operation during the principal’s absence if so directed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - The Dean of Students for the secondary school promotes the success of every student by: Facilitating the development, articulation and implementation for a college, career and citizenship ready education. Establishes high and measurable expectations for all students and educators which are monitored with data. Facilitates a process of creating a shared vision, mission, and goals that aligns with ALA’s Academic Plan. Developing and sustaining a school focused on teaching and learning. Ensures strong professional cultures that support student achievement through ALA’s Response-to-Intervention (RTI) Framework of evidence based practices. Supports the implementation of Common Core State Standards and the Utah Core Curriculum using ALA adopted materials with fidelity. Guides and supports quality professional development. Ensures that instruction meets the diverse learning needs of all children. Uses a variety of information and data to evaluate student learning, effective teaching, and program quality. Ensuring effective management of the school and strategic distribution of resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment. Strategically allocates and aligns resources to address diverse student needs, legal requirements, and equity goals. Develops the consistent implementation of the school’s Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS). Protects the well-being and safety of students and staff. Conducts personnel evaluations that develop and improve professional practice. Provides effective supervision at extra-curricular activities as dictated by school needs. (High school has considerable night-time and weekend activities.) Collaborating and communicating effectively with faculty, staff, parents, community members, and responding to diverse community interests. Acting with, and ensuring a system of integrity, fairness, equity, and ethical behavior. Demonstrates appropriate, ethical, and legal behavior including compliance with IDEA, Section 504, FERPA, and ADA.