Elementary School Dean of Academics - Boston, MA, United States - UP Education Network

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About UP Education Network

UP Education Network operates two schools in Boston, MA, and serves more than 1,500 elementary and middle school students.

UP is invited by local school districts to restart chronically underperforming district schools as UP Academies.

Each UP Academy shares the same mission:

to ensure that students acquire the knowledge, skills, and strength of character necessary to succeed on the path to college and to achieve their full potential.

The Dean of Curriculum and Instruction reports to UP Academy's Principal and serves on UP Academy's Leadership Team.

They plan professional development, leads the smaller team's efforts to create a positive, structured, consistent, caring, and disciplined school culture, and takes responsibility for the academic program in place within their content areas and/or grade levels.

Develop, design, implement and participate in an annual four-week staff orientation and training
Develop positive interpersonal relationships among staff members
Provide consistent and high academic and behavioral expectations for students
Ensure student mastery of state, city, and school academic and behavioral standards;
Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards;
Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices;
A strong belief in UP Education Network's core values: Students, Community, Humility, Resilience, and Humor
Bachelor's degree is required, Master's degree is preferred
Three years teaching experience required, 2+ years of school leadership experience strongly preferred

UP Academy follows the salary scales and salary placement policies of each UP Academy's host school district or state turnaround plan; please see the relevant union's collective bargaining agreement for additional details.

As an employee of UP Academy and your respective school district, you will receive the same access to personal and sick days, health insurance, and dental insurance as others within your union.

Therefore, we have a responsibility to recruit, retain, develop, and reward a diverse and talented staff from a wide range of backgrounds to join our creative, mission-driven team.