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Dean of Culture

Marshall Teacher Residency
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Position Overview:

The Summit: K2 Dean of Culture works to develop faculty in implementing Summit Learning in their classroom teaching and intervenes, maintains, and executes student behavior supports on campus.  The Dean will also implement programs and initiatives on campus to positively impact school culture through relationship building and effective restorative practices. The Dean should possess strong relationship skills, have the ability to develop efficient progress monitoring systems, and display strong organization and management skills. Candidates must be able to quickly internalize the expectations of the Summit classroom and coach developing teachers to meet those expectations. Candidates must deeply value collaboration and be willing to both offer and receive honest, actionable, and timely feedback.

This position has an immediate start date.

Who We Are:

Summit’s mission is to ensure that every student has the opportunity to not only attend, but succeed in, a four-year college or university. Driven by our unwavering commitment to our core values, Summit works every day to ensure our students are receiving a world-class education. We seek phenomenal individuals with the talents needed to transform children's lives, as well as those who are interested in working on the cutting edge of education. If you're excited by the prospect of transformative growth for yourself, as well as the students, schools, and communities we serve, Summit may be the place for you!

Summit Public Schools is a leading charter management organization serving diverse communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington State with eleven schools currently serving over 3,600 students. Summit schools have seen tremendous successes, including:

  • 99 percent of Summit students have been accepted to one or more four-year colleges, and its graduates are completing college at double the national average
  • Fast Company named Summit Public Schools a top 10 most innovative organization in education
  • Our two flagship schools, Summit Prep and Everest, are named among US News & World Report's Best High Schools of 2015, and also ranked among America's Most Challenging High Schools by the Washington Post
  • Summit Sierra, in Seattle, was named one of the most innovative schools in the world

Summit is proud to help teachers and students around the country benefit from personalized learning through the Summit Learning Program.Summit Learning is a free program that provides teachers and schools across the U.S. with the resources they need to bring Summit Learning into the classroom. Summit is working closely with more than 300 schools across the country, serving over 20,000 students.

What You'll Do:

K2’s Dean will have the following responsibilities:

  • Oversee school behavior supports. This particular responsibility includes:
    • Responding to classroom referrals in a timely way.
    • Holding student intervention sessions.
    • Holding family intervention meetings.
    • Holding conflict resolution between students.
    • Communicating discipline cases and outcomes with stakeholders.
    • Holding students accountable to disciplinary consequences and next steps.
    • Collecting and tracking discipline data to identify students of concern.
    • Collaborating with the school leaders in cases of escalated disciplinary infractions.
  • Leading projects/programs that impact school culture.  This particular responsibility could include:
    • Initiating, tracking, and completing restorative processes.
    • Defining clear metrics of success for student culture.
    • Collaborating with a team to prioritize needs and develop action plans for students who need proactive behavior support.
    • Monitoring these metrics and adapting support, implementation, and program based on identified needs.
    • Creating systematic, proactive supports for those implementing projects/programs, including formal professional development materials and experiences when appropriate.
    • Following through with action plans.

What you need:

  • Commitment to uphold Summit’s values, belief that all children deserve a rigorous and equitable education that prepares them for college and for life
  • Bachelor’s Degree (a Master’s Degree in Education and/or participation in the Leadership Fellows program is preferred but not required)
  • Teaching Credential in California or another US State (or a commitment to obtain a credential by completing an educator preparation program within 2 years of starting at Summit)
  • An ability to BTSA coach is preferred 
  • Teaching experience within a Summit school or extensive teaching experience elsewhere required.
  • Teaching Credential in California or another US State (or a commitment to obtain a credential by completing an educator preparation program within 2 years of starting at Summit)
  • Clear health and background check

Who you are:

  • You maintain high expectations for all students and believe all students can find success in school, college, and life.
  • You’re deeply dedicated to social justice and feel motivated by the challenge and impact of teaching in a heterogenous community and working to close the achievement gap
  • You believe in every student, and can maintain and reinforce Summit's graduated discipline process, recognizing that student growth in all areas—academic, behavioral and community—are an investment and part of the work
  • You possess strong people management skills, with the ability to motivate, inspire, develop, and collaborate with a diverse group of teachers, leaders, staff members, and community members
  • You have a track record of academic success and a commitment to education reform
  • You have an ability to apply honest, actionable, and timely feedback that results in improved performance.
  • You are empathetic and culturally competent. You design and implement social and emotional learning experiences in all courses, and you’re open to having hard conversations
  • You thrive in innovative environments, and are comfortable with the ambiguity that can come with a dynamic and progressive workplace
  • You’re committed to continuous improvement, see feedback as a positive, and have a growth mindset
  • You thrive while collaborating and are excited to work with colleagues to maintain academic integrity of planned lessons and learning experiences for students. You find positivity in share successes

We strive to recruit a diverse team. Summit Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, parenthood, citizenship status, creed, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Summit will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

People from all diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.