Position Type:
Administration - Certified/Dean of Students
Date Posted:
5/1/2025
Location:
South Elgin High School
Date Available:
07/15/2025
Closing Date:
Until Filled
Position / Title: Dean of Students
Bargaining Unit: ADM
Department/Location: Department of Schools
Calendar Days: 224
Reports To: Building Principal
JD Revision Date: 05/08/2023
Supervises: Dean’s Office Staff
Function / Position Summary
To ensure a safe, orderly, and productive learning environment, that promotes student growth and teacher/staff professional practice. Frequent evening/weekend hours in addition to the regular work schedule is required.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
- Oversee the Academic Programs as an Instructional Leader in the areas of Danielson’s Domain 2: “Classroom Environment”, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, teacher engagement, and coaching, including collaboration with the Principal, Assistant Principals, and Division Chairs to promote instructional leadership development.
- Responsible for supervision in the cafeteria during lunch periods, in hallways during transition periods, on school grounds, at school events, and on buses, to ensure student order and a safe educational environment.
- Monitor daily attendance/tardies and supervises the procedures of the attendance office to improve student attendance and ensure compliance and alignment with school district rules and state attendance laws.
- Champions for the cloud-based HERO Student Management platform.
- Works with the school Truancy Specialist to ensure students are in attendance in every class period every day. Monitors the work and reports compiled by the Truancy Specialist; acts on the information provided on the district 2/5 report.
- Monitors PBIS/MTSS data to identify patterns and over identification of students; works with the PBIS/MTSS universal team to determine/plan reteaching necessities.
- Follows the Student Code of Conduct when determining consequences.
- Works with the Coordinator of Student Discipline and Alternative Placement to meet the requirements of Public Act 099-04560 (Student Discipline Policies).
- Collaborate with the Assistant Principal and Division Chair in evaluating the performance of tenured and non-tenured instructional staff to comply with Teacher Appraisal Plan (TAP), Framework for Teaching (FFT) and any other contractual provision.
- In collaboration with the Assistant Principal, responsible for the supervision of Deans’ Assistants.
- Collaborate and communicate with staff, parents, and community members, to build and maintain positive working partnerships.
- Maintain behavioral logs for each student on caseload, keeping comprehensive documentation of contacts, actions, and interventions.
- Review and modify school policy and objectives with the administrative team to facilitate effective school management and the coordination of extracurricular activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education
- Master’s Degree in Education.
- Professional Educator License (PEL) with General Administrative or Principal endorsement.
- Performance Evaluation Qualifications (Teacher) required.
- Bilingual - Spanish/English (written/verbal) preferred.
- Experience / KnowledgeExtensive knowledge of curriculum, instructional and administrative theory and applied practice.
- Strong interpersonal communication and organization skills.
- Five (5) or more year’s demonstrated success in teaching and/or administration.
- Physical DemandsWill be expected to work evenings and some weekends as required by the school’s event supervision calendar.
Terms of Employment
- This is a 10-month work year position. Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education.
- The salary range for this position is $73,749 - $110,630.00. It is our typical practice to hire in between the minimum and midpoint ($92,184.00).
Attachment(s):
- Benefit Sheet
- Dean_of_Students_REV_5.8.2023.pdf
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