High School Dean of Students

Dean of Students (2024 - 2025 School Year)

High School

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School

Brooklyn, New York

What is the Role?

The Dean of Students (DOS) is focused on building student culture and takes pride in working with teachers, families, leadership, social workers, and special education coordinators to meet the needs of all students at Coney Island Prep. To best support students, the DOS may write behavior improvement plans and coach teachers on implementation in collaboration with the Vice Principal of Culture, the other DOS, special education coordinators and social workers. Community building through event planning and hosting is also a means for support, as well as a way to infuse joy into school culture. By developing strong culture systems, the DOS directly influences scholar success in the classroom.

What You’ll Be Asked To Do

Whole School Responsibilities

• Work directly with the VP of Culture who will be your manager and coach; collaborate with the Principal, Culture Team, and Operations Team to plan and implement student orientation
• Create, evaluate and seek to constantly improve overall school culture, with an emphasis on creating a culture that is academically focused, joyful, safe and secure, and allows scholars the opportunity to develop positive and age-appropriate relationships
• Organize and coordinate incentive systems and key family events
• Collaborate and lead Community Meeting celebrations and whole-school events or meetings
• Facilitate professional development sessions that focus on and support trauma-informed practices
• Proactively plan and execute systems to drive positive student behavior and create a culture of achievement
• Check uniforms and ensure all scholars meet dress code expectations each day

Student Behavior

Instructional Responsibilities

What You’ll Need