The Dean of Fellows is a leadership position within the school that supports in managing the cadre of Fellows inclusive of setting and maintaining a positive GO Fellow culture. As the Dean of Fellows, you will be driven to shape recent college graduates and emerging professionals into effective educators. You will also be mission driven, adaptable and have a collaborative team mindset.
Specifically, Dean of Fellows at GOLCS are responsible for driving:
- Fellow culture across grades 5-8
- Fellow development and management
- Growth and achievement on iReady
Instructional Leadership
- Knows highly effective tutorial or small group strategies well enough to establish and maintain a standard and coach it; is able to readily adapt to leverage resources across ELA and Math
- Develops the capacity of Fellows and Fellow Leads in achieving results through observations, walkthroughs, real time coaching, and data analysis through weekly 1:1 coaching meetings focused on student data and coaching towards goals
- Foster and hold Fellows and Fellow Leads accountable to high standards by observing, evaluating, and providing actionable feedback using the GO Instruct, Mentor, Develop Rubric
- Collaborates with Director of Tutorial & Fellowship to monitor achievement data, intellectual prep of tutorial lessons and inform the development of fellows
- Manages the effective implementation of tutorial curriculum on their campuses, including providing feedback to Fellows and Fellow Leads on their internalization.
- Audits, analyzes, and progress monitors data weekly to inform strategic decisions and priorities
- Collaborates with Academic Deans to design and lead high quality professional development such that it results in improved fellow effectiveness
- Coach Fellow Leads to increasingly take on day-to-day team leadership of GO Fellows.
Student Culture
- Generally support Fellow Leads and Fellows to acclimate to GOLCS school culture and procedures, and to consistently reinforce high expectations for all students all the time
- Actively develops school culture where students find joy in learning and where students are joyful and engaged
- Creates a culture in which Fellows and Fellow Leads build strong and lasting relationships with students, especially the most challenging students
- Builds an inclusive student environment, ensuring that all student voices are heard and incorporated
- Speaks to violations of culture and holds staff accountable to values / professional infractions with interactions with kids
Staff Culture
- Celebrates and shows appreciation regularly for Fellows
- Actively develops school culture where Fellows and Fellow Leads find joy in tutorial and student learning
- Consistently models and reinforces high expectations for all staff all the time
- Develops clearly articulated systems through coaching, department meetings, and/or grade level meetings for how the staff culture will function
Fellow Development & Management
- Ensures each Fellow and Fellow lead has regular observations, is assigned weekly action steps, and provided thoughtful, written weekly feedback and evaluations
- Identifies top performing Fellows and Fellow Leads at regular points throughout the school year and works strategically to retain them
- Manages low performing Fellows and Fellow Leads through goal setting and increased support.
- Work alongside the Director of Tutorial & Fellowship and members of the school leadership team to assign and oversee secondary duties that directly impact students. These duties may include providing in-class or curriculum support, organizing or leading after school clubs and sports programming, participating in weekend offerings or working with operations or culture teams.
- These Fellow duties also include morning entry and afternoon exit, being present in the hallways during student transitions, engaging with students during lunch, supporting during school based events, and generally being an active and present member in the school community,
- Ensure that all Fellows’ secondary duties are specific and measurable.
GO and Network Academic Team Collaboration
- Participate in the GO Fellow selection process and engage prospective GO Fellows (and prospective returning GO Fellows):
- Provide outreach to community-based organizations, in collaboration with the GOF Recruitment Team, to share information about the GO Fellow Program and GO Foundation
- Conduct in-person or video interviews and review work product tasks associated with applications
- Organize additional interviewers as needed
- Communicate with Fellows who have accepted the offer to join the program to keep them engaged and to prepare them for the start of their fellow experience
- Send a monthly newsletter to Fellows who have accepted the offer (January-July)
Qualifications
Must-Haves:
- College degree: has a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Teaching / Tutorial Experience: has served as a teacher or fellow for 3-4 years, teacher leader, or Corps Manager. As a leader for Fellows in our organization, the person in this role needs to have walked the walk.
- Deep content expert: stays afloat of current research in school culture and small group instruction via reading and professional development.
- Strong data analysis skills: can look at Fellow and student data sets, diagnose challenges, and immediately recommend clear next steps for their teams of teachers
- Visionary and dreamer: can develop and drive an inspirational and audacious vision for the Fellows on their campus that will yield results for students.
- Detail-oriented and logistical: prioritizes the micro details as much as the vision and can take an idea from theory to practice.
- Excellent communication skills: can speak and write clearly, specifically, and cohesively about the discipline and all the nitty gritty details stakeholders will need to know in order to achieve results for students.
- Just do it: does not always need to be told what to do; has insight to determine what needs to be done based on assessing gaps and asking the appropriate questions; can manage multiple projects at once
Nice-to-Haves:
- An advanced degree (Masters or Doctorate) in Curriculum and Instruction or Educational leadership
- A state issued license as a teacher, supervisor, or principal
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans w/ comprehensive network coverage.
- Tax exempt student loan and tuition reimbursement per year.*
- Reimbursement for external professional development aligned to your role.
- Wellness reimbursement benefit including gym memberships, spa services, and more.*
- Online counseling services - for staff and their dependents - via top-rated therapy app.*
- Pre-tax state pension plan benefit w/ addl. options available via voluntary retirement plans.
- Pre-tax dependent care, health, and transit flexible spending plans available.
- Convenient health screening and telemedicine support via VitalCheck Wellness platform.
ABOUT GREAT OAKS LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School (GOLCS) is a free, open-enrollment public charter school system in Newark, New Jersey, educating students from Pre-K to 12th grade. Our mission is to prepare every student for college success. GOLCS currently educates more than 2,100 students across seven campuses in the greater Newark area.
We provide all children with the support they need - inclusive of resources that acknowledge and address systemic inequities - to be empowered to thrive. We bridge the educational opportunity gap by supporting rigorous academics with daily individualized tutoring within a community committed to supporting equity and diversity.
These three principles guide our work, every day, in support of our students and mission:
- Creating a community that is built upon genuine and meaningful relationships;
- Being surgical in our approach to differentiation of instruction and support of all students and team members;
Setting and exceeding high expectations for academic growth and character development for all students, in preparation for success in college and beyond.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, & ACCESSIBILITY
GOLCS is committed to building a talented team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. Furthermore, we believe that racial justice and equity is critical to our mission of preparing students for success in college and beyond. We strive to be an organization that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and elevates our student voices in preparing them for life and college.
GREAT OAKS LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL VACCINATION POLICY
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is committed to ensuring healthy and safe working and learning environments, and maintaining our educational commitment to GOLCS students and families - with minimal disruption to instruction. With this in mind, as of October 2021, Great Oaks Legacy requires vaccination against COVID-19 for all employees. Candidates who would like to apply for a reasonable accommodation from this policy based on a qualifying disability or sincerely held religious belief should reach out to HR@greatoakslegacy.org for more information.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
Great Oaks Legacy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.