Dean of Engineering jobs in Stamford, CT

Description

King School is a PreK-12 independent, college preparatory day school located in Stamford that serves the diverse families of Fairfield and Westchester counties. King School seeks more than achievement for our students. We open minds and spark courageous thinking. Our students discover and forge their unique paths to excellence.

Diversity is foundational to academic and professional excellence, and therefore is a core value at King. We think, learn, and work more deeply due to the many facets of diversity in our community, including but not limited to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, ability, and learning style. We leverage cultural differences and intellectual diversity to create an inclusive and vibrant learning community, endeavoring for each person to feel seen, heard, valued, and respected.

Academic Advising/ Placement Responsibilities:

• Serve as expert manager and leader of our Upper School’s academic program, vision, and philosophy, working closely with the Head of Upper School. 
• Serve on the Student Support Team, Management Team, and Department Head Team as the “resident expert” of the academic program.
• Oversee all aspects of the course selection process, partnering with the advisors, department chairs, and college counselors to ensure that students are in academic programs and trajectories that are right for them.
• Coordinate and follow up with Department Chairs regarding Honors/AP/ decisions, and with the Director of Teaching and Learning regarding placement into Strategies courses; communicate decisions and explanations to parents in a timely manner. 
• Monitor student progress on meeting graduation requirements from a credit perspective.
• Handle referrals from faculty, advisors, or Grade Deans regarding students who wish to add/drop a course or change course levels.
• Coordinate placement of students new to the US with the appropriate Department Chairs; contact the families of students new to the school to finalize the course selection process.
• Connect families with referrals of subject skills tutors when appropriate.

• Contact students/parents to resolve scheduling conflicts that arise. 
• Generate academic reports at each grading period.
• Work with the Registrar on transcript issues as necessary.
• Coordinate student requests for materials to be sent to apply to other secondary schools.
• Handle the coordination of all written correspondence regarding academic decisions and requirements with parents: course placement decisions and rationales, summer reading, summer school requirements, any other programmatic concerns.
• Inform parents in writing when a student is placed on Academic Warning or Probation; monitor student’s performance through the appropriate Advisor, Dean, Learning Specialist, or Grade Dean; inform parents of student progress during the probationary period; lead initial intervention efforts if the terms of probation are not met.

Committee Work Responsibilities:

• Member of the Student Supervisory Team, Management Team, Admissions Committee, and Department Chair team
• Other duties as specified by the Head of US

Requirements

Requirements:

• Masters preferred.
• At least 5 to 7 years of educational experience at the high school      level.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability and capacity to nurture student discovery, autonomy of      thought and skill development.
• Ability to be organized and manage a series of student information      platforms and systems, including: Google Classroom, Gmail, Zoom. 
• Demonstrated cross-cultural competence--ability to effectively teach,      learn, and engage in a multicultural environment with a diverse student      body--in pedagogical practice and multicultural curriculum content. 
• Demonstrated capacity in culturally responsive professional      practices, excellent communication skills, and ability to constructively      collaborate with colleagues.
• Demonstrated capacity to thrive in our diverse community, including      but not limited to diversity in race, ethnicity, gender identity,      socio-economic status, ability/disability, belief, sexual orientation, and      national origin according to our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion      principles. 
• Must have a demonstrated alignment with King’s Mission and Virtues.

Classifications: 

Full-time, exempt.

 King goes beyond just stating that we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our goal is to intentionally hire a diverse pool of world-class faculty and staff to enrich the educational experience of students. King seeks candidates committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment where varied identities are valued and respected.