About the company:

At Optima Classical Academy, we are dedicated to providing unparalleled educational experiences with a strong emphasis on character development. We aspire to instill in our students a love for learning, a sense of moral responsibility, and the intellectual prowess to navigate the complexities of the world. We embrace the classical education model, a time-tested approach that has proven to produce well-rounded, critical thinkers throughout history. Our curriculum emphasizes the trivium – grammar, logic, and rhetoric – guiding students through a journey of intellectual development that sharpens their minds, refines their communication skills, and nurtures a deep appreciation for the wisdom of the past. At Optima Classical Academy, education should not only enrich the mind but also cultivate virtues like courage, self-government, courtesy, service, honesty, responsibility, and perseverance. Our students are encouraged to embody these virtues, fostering a positive and respectful community within our school.

This is a salaried, exempt position with a 10-month work schedule (12-month pay schedule) and base standard hours of 7:30 am to 4:00 pm daily. Salary will be set annually on a performance-based schedule. Teachers will report to the Head of School.

Major Function

The dean of curriculum and instruction performs administrative work in the academic operational area of the organization. This includes purchasing curriculum and public relations. He or she works to maintain the integrity of the organization, and that curriculum resources are managed effectively.

The dean of curriculum and instruction’s essential duties and responsibilities are as follows:

Administrative

• Maintain organized system of storing all curriculum materials.
• Keeps accurate count of all curriculum inventory throughout year. Updates master Excel file as necessary.
• Obtains quotes from vendors for curriculum.
• Requests purchase orders from business manager when needed.
• Keeps accurate log of signed out material and curriculum.
• Coordinates with teachers for the return of signed out curriculum.
• Creates and serves on committees as necessary inside and outside of the school.
• Assist in the development of budget recommendations for the school.
• Contribute the expertise needed to prepare the school's phonics program.
• Manage individual diagnostic testing to enable better prescriptive approaches for classroom instruction.
• Assist the school staff in organizing and managing reading skills as an integral part of all subject areas.
• Provide in-service training for school staff by modeling and coaching effective strategies for content area instruction.
• Participate in a team-teaching effort with classroom teachers.
• Interpret the reading program for both parents and the community.
• Ensure student and teacher needs are being met by analyzing data regarding student reading and teacher training and recommend steps to address those needs.
• Participate successfully in the training programs offered to increase the individual’s skill and proficiency related to the assignments.
• Review current developments, literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.
• Coach and mentor teachers on instructional delivery and curriculum content knowledge, including modeling classical pedagogical methods, such as direct instruction and Socratic inquiry.
• Coordinate, plan, and implement professional development opportunities for teachers.
• Assist teachers in the integration of technology, consistent with a classical curriculum, in the classroom.
• Observe teachers in the classroom on a daily basis and provide timely feedback.
• Oversee coaching and mentorship programs and manage coaching schedules
• Coordinate with college counseling service regarding school curriculum, school profile, and student participation in college counseling courses.
• Assist head of school in teacher evaluation process.
• Coordinate cross-curricular and cross-grade level lesson planning.
• Contribute to the development of a positive and structured school culture through assisting and coaching teachers in classroom management.
• Manage the school’s daily schedule in coordination with the head of school and upper school dean and provide administrative support for the same.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Three years broad, varied and increasingly responsible experience with budgeting, computer information systems, and organizational procedures.
• Charter school experience desirable.
• The minimum requirements for this job are as follows: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Education, Organizational Management, or related discipline desired.

Computer Skills

• To perform this job successfully an individual must have knowledge of spreadsheet software and word processing software.

Additional Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate, uphold, and promote in daily interactions a commitment to the school’s mission and vision, and the moral character and civic virtue the school embodies.

The organization is an equal opportunity employer. The organization is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in all areas of recruitment, selection, placement, training, assignment, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, retention, and promotion. The board commits itself to the policy that there shall be no unlawful discrimination against any person because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin or disability. All decisions with regard to employment shall be in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.