About Spring Lake Park Schools
Welcome to Spring Lake Park Schools! We are a vibrant school community serving about 5,800 students from the suburbs of Blaine, Fridley and Spring Lake Park, in the northern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Our district purpose — “High expectations, high achievement for all. No excuses” – provides our focus to meet the unique and varied needs of each student.
Spring Lake Park Schools is recognized for our commitment to personalized learning, creating a culture of innovation and creativity through human-centered design thinking. We are working to create a system – a culture with a methodology and set of processes – where teachers and staff have the freedom, flexibility and invitation to design new ways of learning centered around deepening student engagement to continuously improve student success.
All positions are designed to support the MISSION of the Spring Lake Park Schools:
High Expectations, High Achievement, For All. No Excuses
Position Overview
The successful candidate will be an individual who …
… firmly believes:
all students can and will learn, and that their learning can be directly influenced by focusing on factors over which we have control;
in the need to work interdependently with teachers, school, and district leaders throughout the system, aligning the work of adults around improving student learning by meeting the needs, interests, and aspirations of students;
in the need to work in partnership with staff to continuously improve practices to enhance student and family engagement, creating the conditions for equity, excellence and student success; and
in personalizing learning for students, meeting academic, social, and emotional needs and aspirations so that each student feels valued and has a sense of belonging, leading to academic success
Primary Responsibilities
Duties of this job include, but are not limited to:
The dean provides services to students, staff and families in the areas of personalized learning, guidance and counseling, school and classroom learning environment, and building leadership and supervision.
Personalized Learning, Guidance and Counseling
Primary advocate for aligning work of adults, including parents, teachers, and other appropriate staff, to meet student needs, interests, and aspirations
Work with students and families to develop, access, and use learner profiles and personal learner maps
Create avenues for ongoing communication, and conduct face-to-face meetings with each student and family on their caseload at least once a year
Provide support services for students and parents in the area of academic programs, registration, course planning and selection, to achieve 12 college credits by 12th grade
Work with new students and parents for a successful transition to the school, including development of a personalized onboarding plan
Confer with students and parents on student learning style and preferences, interests and aspirations
Provide personalized and proactive college and career planning with students and familiesInterpret test results to students, teachers and parents
Utilize data for the purposes of student planning, placement, and growth
Provide information regarding scholarships, dates of college entrance and placement tests, and other post-high school matters
Provide the opportunity for students to meet with college representatives and career speakers
Provide appropriate referral to other “pit crew” members (student & family advocates, school psychologists, behavior specialists, assistant principals, etc.), or provide short-term support services as appropriate, for students needing crisis intervention, emotional/social support and/or conflict resolution
Develops and implements 504 plans, as appropriate
School and Classroom Learning Environment
Partner with school administration and teachers in implementing consistent school and staff expectations and practices, leading to a welcoming and culturally proficient learning community
Supports teachers and parents in addressing student behaviors related to, or impacting, learning (e.g., academic dishonesty, attendance, tardies, work completion)
Collaborate with behavior specialists, dean of student, and assistant principals to develop, implement, and refine targeted behavior support plans
Provides a channel of communication for students to express concerns about the school program
Administration
Partner in regular building-level leadership meetings with school administration
Assist building administration with supervision of after school and evening functions
Assist with daily student supervision as appropriate