Academic Dean for MiaPrep Online Academy of Ohio

Free resume; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

MiaPrep Online Academy of Ohio seeks an Academic Dean to lead instructional staff, supervise teachers, and oversee data and testing coordination. The role partners with Counselors and Advisors to implement student interventions and support, ensuring compliance with state requirements and high instructional standards.

The Academic Dean will coach teachers with warmth and rigor, translate data into actionable strategies, and contribute to schoolwide planning.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience managing, coaching, or mentoring teachers.
• Strong judgment with sensitive student, family, and staff situations.
• Collaborative approach across teams, especially with student support professionals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with well-documented decisions.
• Growth mindset and commitment to continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise instructional staff with weekly 1:1 coaching and goal setting.
• Lead recruiting, onboarding, and training for new teachers.
• Observe live instruction and provide actionable feedback bi-weekly.
• Monitor grading practices to ensure timely, high-quality feedback.
• Conduct annual and semi-annual performance reviews and manage timecard approvals.
• Coordinate instructional and grading coverage for teacher absences.
• Address performance concerns with clear expectations and improvement plans.

Skills

Leadership experience

Coaching

Mentoring teachers

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Job description

Academic Dean for MiaPrep Online Academy of Ohio

Classification : Full-time, exempt
Reports to : School Leader

Pay Range : $40.00 - $48.00 per hour

Welcome to Miaplaza!

Our vision is to elevate online learning by applying the most successful approaches in virtual education to create an accessible and inclusive homeschool curriculum platform where all students can be successful!

MiaPrep Online Academy of Ohio is our newest offering for Ohio families looking for a flexible public school option. The school will serve grades 7-11 in its first year. The school aims to serve 250 students year one, with plans to grow to over 1,000 students by 2030. ð

Role Summary

The Academic Dean leads the instructional team and is the school's authority on academic standards at MiaPrep Online Academy of Ohio (MOAO), including student conduct, attendance compliance, and academic integrity. This person is the primary leader for teacher supervision and development, oversees academic data and testing coordination, and works closely with the Student Support team (counselors and advisors), who lead student interventions and support. As a member of the MOAO leadership team, the Academic Dean contributes to schoolwide strategy and helps keep instruction, student culture, and compliance with Ohio requirements working together. The role calls for someone who can coach teachers with warmth and rigor, handle sensitive student and family situations with sound judgment, and use data to make decisions.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Instructional Staff Management

Directly supervise instructional staff, holding weekly 1:1s focused on coaching, support, and goal setting.

Lead recruiting, onboarding, and training for new teachers.

Observe live instruction and office hours on a bi-weekly basis and provide actionable feedback.

Monitor grading practices to ensure students receive timely, high-quality feedback.

Complete annual and semi-annual walk-throughs and performance reviews as outlined by the ODEW and manage bi-weekly timecard approvals.

Coordinate instructional and grading coverage for teacher absences.

Address performance concerns through clear expectations, documentation, and, when needed, formal improvement plans in partnership with People Operations.

Student Conduct, Attendance & Academic Integrity

Own the school's student conduct process, from initial report through investigation, determination, and documentation, applying policy consistently and fairly and creating policy where needed.

Oversee academic integrity cases, including investigating suspected plagiarism, AI misuse, and other violations, and ensuring consistent, well-documented outcomes.

Own the school's truancy and attendance compliance process, including required notifications, documentation, and filings under Ohio law.

Partner with the Student Support team, which leads outreach, intervention plans, and ongoing student support. Hand off cases and coordinate so that accountability and support work together.

Serve as the escalation point for teachers and Student Support on conduct, attendance, and integrity concerns.

Communicate with students and families about conduct and integrity decisions in a way that is clear, respectful, and focused on getting students back on track.

Keep handbooks, policies, and procedures current in these areas.

Academic Data & Testing Coordination

Analyze course-, teacher-, and school-level data on performance, engagement, and attendance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.

Turn data into action by recommending and implementing instructional strategies, and share insights with Student Support to inform their interventions.

Serve as the school's testing coordinator for Ohio state assessments and other required or school-administered testing, including scheduling, proctoring logistics, test security, accommodations coordination, and make-up testing.

Partner with the appropriate teams on state data reporting, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

Prepare clear summaries of academic and testing data for leadership, teachers, and families.

Professional Development

Design and lead regular PD sessions for instructional staff, informed by teacher feedback, observation, and student data.

Build a culture of continuous improvement, reflective practice, and growth for the instructional team.

Collaborate with school and company leadership on schoolwide professional learning priorities.

Serve as the primary point of contact between the instructional team and the Content team on curriculum, checkpoint assignments, and MiaPrep platform issues.

Gather teacher and student feedback and make curriculum recommendations.

Support consistency in instructional practice and expectations across courses and departments.

Lead regular instructional team meetings to align resources, expectations, and practices.

Assist teachers in comparing their curriculum to the OST blueprints to identify gaps, and create a plan to fill these gaps in the short and long term.

What We're Looking For

Proven leadership experience managing, coaching, or mentoring teachers

Sound judgment and a steady hand with sensitive student, family, and staff situations; knows when to resolve and when to escalare

A collaborative approach to working across teams, especially with student support professionals

Excellent written and verbal communication, including documentation that holds up to scrutiny

A fair, consistent, relationship-first approach to discipline and accountability

Comfort with data and the ability to translate it into clear decisions

Exceptional organization and follow-through across many concurrent priorities

Resilient, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment

Growth mindset with a focus on coaching and constructive feedback

THIS POSITION IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY, AND THE EMPLOYER INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY DECEMBER 1ST, 2026.