Dean of Operations (Summit Prep)

Summit Public Schools; Daly City (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Unlimited PTO

11 paid holidays

Health/Dental/Vision plans

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Summit Public Schools in Daly City, CA seeks a Dean of Operations to lead non-instructional site operations for middle and high schools. You will supervise attendance, recruitment, health and safety, facilities, meals, records, testing, and transportation while guiding compliance projects and an operations team.

The role emphasizes data-driven, people-focused leadership and collaboration with faculty, families, staff, and students to advance Summit's mission and values.

Qualifications

• Commitment to Summit values and equitable education.
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Operations and/or prior school experience preferred.
• Experience in project and people management preferred.
• Data or analysis experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Google platforms (Drive, Sheets, Docs, Slides).
• CPR/First Aid certification.
• Clear health and background check.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Attendance systems and reports across two sites.
• Lead Recruitment and Enrollment processes and lotteries.
• Ensure Health and Safety compliance and emergency planning.
• Manage Technology and Facilities coordination and repairs.
• Oversee Meals program and nutrition compliance.
• Supervise Records and Testing administration and data handling.
• Support Scheduling of master timetables and student schedules.
• Coordinate Transportation operations and field trips.
• Serve on the school admin team and lead operations staff.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

People management

Data analysis

Google Workspace

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Operations experience

School administration experience

Tools

Google Drive

Google Sheets

Google Docs

Google Slides

Job description

The Dean of Operations will be responsible for ensuring the effective efficient and values aligned school site operations for both Middle and High school sites Reporting to the Executive Directors the Dean of Operations will be the non instructional leader of the school site The Dean will oversee attendance child nutrition recruitment and enrollment facilities field trips health and safety scheduling records testing and transportation The Dean will also support key compliance projects and manage operations team members which may include a Community Engagement Manager Office Assistants Americorp members Special Projects Manager traffic attendants and a Food Server The ideal candidate is a results driven systems oriented leader with people and project management experience The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication skills and can quickly build strong relationships with faculty families staff and students

Who We Are

What if all students graduated high school with the knowledge skills and habits they need to lead a fulfilled life This is the question that guides our mission at Summit Public Schools To collectively prepare a diverse community of young people with the skills knowledge and habits to attain economic empowerment and success in a chosen concrete next step toward a fulfilled life We operate 10 schools serving over 3300 students in the Bay Area and Washington state 100 of Summit graduates are college ready and Summit graduates complete college at double the national average We need exceptional diverse and mission aligned teachers to join our team to help prepare our students for a fulfilled life Join us

What You’ll Do

Attendance

• Manage systems and processes to support daily attendance and collaborate with Executive Directors on both sites to ensure both schools meet student attendance goals
• Ensure regular attendance reports are submitted on time accurately and in compliance
• Oversee implementation and compliance of attendance interventions including truancy protocols

Recruitment and Enrollment

• Manage systems and processes to support recruitment and enrollment and collaborate with Executive Directors to oversee recruitment of new students and ensure schools meets enrollment goals
• Schools are fully enrolled
• Manage lotteries and registration for prospective students and ensure compliance with charter petition
• Manage re enrollment for current students 100 forms collected by first day of school

Health and Safety

• Ensure that site is safe and secure and in compliance including management of site safety plan
• 100 emergency drills completed on time safety plan updated annually annual safety inspection passed
• Coordinate site emergency drills and liaise with local emergency departments
• Ensure student incidents are recorded and reported accurately and on time
• Coordinate site health and nursing services; this includes hearing and vision screening
• Ensure that field trips are safe and compliant

Technology and Facilities

• Manage inventory of technology equipment and ensure that chromebooks are kept in good care
• Manage facilities maintenance coordinate repairs and liaise with landlords
• Coordinate with facilities team on site upgrades

Meals

• Oversee child nutrition program and daily meal service; this includes required training and certification
• Ensure compliance with the National School Lunch Program
• Manage meal application collection and processing

Records and Testing

• Oversee intake and ongoing maintenance of student cumulative files to ensure accuracy and compliance including processing records requests for entering and exiting students
• Manage incoming transfers and transcript requests
• Oversee distribution of report cards and transcripts
• Support planning preparation and administration for standardized tests

Scheduling

• Support design of school master schedule
• Build student schedules for the start of the school year
• Manage student scheduling maintenance throughout the school year

Transportation

• Coordinate daily bussing and manage public transit program
• Manage transportation reporting and ensure compliance
• Oversee transportation management for field trips and other school activities

Leadership

• Serve as a member of the school admin team
• Manage Community Engagement Manager Office Assistants Americorp members Special Project Manager traffic attendants and Food Server

What You Need

• Key Qualities and Skills Commitment to uphold Summits values belief that all children deserve a rigorous and equitable education that prepares them for college and for life
• Bachelors Degree is strongly preferred
• Operations andor prior school experience is strongly preferred
• Prior experience in project and people management is strongly preferred
• Prior experience with data or analysis is preferred
• Proficiency in Google Platforms including Google Drive Google Sheets Google Docs and Google Slides
• Valid CPRFirst Aid certification
• Clear health and background check

Who You Are

About You You maintain high expectations for all students and believe all students can find success in school college and life You thrive while collaborating and are excited to work with your colleagues You find positivity in sharing successes You possess excellent organizational and project management skills with an obsession for details You share our vision to reimagine what schools should be and are excited to make an impact on the public education landscape You are positive and resilient in the face of big challenges You take initiative and ownership in driving your work to meet personal and team goals You have an ability to apply honest actionable and timely feedback that results in improved performance You possess strong relationship skills with the ability to motivate inspire develop and communicate with a diverse group of faculty and community members You are empathetic and culturally competent Youre open to having hard conversations You thrive in innovative environments and are comfortable with the ambiguity that can come with a dynamic and progressive workplace Youre committed to continuous improvement see feedback as a positive and have a growth mindset

What you get

• retirement plan
• unlimited take what you need PTO policy
• 11 paid holidays
• 3 weeks of organization wide closures during the year
• multiple health dental and vision plans at 25 cost we cover the other 75
• employee life and disability insurance at no cost

Our compensation policy strives to be equitable and transparent The salary for this position starts at 103663 and goes up to 122635 commensurate with experience and qualifications

Summit is an equal opportunity employer We believe that diversity equity and inclusion are directly intertwined with education We are ALL better when we are able to bring our whole selves to work and honor each others voices across identities cultural backgrounds and life experiences We welcome and encourage applications from individuals who are members of historically marginalized communities Spanish language proficiency is a plus