Do you want to help design the school of the future? Do you believe each child has different learning needs at different times, and each child can and must be personally invested in their own learning? That children should set ambitious goals, aligned to their unique passions and interests, and schools should support them in achieving their personal goals? Do you believe in the power of community? Come join us as we work to revolutionize public education by flexing time, space, and people to increase student outcomes and improve students’ life trajectories. 

About Intrinsic Downtown

Intrinsic Downtown is a 9th - 12th grade charter school currently serving roughly 900 students. Our Downtown Campus opened in 2019. We are deeply committed to the postsecondary success of our students and to improving education at scale in our city and beyond.  

Over the past five years, we have developed an innovative, personalized learning model that is yielding strong student outcomes and is coveted by families. At Intrinsic, personalization and independence is achieved via a holistic, 1:1 application of technology to empower team-teaching in flexible, data-driven classrooms—called “pods”—in which upwards of 60 students rotate from independent work, to instruction, to collaboration and project-based learning. As we look to the next five years, we are committed to continuing to iterate, deepen, and improve our learning model to ensure we are supporting all students to achieve their goals.

About the Opportunity

This role is primarily focused on school operations.  Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: 

School Culture & Discipline 

• Sets schoolwide culture goals and maintains systems for collecting and tracking data on school culture metrics (including discipline and attendance)
• Supervises the consistent and fair administration of school policies regarding student conduct and discipline
• Facilitates school culture professional development for staff 
• Review and maintain school safety policies and procedures. 
• Models strong staff and student culture 
• Acts as the decision maker for all suspensions
• Participates in all suspension appeals, manifestation determination reviews, and expulsion hearings
  • Provides all needed and required  documentation for the above mentioned events
• Manages parent communication related to culture issues 
• Works with Deans to create proactive family communication plans and student celebrations 
• Analyzes data and identifies trends in data from the restorative discipline program and develops a plan of implementation to continue to strengthen school culture
• Spearheads the development and communication of proactive cultural expectations, ensuring systems are clearly understood and consistently implemented by students, staff, and families.
• Collaborates with Deans to create and present formal reports on school culture, safety, and school operations
• Collaborates with Instructional Coaches to complete classroom walk-throughs; may complete observation and feedback cycles for teachers with culture goals 
• Collaborates with the leadership team on updates to the Student Code of Conduct
• Serves as a trained member of the Title IX team.
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal 

Logistics

• Collaborates with the Dean of Operations on all school safety drills, including fire, shelter in place, lockdown, etc 
• Coordinates grade-level presentations with Grade Level/Advisory Leads 
• Supports ISBE Compliance requests, including suspension & expulsion data, etc.
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal 

Supervision & Management 

• Manages the Deans of Culture, Restorative Justice Coordinator, and Culture Team
• Oversees the effectiveness of the EPIC point system
• Oversees and facilitates communication between the Culture Team and the Special Education Department. 
• Oversees the facilitation of and is an active member of the Behavioral Health Team (BHT)
• Ensures appropriate Culture Team coverage at all major events
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal 

Who You Are

You believe we must challenge the traditional notions of school to ensure all students receive the education they deserve and need to be successful in college and beyond. 

Qualifications

• Strong background as a Dean of Culture preferred - minimum of 3 years
• Experience leading teams to meet common goals 
• Fluent in Spanish preferred 
• Strong judgment and decision-making skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Team player with strong interpersonal/influence skills
• Strong and demonstrated commitment to advancing equity and justice in education and beyond
• Excellent organization and project management skills; ability to implement programs, manage details, and work independently; ability to develop, revise, and implement procedures and systems; and ability to manage multiple projects and set priorities accordingly
• Ability to effectively interpret student/school data, including but not limited to attendance, discipline, and survey data, and identify areas of strength, need, and growth
• Other key competencies include: excellence as a habit, whatever it takes attitude, detail-orientation, data-orientation, systems thinking, self-starter attitude
• Bachelor's degree 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Intrinsic Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Intrinsic Schools ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Intrinsic Schools has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources.