This leadership role supports students across middle and high school buildings, ensuring a safe, connected, and productive environment where students can learn and thrive. The Dean will work collaboratively with administration to foster strong relationships and accountability within a nontraditional public school academy focused on project-based learning and environmental education.
Responsibilities
Build positive, trusting relationships with students and serve as a consistent and accessible adult presence in both buildings
Support students with behavioral, social-emotional, attendance, and other school-related needs
Work with students, families, and staff to address concerns early and proactively
Support a school culture grounded in belonging, accountability, restoration, and respect
Respond to student concerns and help connect students with appropriate school-based supports
Assist with conflict resolution, restorative conversations, and problem-solving
Support consistent implementation of school expectations, policies, and procedures
Help students understand that freedom, independence, and experiential learning are supported by clear expectations and personal responsibility
Provide daily supervision of students in classrooms, hallways, common areas, outdoor spaces, arrival/dismissal, lunch, and other school activities as needed
Respond to student behavior concerns and disciplinary matters in collaboration with district and building administration and staff
Help ensure that disciplinary responses are consistent, appropriate, restorative when possible, and aligned with school policy
Maintain appropriate documentation related to student incidents, interventions, attendance, and other student-support matters
Support attendance and truancy processes in collaboration with administrators, counselors, families, and staff
Assist with emergency response and building safety procedures
Understand and support student expectations across traditional classroom settings as well as project-based, field-based, outdoor, and community-based learning environments
Work collaboratively with district and building administration as part of the Greenspire leadership team
Provide administrative coverage and decision-making support when building administrators are unavailable or engaged elsewhere
Help address day-to-day building needs so that administrators can maintain focus on instructional leadership, staff support, family relationships, and longer-term school priorities
Support communication and coordination between the middle and high school
Assist with school events, assemblies, activities, field experiences, projects, and other building-wide needs
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Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of school procedures and systems
Participate in leadership meetings and other planning as appropriate
Collaborate with special education staff, counselors, teachers, administrators, and families to support students' academic and social-emotional needs
Participate in student support meetings, problem-solving teams, and other collaborative processes as appropriate
Support implementation of student accommodations and services, including IEP and 504 plans, in collaboration with the appropriate staff
Help identify barriers to student success and coordinate appropriate interventions and supports
Maintain appropriate confidentiality regarding student information and records
Develop positive and productive relationships with students and families
Communicate with families regarding student concerns, behavior, attendance, and support needs
Support Greenspire's commitment to strong school-family partnerships
Represent Greenspire positively and professionally with families, community partners, and organizations connected to the school's environmental and place-based mission
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
Experience working with middle and/or high school students
Experience supporting student behavior, school climate, supervision, or student services
Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills
Ability to build positive relationships with students while maintaining appropriate boundaries and clear expectations
Ability to work collaboratively with teachers, administrators, support staff, students, and families
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
Commitment to Greenspire's mission, culture, and student-centered approach
Nice to have:
Administrative or school leadership experience
Michigan school administrator certification or progress toward certification
Experience with special education, IEPs, 504 plans, or other student support systems
Experience with restorative practices or other relationship-centered approaches to student behavior
Experience with project-based, place-based, experiential, or environmental education
Experience working with students in outdoor or community-based learning environments
Experience with attendance and truancy processes
Experience in a small-school, charter-school, alternative-school, or similarly nontraditional educational setting
Experience working across multiple buildings or school programs
Important Details
Contract: one-year-only position for the 2026–27 school year, with potential for continuation based on annual evaluation, demonstrated effectiveness, and budget capacity
About the Company
The Greenspire School is a nontraditional public school academy built around project-based learning, environmental education, place-based learning, and strong relationships among students, staff, families, and the community. Learning at Greenspire extends beyond traditional classroom walls, with students regularly engaging in hands-on experiences, field-based learning, environmental stewardship, and authentic projects that connect their learning to the world around them.
