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Assistant Director/Dean of Students – Full Time

Gentry Academy, a 5-12 charter school in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, is seeking an Assistant Director/Dean of Students to join our leadership team for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond. The position is full-time. 

Gentry Academy is located on the TCO campus in a state-of-the-art building that was newly opened in the spring of 2017. Gentry Academy is designed for students who seek to be high-achieving leaders in life. Students are presented with a powerful opportunity to learn in a traditional classroom setting with small classroom sizes that integrates the core curriculum with a flexible W.I.N. (What I Need) schedule that allows students to focus on their desired disciplines and passions.  

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Conduct classroom observations, provide support for behavior concerns and needs and model proactive strategies to reduce behavior concerns
• Coach and support classroom management programs and strategies
• Assist administrative team in new staff orientation and training 
• Coach, encourage, teach and demonstrate research-based practices that fit with the school curriculum, culture, tools, and technology  
• Assist the Activities Director; supervise evening activities  
• Maintain standards of student behavior in cooperation with appropriate personnel
• Work directly with students who need extra behavioral support and/or discipline
• Verify attendance records; communicates truancy issues with parents and county agencies
• Support the school counselor with admissions 
• Work collaboratively with the Leadership Team to assure compliance and progress  toward completion of school goals 
• Assist administrative team in interviews and recommends selection and assignment of behavioral support staff
• Model the school’s core values and standards for professional conduct and hold others accountable to these same expectations
• Establish a positive environment for achieving educational outcomes
• Other duties as assigned
• Marketing; Social Media, Website updates

Qualifications: 

• Must hold a current Minnesota teaching license
• Must hold, or be willing to obtain, a MN Administrative license
• Demonstrated leadership ability and experience (minimum of 3 years)
• Demonstrated ability to use data to support school-wide progress and  performance
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is  frequently required to walk within the school  the  employee is occasionally required to stand for short periods; the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds

At Gentry Academy, we believe students deserve the best opportunities to learn and grow and should enjoy the advantage of being surrounded by high-performing peers who will simultaneously challenge and support them.

Interested candidates should send their resume to Jennifer.Kurth@gentryacademy.org

For more information on Gentry Academy, visit: gentryacademy.org