Brooke Charter Schools · 1 month ago
High School Director of Student Life
Boston
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$98K/yr - $166K/yr
4+ years expBrooke Charter Schools is a network of four public charter schools serving grades K-12. The High School Director of Student Life is responsible for developing a positive school culture and overseeing non-academic programming, including clubs and sports, while managing advisory and discipline issues.
Charter SchoolsEducationHigher Education
Responsibilities
Develop and sustain a strong, positive, achievement-focused, celebratory school culture
Prepare for daily community meetings, including managing the student planning committee and ensuring that each meeting is robust, meaningful, and well-planned
Align community meetings to advisory content and school calendar
Manage our half-day programming
Directly manage the school culture team, including the Deans of Students
Ensure consistent and effective implementation of school culture and discipline policies and systems (including: SmartPass, detention, in school suspension, out of school suspension, etc)
Ensure accuracy of data collection and reporting to the state
Use data to inform interventions and support continuous improvement for students and staff
Develop, implement, and track interventions for students with behavioral challenges, ensuring systems are monitored and progress is supported
Set vision for advisory and ensure all advisories are aligned to it
Develop all advisors and provide adequate support such that all advisories are aligned in reaching the school’s advisory vision. This includes professional development for all advisors and individual coaching of advisors
Provide instructional materials for advisory lessons and exercises
Arrange advisory retreats and support planning for other advisory activities
Manage the Athletic Director
Coordinate all club offerings
Track all club, sports, and community service hours and consistently communicate to students their status regarding these requirements
Meet with students regarding their sports, club, and community service hours and support them in reaching these requirements. Communicate with parents about their students’ progress towards meeting these requirements
Meet with all families of incoming seniors who have not fulfilled their sports/clubs/community service hours to date to develop graduation plans to meet all sports, club, and community services requirements
Attend major school events, including dances, prom, graduation, etc
Qualification
Required
You hold a clear vision of a positive, achievement-focused school culture and are committed to working relentlessly to bring that vision to life
You have a clear and aligned vision of what makes a positive and impactful high school advisory system, with the ability to design advisory lesson plans and lead strong professional development for advisors
You bring at least 4 years of classroom teaching experience or a minimum of 4 years of full-time leadership experience, preferably within schools
You can give clear, direct feedback to adults and support their growth
You take initiative and ownership of systems and routines that support strong school culture
You have strong organizational skills and an authentic presence in front of both small and large groups
You have strong knowledge of Massachusetts discipline laws and regulations
You have experience developing systems and managing interventions for students to ensure consistent support and growth
You are willing to start in July 2026, with openness to an earlier date if available
Preferred
You are committed to fostering diversity by cultivating anti-racist practices and removing bias, empowering students with the resources they need to create choice filled lives for themselves and their futures
Company
Brooke Charter Schools
Brooke is a network of charter public schools.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.13MKey Investors
Commonwealth of MassachusettsMassachusetts Life Sciences Center
2023-07-11Grant· $0.03M
2017-03-02Grant· $0.1M
Leadership Team
Hagar Berlin
Chief Development Officer
Molly Cole
Brooke East Boston Founder
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