The position for a Middle School Academic Dean is available at East Central ISD for the 2025-2026 school year. All individuals (district employees included) who are interested in this position must apply online through Frontline via the district website. The deadline for submitting an application is 4:00 pm., April 27, 2025, or until the position is filled.

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Primarily responsible, under the direction of principal, for accelerating, enhancing and supplementing the campus’s foundational program to ensure curriculum, instruction, and staff development are aligned to improving student achievement and the campus successfully meets goals and performance objectives.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Provide assistance to administrators and teachers in developing and maintaining exemplary instruction.
Screen and recommend programs and methodologies for use.
Provide assistance in developing, updating, and managing the distribution of curriculum and related resources.
Recommend expenditures relating to special materials, consultant services, and instructional materials.
Provide liaison between school and central office instructional staff.
Assist with the development and implementation of campus goals.
Plan and present campus staff development including job-embedded professional learning through observation, feedback, and coaching.
Assist the campus with communicating and adhering to Title I schoolwide requirements.
Facilitate in the receipt, distribution, and management of supplemental resources.
Assist with student tutoring.
Effectively and efficiently disperse and communicate curriculum information to staff.
Assist department/grade level leads with weekly planning and collaboration.
Participate in leadership meetings.
Foster collegiality and team-building among staff.
Work with administrators to effectively resolve conflicts.
Facilitate and coordinate transition opportunities for students, families, and/or staff.
Assist with coordination of the campus new teacher induction training including the mentor/mentee training throughout the school year.
Support the campus’s MTSS process.
Collect and review course syllabi or lesson plans, as needed.
Coordinate district assessment testing on campus.
Supervise academic extracurricular activities.
Coordinate campus extended day/summer school programs.
Work with administration in the development of Campus Improvement Plan and master schedule.
Perform other duties as assigned that align to accelerating, enhancing and supplementing the campus’s foundational program and improving the campus’s school-wide program.

NOTE: Not all applicants will be interviewed. Each applicant’s resume, application, and other available information will be considered in the screening process. Only those persons currently meeting all of the minimum requirements will be screened.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:
Master's degree preferred
Appropriate Texas Teacher Certificate; Texas Principal or Mid Management Certificate preferred
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of curriculum design and implementation
Ability to interpret data and evaluate instructional program and teaching effectiveness
Ability to develop and deliver training to adult learners
Five of years of teaching experience
Strong organizational skills
Strong oral/written communication skills

EQUIPMENT USED: Personal computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment

WORKING CONDITIONS:  Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Maintain emotional control under stress; frequent interruptions. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, pulling, pushing and lifting. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment. May be required to lift and position student’s w/physical disabilities; control behavior through physical restraint; and assist nonambulatory students. Exposure to biological hazards. Work predominantly inside and exposure to noise; may work outside with exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather.