State of Connecticut Executive Branch

THS Dean Of Students (9295VS)

$38.64-$62.07 Hourly / $2,704.18-$4,344.81 BiWeekly /
$70,579.00-$113,399.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Education at a Connecticut Technical Education and Career System School this classification is responsible for improving students' attendance, job skills and behavior patterns, promoting a positive educational experience during their technical school careers. This class will reduce the number of ancillary assignments given to classroom teachers; class sizes will be reduced, resulting in increased student contact time by classroom teachers.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of an administrator of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May supervise professional and/or support staff, especially with respect to data entry and monitoring of student attendance and disciplinary actions, School-to-Career and Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) programs.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Serves as the school Attendance Officer; 
  • Provides leadership in School-to-Career activities, including the Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) components; 
  • Collaborates with administration, guidance and faculty members to develop a school-wide behavior management system with the goal of reducing suspension, tardiness and absenteeism; 
  • Works with instructors to design individualized student behavioral intervention activities; 
  • Leads and/or participates in student assistance team and peer mediation teams and other at risk groups as may be identified through analysis of school-based data; 
  • Designs, implements and evaluates programs to address these issues; 
  • Provides communication between home and school regarding daily attendance and student discipline issues and follows up as necessary; 
  • Organizes and coordinates CWE program including facilitating student placement, follow-up, work-site visitations, review of student's work with employer and required paperwork; 
  • Responds to employer requests for placement information; 
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of
    • adolescent behavior, methods of behavior change, school climate studies, and designing alternative discipline strategies; 
    • and experience in secondary vocational education; 
    • area labor market needs and employers within the region; 
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Employees, at time of appointment, must possess a valid certificate issued by the Connecticut State Board of Education in accordance with the Certification Regulations Concerning State Educator Certificates, Permits and Authorizations, with a secondary school endorsement.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Unclassified

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(09)-Education

BARGAINING UNIT

(17)-ST VOC SCHLS FACULTY

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

VS 03

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of THS Dean of Students in Salary Group VS 03 effective June 6, 2008. (Revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 23-238

EFFECTIVE DATE

09/07/2023
CLASS: 9295VS; EST: 11/17/2000; REV: 9/12/2023;