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Leighton School Shanghai

Associate Head of School

¥480,000RMB+ after tax/Year

Shanghai, China

1 position available

Starting date in 2023-08-01

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About The School

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Job Description

School Description: Leighton School is a small, elite college prep high school in Shanghai,

China, is partnered with Perkiomen School, a highly rated college prep high school in

Pennsylvania. Leighton School’s goal is to educate its students with a rigorous college prep

curriculum to be successful in attending universities around the world and to lead happy, healthy,

and productive lives beyond university.

The school, located in Sheshan National Tourist Area in Shanghai, is nestled in a valley between

Sheshan Mountain and smaller hills. Atop the nearby mountains stands the largest research

observatory in Shanghai and a monastery, relocated brick-by-brick from Europe. The local

environment in which the school is located provides a unique, New England feel to the school.

The Associate Head of School, under the direct supervision of the Head of School, is primarily

responsible for:

• Curriculum and Instruction (in cooperation with the Head of School and Department

Heads)

o Train teachers on curriculum and instruction during summer training and

professional development programs throughout the year.

o Review and provide feedback on teachers’ curriculum and lesson plans and lesson

plans.

o Conduct regular informal observations for and provide teaching improvement

feedback to teachers, and to ensure the taught curriculum is aligned with the

written curriculum.

o Be responsible for implementing the teacher evaluation system, in cooperation

with the Head of School.

o Supervise the Student Support Department in leading academic support for

students on academic probation.

o Monitor teacher gradebooks to ensure they are consistently entering the minimum

number of graded assignments each week and assessing students fairly.

o Review and finalize semester and end-of-year scores before they are permanently

stored in PowerSchool.

o Organize and management evening night study by setting the monthly teacher

supervision schedule and an evaluation system to ensure night study teachers are

meeting school expectations for management of students during night study.

• Student Activities (in cooperation with the Director of Student Activities

o Provide active guidance and support to the Student Activities team in the

following areas of student activities:

▪ Afterschool clubs/activities

▪ Student Council

▪ Sports programs

▪ Community service program

▪ School outings

▪ Special events

• Student Management (in cooperation with the Dean of Students)

o Oversee and provide guidance to Student Management Team

o Assist with developing and monitoring an incentives system

o Assist with developing and monitoring the consequences system for students who

violate school policies.

o Support Dean of Students and Grade-Level teachers in investigating and assigning

consequences for students who violate school policies

o Participate on the School Discipline Committee

• Admissions and Recruiting

o Participate in recruiting events.

o Assist in conducting student interviews.

• General Administration

o Participate in weekly Leadership Team meetings to set goals and update

Leadership Team on progress on previous goals set.

o Accept and implement any additional tasks as assigned by the Head of School.

o Be able to run day-to-day management of the school when the Head of School is

off-campus.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in education

• Minimum of 2 years teaching experience in high school

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in school leadership

• Strong management background in curriculum & instruction

• Experience in student management, student activities, teacher training, supervision, and

evaluation

• School administrator certificate from US State (preferred but not required).

• Strong recommendations from previous supervisors

Benefits

• NOTE: This is an 11-month position to assist with closing out each school year and

preparing for new school years

• Annual Salary: 480,000RMB+ after tax (negotiable based on experience, qualifications,

and recommendations)• 4,000RMB housing allowance

• Teacher health insurance

• Round-trip ticket to home country

Post date: 2023-02-08