SailFuture
Academic Dean - Private High School
SailFuture, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33739
About the SailFuture Academy
The SailFuture Academy is a purposefully disruptive, private non-profit high school in St. Petersburg, Florida. We serve families in poverty and system-involved youth.
We believe in making exceptional education accessible to hard to reach youth, and empowering our students to achieve economic freedom and social mobility through a pragmatic high school experience.
Students focus on foundational academic and character development curriculum in 9th and 10th grade and participate in an in‑house internship in 11th grade and an external apprenticeship in their 12th‑grade year.
Most notably, every student participates in a 7‑week, international rite-of-passage sailing expedition onboard a 100’ school ship.
About the Academic Dean We are seeking a creative, passionate, and experienced leader who shares our vision for project-based education that equips a young person with an entrepreneurial mindset and the core skills needed to enter the ‘real world.’
The Academic Dean reports directly to the Head of School and is responsible for overseeing all academic affairs, teacher leadership, and curriculum development at the SailFuture Academy.
The Academic Dean is expected to be both a thought leader and skilled at execution. The ideal candidate will have compelling ideas for how to develop real‑world curriculum and the ability to implement those ideas in the classroom across all seven of our key disciplines: Applied Mathematics, English Language Arts, Maritime Leadership, Social Emotional Learning, Design Lab, Pathways, and Business. The Academic Dean is not expected to be a subject matter expert in all disciplines, but must show an ability and commitment to learn, solve problems, and author engaging classroom experiences at a high school level.
Day‑to‑Day responsibilities vary, and include lesson planning, curriculum writing, direct instruction, and administrative duties, teacher coaching, classroom observations, and more.
This is a year‑round position and typical working hours are 8am – 5pm, Monday through Friday.
Essential Functions
Assisting in the leadership and development of hands‑on learning experiences, curriculum, lesson planning, and assignment creation.
Faculty Recruitment
Faculty training and onboarding
Faculty supervision and classroom management
Curriculum development, oversight, and managing supply/material ordering
Manage all academic tools, including LMS systems, NWEA, School Information System, Notion Curriculum Database, Google Drive, and more.
Manage and implement NWEA Map testing
Oversee academic probation, parent notifications, and student accountability
Serve as the primary point of contact for academic affairs between parent, teachers, and the school
Oversee end of term student showcases
Curriculum supply storage and organization
The ideal candidate
The ideal candidate is aligned with our core values and is eager to begin, and capable of sustaining, the work needed to build a legacy project. The Ideal candidate will:
Possesses a ‘whatever it takes’ mentality
Demonstrated portfolio of work in project based learning
Successful track record working with, or developing curriculum for at‑risk youth populations
Has experience leading and managing teams
Passionate about reimagining education
Collaborative in their approach
Lead by example and be excited to work in the trenches
Compensation
$70,000 – $80,000, depending on experience
$250 per month employee health contribution
401k with 6% match
20 days PTO (accrual)
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We believe in making exceptional education accessible to hard to reach youth, and empowering our students to achieve economic freedom and social mobility through a pragmatic high school experience.
Students focus on foundational academic and character development curriculum in 9th and 10th grade and participate in an in‑house internship in 11th grade and an external apprenticeship in their 12th‑grade year.
Most notably, every student participates in a 7‑week, international rite-of-passage sailing expedition onboard a 100’ school ship.
About the Academic Dean We are seeking a creative, passionate, and experienced leader who shares our vision for project-based education that equips a young person with an entrepreneurial mindset and the core skills needed to enter the ‘real world.’
The Academic Dean reports directly to the Head of School and is responsible for overseeing all academic affairs, teacher leadership, and curriculum development at the SailFuture Academy.
The Academic Dean is expected to be both a thought leader and skilled at execution. The ideal candidate will have compelling ideas for how to develop real‑world curriculum and the ability to implement those ideas in the classroom across all seven of our key disciplines: Applied Mathematics, English Language Arts, Maritime Leadership, Social Emotional Learning, Design Lab, Pathways, and Business. The Academic Dean is not expected to be a subject matter expert in all disciplines, but must show an ability and commitment to learn, solve problems, and author engaging classroom experiences at a high school level.
Day‑to‑Day responsibilities vary, and include lesson planning, curriculum writing, direct instruction, and administrative duties, teacher coaching, classroom observations, and more.
This is a year‑round position and typical working hours are 8am – 5pm, Monday through Friday.
Essential Functions
Assisting in the leadership and development of hands‑on learning experiences, curriculum, lesson planning, and assignment creation.
Faculty Recruitment
Faculty training and onboarding
Faculty supervision and classroom management
Curriculum development, oversight, and managing supply/material ordering
Manage all academic tools, including LMS systems, NWEA, School Information System, Notion Curriculum Database, Google Drive, and more.
Manage and implement NWEA Map testing
Oversee academic probation, parent notifications, and student accountability
Serve as the primary point of contact for academic affairs between parent, teachers, and the school
Oversee end of term student showcases
Curriculum supply storage and organization
The ideal candidate
The ideal candidate is aligned with our core values and is eager to begin, and capable of sustaining, the work needed to build a legacy project. The Ideal candidate will:
Possesses a ‘whatever it takes’ mentality
Demonstrated portfolio of work in project based learning
Successful track record working with, or developing curriculum for at‑risk youth populations
Has experience leading and managing teams
Passionate about reimagining education
Collaborative in their approach
Lead by example and be excited to work in the trenches
Compensation
$70,000 – $80,000, depending on experience
$250 per month employee health contribution
401k with 6% match
20 days PTO (accrual)
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