5th-8th Grade Manager of School Culture and Student Success in Chicago, Illinois at Namaste Charter School Inc

The 5th-8th Manager of School Culture & Student Success fosters a safe, inclusive school community through restorative practices, data-driven behavior interventions, and strong family engagement. This role manages positive reinforcement systems, collaborates on MTSS Tier 2/3 support, and coaches staff on classroom management and SEL curriculum, while building trusting relationships in alignment with the CPS Code of Conduct.

Positive School Climate

• Oversee the school-wide LiveSchool positive reinforcement system, including managing student point trade-ins.
• Cultivate prosocial student behavior by embedding the school's PRIDE values across students, staff, and families.
  • Oversee the Junior Coach program, developing student leaders who model and promote positive behaviors aligned with Namaste’s PRIDE values.
• Guide staff in delivering Morning Meetings (K-4) and the core social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum.
• Design and execute school-wide assemblies, student incentives, and community-building initiatives.
• Designs and manages daily recess and lunch operations, leading a team of monitors to maximize student safety, engagement, and positive social interaction.

Family Communication & Engagement

• Maintain timely, professional communication with families regarding behavior, attendance, incentives, and investigations.
• Facilitate family-staff meetings to develop aligned behavior plans, strategies, and consequences.
• Organize and participate in school-year family engagement workshops, activities, and award ceremonies.
• Partner with new families during onboarding to build a shared understanding of school PRIDE values, the LiveSchool incentive system, behavioral consequences, and CPS compliance.

Data & Professional Development

• Utilize and maintain school-wide behavior tracking systems to ensure accurate data collection.
• Observe and coach teachers on classroom management, SEL instruction, and behavior interventions.
• Analyze data within the MTSS Team to design, implement, and evaluate Tier 2 and Tier 3 behavior interventions.
• Partner with the Director of Diverse Learning to conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and execute Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).
• Design and deliver staff professional development focused on behavior trends, restorative practices, and evidence-based classroom management.

Discipline & Behavior Support

• Apply logical, restorative consequences for student misbehavior in strict alignment with the CPS Code of Conduct.
• Deploy verbal de-escalation strategies for students in distress, collaborating with the Crisis Team and external partners when necessary.
• Lead restorative conversations between students, staff, and families following behavioral incidents to repair community harm.