[Hiring] Academic Dean @Miaplaza

Role Description

The Academic Dean leads the instructional team and is the school's authority on academic standards at MiaPrep Online Academy of Ohio (MOAO), including student conduct, attendance compliance, and academic integrity. This person is the primary leader for teacher supervision and development, oversees academic data and testing coordination, and works closely with the Student Support team (counselors and advisors), who lead student interventions and support. As a member of the MOAO leadership team, the Academic Dean contributes to schoolwide strategy and helps keep instruction, student culture, and compliance with Ohio requirements working together. The role calls for someone who can coach teachers with warmth and rigor, handle sensitive student and family situations with sound judgment, and use data to make decisions.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience managing, coaching, or mentoring teachers
• Sound judgment and a steady hand with sensitive student, family, and staff situations; knows when to resolve and when to escalate
• A collaborative approach to working across teams, especially with student support professionals
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including documentation that holds up to scrutiny
• A fair, consistent, relationship-first approach to discipline and accountability
• Comfort with data and the ability to translate it into clear decisions
• Exceptional organization and follow-through across many concurrent priorities
• Resilient, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment
• Growth mindset with a focus on coaching and constructive feedback

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree in education, educational leadership, or a related field preferred
• Valid Ohio teaching license and/or administrator license, or ability to obtain one, to be confirmed against current requirements
• At least 3 years of teaching experience
• At least 2 years of experience in a leadership role such as department chair, instructional coach, dean, or assistant principal
• Experience in virtual school settings or teaching online
• Experience supervising employees and conducting evaluations or performance reviews
• Comfort working in online learning environments and with learning management and student information systems

Benefits

• The expected starting pay range is $40.00 - $48.00 per hour.
• An Academic Dean at MiaPrep Online Academy of Ohio works an average of 40 hours per week, equating to an annual pay range of $83,000 - $99,800.
• Miaplaza’s compensation philosophy ensures equity and competitiveness while considering regional differences in living and labor costs.
• Compensation is evaluated twice per year, based on performance.
• Full-time employees are eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance, including specialty care options.
• All employees are eligible for a retirement plan with employer match.
• PTO is all-purpose time off, combining traditional vacation and paid sick leave plans into one flexible policy.
• Eligible employees receive 16 hours of floating holiday PTO per quarter and accumulate additional PTO at the rate of 1 hour per every 15 hours worked.
• Parental leave and other perks and benefits are also available.
• All employees receive free site memberships and discounted MOHS tuition for children in their household.