Dean of Teaching and Learning
United World College
What is the role?
The next Dean of Teaching and Learning will need strengths in three categories:
● Strategy Implementation
● Creative and collaborative ability to leverage the IB innovatively while bringing faculty
and students along
● Acting as a Bridge across constituencies through strong relationship building skills.
Strategy Implementation: Dean of Teaching and Learning will need to…
● Manage intersection between UWC-USA's mission and the school's vision, strategic
plan, educational programming (including, but not exclusively, the IB), staffing and
development, and student experience
● Engage in innovation while recognizing UWC-USA's time-honored DNA as an
intentional, demanding, adventurous, and outward-facing learning community
● Articulate and advocate for the ways in which learning is evolving in our rapidly changing
world, shaping the implementation of our strategy along the way
● Measure progress against strategic aspirations and annual goals in collaboration with
the Associate Head of School
Distributed Leadership Execution: Dean of Teaching and Learning will need to…
● Work closely with the Associate Head of School as a strategic thought partner
● Lead collaboratively in an environment that invites all members of the community to
“lead from where they are”
● Coach faculty and students for growth and development
● Communicate effectively and inspirationally with all stakeholders
Acting as a Bridge: Dean of Teaching and Learning will need to…
● Work closely with the Associate Head of School in order to inform the President’s vision
and strategy for the school
● Manage, coordinate, and build relationships among the faculty, students, staff, and
Associate Head of School
● Manage and coordinate educational programming, focusing on the intersection of
programming with faculty capacity and the two-year student experience
● Engage and communicate across constituencies, from faculty and staff to students
● Serve as part of the Program Team and the Educational Leadership Team as well as
co-lead it when the Associate Head is away
● Seek dialogue in leadership decisions to develop leadership across the school
● Care for and celebrate students, staff, faculty, leadership team members and volunteers