Director of Education

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Summary/objective

The Director of Education (DOE) will act as the campus academic leader and member of the campus management team. The position is accountable for ensuring quality and integrity across all campus academic functions and assures compliance with institutional, accreditation, state, and federal policy and regulation as well as organizational standards, policies, and procedures. The DOE will work closely with program directors, program coordinators, and instructors to ensure effective classroom management.

This position will be responsible for the overall coordination and management of instructional staff, curriculum development, and registrar functions and will contribute to the overall campus growth, health, and strategic direction by overseeing key student learning and performance outcomes.

Essential functions

* With other department leaders, coordinates and participates in facilitating New Student Orientation Program each term.

* Establishes rapport with students to advise and answer questions and/or concerns on a regular basis.

* Ensures all probationary students receive sufficient academic advising and that an academic plan is developed to facilitate academic progress.

* Requires Program Coordinators to Identify students needing tutoring and refers to instructors and/or peers for tutoring where required.

* Responds to student requests for accommodation after consulting with the Campus President and Vice President of Education.

* Leads the Retention Program by planning, implementing, and directing effective student retention activities.

* Understands and resolves student disciplinary problems. Completes and maintains necessary documentation. Oversees appeal committee.

* Coordinates, monitors, and supports student organization programs and school-sponsored student activities through faculty sponsors.

* Provides timely response to any student concerns.

* Interviews re-entering students to determine readiness and dedication to pursuit of academic goals.

* Oversees maintenance and improvements for student classrooms, library/resource center, and student lounge areas through coordination of efforts among administration, students, and custodial.

* Ensures registrar is maintaining academic files and completes occasional audits on compliance.

* Monitors attendance and grade record keeping by auditing both instructors and registrar.

* Updates student change of status using the correct form and procedure and notifies all impacted departments of student changes.

* Ensures both students and instructors receive class schedules in a timely manner and are updated as changes occur.

* Informs the Registrar of any updates that need to be made to the student information system to include program changes and other important setups.

* Ensures integrity of faculty files for all active and inactive instructors consistent with institutional, accreditation, federal and state guidelines and in compliance audits result in zero findings.

* Works with appropriate departments on IPEDS, Gainful Employment, and annual accreditation reporting.

* Assures that an accurate Student Transcript is maintained for each matriculating student. Supervises and spot-checks the computation of student GPA and CGPA as recorded on the permanent student record.

* Oversees the evaluation of prior learning on student transcripts and the award of appropriate transfer credit.

* Generates reports to track and identify student performance against Satisfactory Academic Progress standards on a quarterly basis. Maintains documentation of file review of students and actions taken (probation, dismissal, etc.).

* Assists in preparation of institutional self-studies, program approval and revision materials for accrediting and approving bodies. Submits all materials to Corporate Director of Academic Affairs for review, approval, and submission.

* Contributes to the preparation of any accreditor annual reports and planning.

* Conducts annual student satisfaction surveys and oversees administration of end-of-course surveys.

Competencies

* Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills in communication with students, colleagues, staff, and administrators as an individual or on a team.

* Stay current in subject matter through professional development, involvement in professional organizations, attending professional meetings, conferences or workshops, continuing education opportunities and in-services.

* Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and PowerPoint.

Supervisory responsibilities

* Interviews, hires, and trains new instructors and other academic personnel.

* Ensure instructors are holding classes as scheduled for the approved amount of time.

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