Online Math Dept Chair — Lead Teaching Excellence

Department Chair, Mathematics
-Online

FUNCTION
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The Department Chair is a leadership position that translates the strategic directions from the Instructional Deans, the Chief Online Learning and Innovation Officer (COLIO), and the Strategic Leadership Team into practical implementations that affect student success and provides leadership and oversight for fully online instruction within assigned disciplines. The Department Chair utilizes specific resources to achieve instructional goals of the division;

leads and evaluates the faculty members and staff; coordinates continuous improvement initiatives; and uses experience, best practices, plans, processes, and teams to produce clear deliverables and outputs. This includes oversight of online course quality, accessibility, digital pedagogy, learning management system standards, and compliance with state authorization and accreditation requirements applicable to distance education. The department chair will demonstrate the college values.

Essential Job Functions

Decision Making and Leadership

• Createsandapprovesgoalsfordepartmentbyinterpretingandsupportingthegoals of the institution as they relate to the department
• Implement sand/orreinforceschangesbasedonpolicydecisions;interprets department policies to faculty, staff, students, and/or public
• Initiatesandmaintainscommunicationwith colleagues, administrative staff,faculty,students, industry, external community, state, and national agencies
• Informsthedeanofdecisionsinvolvingchangesinthedepartmentandissues related to other campuses
• Conductsmeetingswithfaculty and staff
• Providesthenecessaryresearchanddepartmentsupporttoobtain/maintain external grant funds or donations, if appropriate
• Resolves issues that arisebetweenfacultyandstudents
• Keeps current on trends, issues, and initiatives in the divisions' related fields of education that affect teaching and learning within the departmental program
• Assignsteachingloadsandotherdepartmental duties
• Ensures faculty teaching online courses meet required training and professional development expectations (e.g., ACAdemic, online pedagogy training).
• Monitors compliance with online instructional standards, including accessibility, course presence, and required LMS components.
• Supports faculty in integrating instructional technology and digital tools consistent with college guidelines.
• Identifiesbestpracticesfordepartmentorprocessesincollaborationwith industry and in review of educational literature and community needs
• Monitorscompliancewithpoliciesandprocedures oftheCollege
• Attends meetings(e.g.,department meetings,taskforces,committees,councils)
• Meets the leadership competencies established by the College.

Department Operations–Non-Faculty Activities

• Preparestheannualdepartmentbudget
• Reviews/approvesthepurchasesofgoodsand services
• Develop sand/orreviewsclassschedules
• Reviews and processes textbook requests on a semester basis to insure timely access and bookstore processing.
• Works with dual credit to meet the needs of independent school district partners

Department Operations–Faculty Activities

• Recommendsrenewaloffacultycontracts.
• Reviewsandapprovespersonnel changes within the department and forwards forms to the respective dean
• Determinespersonnelneedsinthedepartment, makesappropriaterequestsin writing, and participates in hiring interviews in conjunction with the appropriate search committee
• Performstrackingandanalyzingofprogramdata,specifically student performance and enrollment data
• Developsandimplementsstrategiesthatsupportprogramcompletion,job placement, and/or transfer opportunities for students, when appropriate
• Ensuresdepartmentparticipationinstudentrecruitmentefforts
• Supervisescampusgrantsthatprovideforeducationalprogramsorservicestothe division. Works with colleagues in college district to develop new grant applications.
• Responds to requests for faculty substitutions, class emergencies, and as a first point of contact for part-time faculty access
• Oversees beginning-of-term learning management system checks, ensures compliance with required online course standards, facilitates distance learning course reviews, and verifies end-of-course documentation in alignment with online quality frameworks (e.g., Quality Matters, OSCQR) and accessibility expectations.

Professional Development and Performance Management

• Evaluates faculty teaching effectiveness through classroom observations, online course reviews, and analysis of student performance data, ensuring compliance with online instructional standards and accessibility…