Director - Education

About the role

The Director of Education is responsible for the overall operations of the Academic Department at the campus level, assuring compliance with institutional, accreditation, state, and federal policy and regulations as well as Ancora’s standards, policies, and procedures. The Director of Education serves as a member of the Campus Leadership Team and supervises the Academic team, including the Academic Administrative Assistant/Registrar, Library/Learning Resource Center Point of Contact, Program Directors, faculty members, and other academic support staff.

Responsibilities

• Provides Services to Students
• Coordinates and participates in facilitating the New Student Orientation Program each term.
• Provides an Orientation Program for re-entering students who have been out of school for more than one term.
• Establishes rapport with students in order to offer counsel, and answer questions and/or concerns on a regular basis.
• Oversees to Program Directors who provide academic advisement/counseling as needed to students.
• Ensures that all probationary (SAP Not Met) students receive sufficient academic counseling and that an academic plan is developed to facilitate their academic progress.
• Provides referrals to outside resources when advising needs go beyond the scope of the school.
• Hires Program Directors who meet credential requirements, demonstrate subject matter expertise and illustrate the capacity to be excellent educators.
• Collaborates with Program Directors to analyze program-level graduation rates, placement rates and employer satisfaction.
• Manages Academic Data
• Ensures integrity of academic record-keeping for all active and inactive students, ensuring it is consistent with institutional, accreditation, federal and state guidelines to ensure compliance audits result in zero findings.
• Ensures that academic and attendance records are prepared and updated in CampusNexus.
• Provides academic information for preparation of annual accreditation, federal (IPEDS), state licensure, and agency reports.
• Contributes to the preparation of the IAIP.
• Participates in Program Advisory Committee meetings.
• Leads and Develops Others
• Provides clearly defined roles and objectives for others, monitors performance, provides feedback, and meets regularly to discuss priorities.
• Resolves individual and group performance opportunities in a timely manner to motivate and foster teamwork.
• Identifies opportunities to involve others in new and challenging work assignments that advance the skills and capabilities of individuals and the organization.
• Supports Career Services Department
• Works cross-functionally with the Director of Career Services to coordinate classroom visits for completion of CareerEDGE workshops.
• Manages applicable externship and practicum programs.
• Secures and retains employer relationships, both for externship/practicum and placement purposes.
• Participates in Program Advisory Committees.
• Provides Oversight and Leadership to the Provision of Library Resources and Services
• Serves as Distance Learning Coordinator to support ground students who elect to take online courses through the consortium agreement (as applicable).
• Monitors the number of course sections offered on ground versus online.
• Analyzes student performance in online course sections versus ground course sections.
• Maintains a record of all guest speakers and topics.
• Maintains a record of all field trip destinations.
• Provides Oversight and Leadership to the Provision of Library Resources and Services
• Serve as the chair of the Academic Review Committee.
• Facilitates hearings and writes letters and reports of findings as outlined in the catalog and handbooks.
• Understands and resolves student disciplinary problems.
• Escalates according to process and policy.
• Coordinates, monitors, and supports student organization programs and school-sponsored student activities through faculty sponsors.
• Interviews non-returning students to determine and document cause.
• Interviews re-entering students to determine readiness and dedication to pursuit of academic goals.
• Oversees maintenance and improvements needed for student classrooms, library/resource center, and student lounge areas through coordination of efforts among administration, students, and custodial staff.
• Creates and Maintains a Master Schedule of Classes
• Develops a Master Schedule of Classes.
• Maintains a minimum overall student-teacher ratio of 20:1 wherever possible to promote a positive learning environment and optimal utilization of faculty and facilities.
• Maintains a Master Teaching Schedule for all Instructors.
• Ensures student and class schedules are created and distributed in a timely manner.
• Ensures all continuing students receive class schedules for the next term prior to the final week of the current term.
• Provides all new students with their class schedules during the new student orientation.
• Provides Program Directors with continuing student schedules for the upcoming term.
• Ensures classes take place as scheduled in all delivery modalities.
• Provides Oversight and Leadership to the Provision of Library Resources and Services
• Serve as the chair of the Academic Review Committee.
• Facilitates hearings and writes letters and reports of findings as outlined in the catalog and handbooks.
• Understands and resolves student disciplinary problems.
• Escalates according to process and policy.
• Coordinates, monitors, and supports student organization programs and school-sponsored student activities through faculty sponsors.
• Interviews non-returning students to determine and document cause.
• Interviews re-entering students to determine readiness and dedication to pursuit of academic goals.
• Oversees maintenance and improvements needed for student classrooms, library/resource center, and student lounge areas through coordination of efforts among administration, students, and custodial staff.
• Creates and Maintains a Master Schedule of Classes
• Develops a Master Schedule of Classes.
• Maintains a minimum overall student-teacher ratio of 20:1 wherever possible to promote a positive learning environment and optimal utilization of faculty and facilities.
• Maintains a Master Teaching Schedule for all Instructors.
• Ensures student and class schedules are created and distributed in a timely manner.
• Ensures all continuing students receive class schedules for the next term prior to the final week of the current term.
• Provides all new students with their class schedules during the new student orientation.
• Provides Program Directors with continuing student schedules for the upcoming term.
• Ensures classes take place as scheduled in all delivery modalities.
• Provides Oversight and Leadership to the Provision of Library Resources and Services
• Serve as the chair of the Academic Review Committee.
• Facilitates hearings and writes letters and reports of findings as outlined in the catalog and handbooks.
• Understands and resolves student disciplinary problems.
• Escalates according to process and policy.
• Coordinates, monitors, and supports student organization programs and school-sponsored student activities through faculty sponsors.
• Interviews non-returning students to determine and document cause.
• Interviews re-entering students to determine readiness and dedication to pursuit of academic goals.
• Oversees maintenance and improvements needed for student classrooms, library/resource center, and student lounge areas through coordination of efforts among administration, students, and custodial staff.
• Creates and Maintains a Master Schedule of Classes
• Develops a Master Schedule of Classes.
• Maintains a minimum overall student-teacher ratio of 20:1 wherever possible to promote a positive learning environment and optimal utilization of faculty and facilities.
• Maintains a Master Teaching Schedule for all Instructors.
• Ensures student and class schedules are created and distributed in a timely manner.
• Ensures all continuing students receive class schedules for the next term prior to the final week of the current term.
• Provides all new students with their class schedules during the new student orientation.
• Provides Program Directors with continuing student schedules for the upcoming term.
• Ensures classes take place as scheduled in all delivery modalities.
• Provides Oversight and Leadership to the Provision of Library Resources and Services
• Serve as the chair of the Academic Review Committee.
• Facilitates hearings and writes letters and reports of findings as outlined in the catalog and handbooks.
• Understands and resolves student disciplinary problems.
• Escalates according to process and policy.
• Coordinates, monitors, and supports student organization programs and school-sponsored student activities through faculty sponsors.
• Interviews non-returning students to determine and document cause.
• Interviews re-entering students to determine readiness and dedication to pursuit of academic goals.
• Oversees maintenance and improvements needed for student classrooms, library/resource center, and student lounge areas through coordination of efforts among administration, students, and custodial staff.
• Creates and Maintains a Master Schedule of Classes
• Develops a Master Schedule of Classes.
• Maintains a minimum overall student-teacher ratio of 20:1 wherever possible to promote a positive learning environment and optimal utilization of faculty and facilities.
• Maintains a Master Teaching Schedule for all Instructors.
• Ensures student and class schedules are created and distributed in a timely manner.
• Ensures all continuing students receive class schedules for the next term prior to the final week of the current term.
• Provides all new students with their class schedules during the new student orientation.
• Provides Program Directors with continuing student schedules for the upcoming term.
• Ensures classes take place as scheduled in all delivery modalities.
• Provides Oversight and Leadership to the Provision of Library Resources and Services
• Serve as the chair of the Academic Review Committee.
• Facilitates hearings and writes letters and reports of findings as outlined in the catalog and handbooks.
• Understands and resolves student disciplinary problems.
• Escalates according to process and policy.
• Coordinates, monitors, and supports student organization programs and school-sponsored student activities through faculty sponsors.
• Interviews non-returning students to determine and document cause.
• Interviews re-entering students to determine readiness and dedication to pursuit of academic goals.
• Oversees maintenance and improvements needed for student classrooms, library/resource center, and student lounge areas through coordination of efforts among administration, students, and custodial staff.
• Creates and Maintains a Master Schedule of Classes
• Develops a Master Schedule of Classes.
• Maintains a minimum overall student-teacher ratio of 20:1 wherever possible to promote a positive learning environment and optimal utilization of faculty and facilities.
• Maintains a Master Teaching Schedule for all Instructors.
• Ensures student and class schedules are created and distributed in a timely manner.
• Ensures all continuing students receive class schedules for the next term prior to the final week of the current term.
• Provides all new students with their class schedules during the new student orientation.
• Provides Program Directors with continuing student schedules for the upcoming term.
• Ensures classes take place as scheduled in all delivery modalities.
• Provides Oversight and Leadership to the Provision of Library Resources and Services
• Serve as the chair of the Academic Review Committee.
• Facilitates hearings and writes letters and reports of findings as outlined in the catalog and handbooks.
• Understands and resolves student disciplinary problems.
• Escalates according to process and policy.
• Coordinates, monitors, and supports student organization programs and school-sponsored student activities through faculty sponsors.
• Interviews non-returning students to determine and document cause.
• Interviews re-entering students to determine readiness and dedication to pursuit of academic goals.