Director of Assessment, Accreditation, and Operations in the Education Department is an administrative staff position. This position manages assessment, accreditation, and operations related to the unit’s continuous improvement as well as reporting activities required by the college, regulators, and accreditors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Design, coordinate, review, and revise the unit’s assessment system

a. Build, maintain, and organize assessment documents and materials contained in Tevera, Canvas, or other systems that may be adopted. Training on these systems is provided.

b. Collaborate with faculty to review and revise major assessment rubrics.

c. Review major assessment instruments and rubrics for validity, reliability, and utility biannually.

d. Work directly with vendors to innovate, troubleshoot, and facilitate communication with Education Department users.

e. Attend relevant assessment conferences and trainings when feasible.

f. Collaborate with full-time and part-time faculty (adjuncts) to ensure correct assessment instruments are employed each semester.

g. Coordinate data review and analysis for program planning, development, and continuous improvement

2. Support the unit’s accreditation process throughout the seven-year accreditation cycle.

a. Coordinate processes for gathering and presenting data and reports to meet national accreditation requirements.

b. Collaborate with Dean and Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) committee chairs to prepare Self Study Report (SSR) and respond to Formative Feedback Report (FFR).

c. Submit all required CAEP reports and evidence using CAEP’s online system, currently AIMS.

d. Maintain accreditation-related data required by the state.

e. Work with Dean, students, faculty, and stakeholders to plan accreditation pre-visit and visit, including budget, itinerary, accommodations, etc., on a seven-year cycle.

f. Attend CAEP or other conferences when feasible.

3. Manage and submit state reports related to evolving standards and learning outcomes that affect educator preparation and/or educator evaluation.

a. Stay abreast of updates/changes to required state learning/teaching standards.

b. Attend meetings of EPSB/OELE, KACTE, and other relevant state organizations.

4. Ensure required enrollment and performance data are collected and reported to the appropriate agencies and organizations, in collaboration with other staff.

a. Admissions and Exits (EPSB/OELE)

b. Title II

c. CAEP Accountability Measures

5. Support faculty in developing and revising programs, including required internal and external approvals.

a. Develop and implement procedures for designing and revising programs.

b. Manage program approval processes with internal and external entities, including departmental committees, Director of Institutional Research, Registrar, Provost, the Kentucky Department of Education/ Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, and the Council on Postsecondary Education.

6. Maintain departmental reporting and operational effectiveness.

a. Develop departmental reports used for admission, registration, and completion.

b. Collaborate with Provost’s office to provide reports for Board of Trustees, President, CFO.

c. Act as a liaison between the Education Department, IT, and Registrar to support data collection and reporting.

7. Support department in undergraduate recruitment, program admission procedures, and performance monitoring processes.

8. Assist with planning and hosting events related to assessment, accreditation, and operations, including unit meetings, Education Advisory Committee meetings, GACPC meetings, admission interviews, etc.

9. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

1. Master’s Degree and experience working in education settings preferred

2. Ability to use technology tools such as spreadsheets, databases, survey systems, and other software for data collection, analysis, and reporting; willingness and ability to learn new systems as they become available and are adopted.

3. Excellent writing and oral communication skills, including presentations to a variety of audiences.

4. Detail-oriented work habits.

5. Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve a common goal.

6. Ability to schedule and accomplish project tasks to meet deadlines.

7. Leadership experience, particularly in a peer-to-peer context

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