Director of Assessment and Accreditation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee strategic planning, execution, and ongoing enhancement of academic assessment across the College.

• Administer annual evaluations of student learning outcomes and thorough program assessments.

• Create and uphold assessment processes, tools, dashboards, rubrics, surveys, and reporting methodologies.

• Evaluate data on student learning and program effectiveness to foster evidence-based decision-making.

• Generate reports and recommendations for academic leadership, faculty, and university stakeholders.

• Act as the College's primary administrator for assessment management systems and assessment dashboards.

• Serve as the main point of contact for accreditation and state approval matters.

• Lead the preparation of self-studies, annual reports, accreditation submissions, quality assurance documents, and responses to accreditation inquiries.

• Direct compliance efforts related to CTC, WSCUC, AAQEP, and other pertinent accreditation and approval entities.

• Assist in accreditation site visits, review processes, and initiatives aimed at continuous quality improvement.

• Collaborate with faculty, program directors, department chairs, curriculum leaders, and instructional designers to enhance assessment practices.

• Offer training, coaching, and guidance on assessment methodologies and accreditation standards.

• Assist in the development and revision of PLOs, SLOs, CLOs, assessment maps, rubrics, and evaluation tools.

• Aid faculty in translating assessment outcomes into actionable program enhancements.

• Evaluate new and revised program and course proposals to ensure effective assessment of student learning.

• Work with curriculum and instructional design teams to reinforce quality assurance and assessment alignment.

• Advocate for evidence-based practices and continuous improvement across both credential and non-credential programs.

• Participate as a member of the Dean's Cabinet and the College leadership team.

• Contribute to strategic planning, quarterly operational reviews, and special projects.

• Collaborate with university assessment, accreditation, institutional research, and data operations leaders.

• Identify opportunities to enhance assessment processes and bolster organizational effectiveness.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Education or a closely related discipline.

• At least eight (8) years of experience in higher education assessment and accreditation.

• Background in supporting assessment and accreditation within a College of Education or educator preparation setting.

• Experience with teacher credentialing programs.

• Familiarity with accreditation site visits and related reporting.

• Experience working with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).

• Background with regional and/or programmatic accreditation agencies.

• Experience in student learning outcomes assessment.

• Proficiency in program review processes.

• Experience conducting data analysis and utilizing assessment findings for informed decision-making.

• Experience working with graduate and/or online educational programs.

• Familiarity with assessment management systems and student information systems.

• In-depth knowledge of teacher education accreditation and credentialing requirements.

• Understanding of California CTC processes and expectations.

• Ability to manage multiple assessment and accreditation initiatives concurrently.

• Capacity to build strong relationships with faculty and academic leaders.

• Proficient in leveraging data to guide strategic decisions and continuous improvement.

• Preferred: Experience assisting with AAQEP accreditation processes.

• Preferred: Experience directly engaging with CTC committees or serving as a consultant in accreditation activities.

• Preferred: Established professional connections within CTC or educator preparation communities.

• Preferred: Experience with non-credential program assessment and national accreditation.

• Preferred: Advanced proficiency in Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools.

• Preferred: Experience with Anthology or comparable higher education platforms.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.

• Remote work arrangement.

• Opportunity to impact quality and continuous improvement across credential and non-credential programs.

• Collaboration with academic leadership on strategic initiatives.

• Meaningful opportunities to shape the future of the College.

• Approximately annual travel for the Dean's Cabinet Retreat.