Status: Exempt; Full-time (10 Month)Salary: $65,000Summary:The duties of the Dean of Instruction are tocoordinate the instruction of students, oversee the design of the curriculum, and foster a positive atmosphere for an academic institution. The position is key to motivating students to succeed and coaching teachers as effective educators.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
Coordinate with the directors, department chairs and faculty to develop and support processes that promote academic innovation and improved service to all students, campus-based and online.
Analyze and evaluate instructional areas and foster a culture of continuous improvement to ensure
curriculum and instructional integrity.
Work with department chairs and faculty to support culturally responsive instructional strategies and indigenized pedagogy with a focus on American Indian and Alaskan Native content.
Onboarding of new faculty and staff, orientation of academic affairs policies, compliance forms, paperwork, mentorship, and support.
Collaborate with department chairs and other supervisors to ensure faculty work schedules comply with policy.
Approve faculty assignments for all areas as submitted by department chairs and other supervisors.
Mentor faculty in effective academic advising strategies, including ensuring the implementation of the Thunder Alert System.
Serve as ex-officio member of the Curriculum Committee and Assessment of Student Learning Committee and full membership on the Institutional Effectiveness Committee.
Serve on the Retention Management Team to monitor the Early Alert System, provide feedback to faculty and advisors, and revise and provide guidance as an administrator in the retention module.
Ensure assessment of student learning activities are completed by faculty in a timely manner and according to the recommendations of the Assessment of Student Learning Committee.
Collaborate with the Vice President of Academic Affairs on staff professional development opportunities for faculty and staff
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Employ appropriate techniques and strategies to resolve disputes and to enhance communication and cooperation among the personnel in the assigned departments.
Evaluate the performance of
assigned department chairs, faculty, adjuncts and other personnel in conformance with appropriate policies and procedures.
Coordinate the semester class scheduling process with the Registrar's Office and the textbook adoption process with the Bookstore.
Perform other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Assigned department chairs, CTE instructors, and faculty
Administrative Assistant
WORKING CONDITIONS