What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Curriculum and Assessment position at Texas Southmost College?
Job Summary
Under the administration of the Vice President of Instruction, the Director coordinates all academic assessment functions; manages the development, maintenance, and evaluation of TSC’s curriculum; and manages the program review process.
Regarding assessment, the Director is responsible for the overall planning, budgeting, organizing and coordination of activities required for academic assessment and supports the continuous evaluation and improvement of learning outcomes. Regarding curriculum management, the Director is responsible for new program development, curriculum additions and revisions, deactivations, and/or closures.
Regarding assessment, the Director is responsible for the overall planning, budgeting, organizing and coordination of activities required for academic assessment and supports the continuous evaluation and improvement of learning outcomes. Regarding curriculum management, the Director is responsible for new program development, curriculum additions and revisions, deactivations, and/or closures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide direction, leadership and advice to faculty, staff and administrators on design, implementation and maintenance of assessment processes focused on program learning outcomes and other measures of institutional effectiveness.
- Supervise the development of assessment plans by consulting with instructional, administrative and Student Services departments.
- Supervise the technical aspect of assessment, including design of databases, data collection and analysis of data related to the assessment plan.
- Provide direction to faculty, staff and administrators in gathering, storing, analyzing and interpreting assessment data for their specific units/areas.
- Coordinate the administration of various standardized national assessment instruments and ensure that reports and results are disseminated institution wide.
- Coordinate workshops, seminars and other activities for faculty and staff on assessment.
- Manage requests for new programs, program revisions, deactivations, and/or closure of programs.
- Develop and deploy a foundational infrastructure to support competency-based education (CBE) at the institution that is aligned with the Competency-based Education Network’s Quality Framework for Competency-based Education Programs standards.
- Work with educational programs to pilot and offer CBE-delivered courses to support individual learners with personalized learning pathways as they develop and master competencies.
- Regularly evaluate the effectiveness and impact of CBE programs to: identify and prioritize improvements needed to the infrastructure; refine the implementation of CBE educational programs; and optimize the external validation and reporting of learning.
- Communicate changes in curriculum and program standards to affected college units and assist with implementation.
- Manage all paperwork and electronic activities to process all course changes for submission to the Office of Admissions and Records for entry into Colleague.
- Manage, maintain, and revise the catalog regarding curriculum, course descriptions, and other relevant instructional pages.
- Working directly with Student Services administration, direct the appropriate maintenance of all degree plans annually.
- Design and manage the annual program review process in coordination with Department Chairs/Program Directors, Deans, and Associate Vice Presidents.
- Coordinate the systematic review and evaluation of the curriculum and assessment functional area per the model adopted by the College, including the development and monitoring of outcomes and plans of action for improvement based on the assessment of those outcomes and plans.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge and Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education and experience ability required.
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in higher Education, Social Sciences, Statistics or related field.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in higher education including program development, curriculum management, learning outcomes development and assessment, faculty development, and other related experiences.
- Three (3) years of management or supervisory experience.
Required Education and Experience
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education and experience ability required.
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in higher Education, Social Sciences, Statistics or related field.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in higher education including program development, curriculum management, learning outcomes development and assessment, faculty development, and other related experiences.
- Three (3) years of management or supervisory experience.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in higher education administration or related field.
- Demonstrated experience with institutional effectiveness.
Certificates and Licensures
None required
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands and fingers to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
2024206TSC
Open Date
01/28/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions Summary
Transcripts (unofficial) are required to be attached to applications for all positions with an educational requirement (Faculty/Staff/Administrative).
Your application is not considered complete until all required documents have been attached.
Attachments must be in PDF or Microsoft Word format and must be no larger than 2 MB.
You will not be able to attach documents after your application has been submitted.
Please Note: Official transcripts are only required if recommended for hire. Please Note: Official transcripts are only required if recommended for hire.
Official transcripts shall be sent directly from the issuing institution to the College District’s Office of Human Resources and must include documentation of all credit earned, including the education requirements that specifically qualifies the applicant for the position. The address to send all transcripts is:
Texas Southmost College
Office of Human Resources
80 Fort Brown, Tandy 105
Brownsville, Texas 78520
For eTranscripts please use email address: employee.records@tsc.edu
The College District recognizes equivalent credits and degrees earned from foreign universities. The equivalency shall be determined by translation and evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). For more information please visit: www.naces.org.
Your application is not considered complete until all required documents have been attached.
Attachments must be in PDF or Microsoft Word format and must be no larger than 2 MB.
You will not be able to attach documents after your application has been submitted.
Please Note: Official transcripts are only required if recommended for hire. Please Note: Official transcripts are only required if recommended for hire.
Official transcripts shall be sent directly from the issuing institution to the College District’s Office of Human Resources and must include documentation of all credit earned, including the education requirements that specifically qualifies the applicant for the position. The address to send all transcripts is:
Texas Southmost College
Office of Human Resources
80 Fort Brown, Tandy 105
Brownsville, Texas 78520
For eTranscripts please use email address: employee.records@tsc.edu
The College District recognizes equivalent credits and degrees earned from foreign universities. The equivalency shall be determined by translation and evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). For more information please visit: www.naces.org.
