MCCB POLICIES

Section 5: Staff Positions

MS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

Title: Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Initial Date of Adoption: June 21, 2013

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Revision Date: December 11, 2015; January 18, 2018

Code Number: 5.39

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DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT

Characteristics of Work: The Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment is a full-time administrative position within the Division of Workforce, Career, and Technical Education. This position is responsible for providing visionary leadership and highly professional oversight of the Office of Curriculum and Instruction, Assessment and Professional Development. The Director will collaborate with the MCCB’s Offices of Career and Technical Education and Workforce Education, the fifteen colleges, business and industry, the Mississippi Department of Education, and the Research and Curriculum Unit at Mississippi State University to develop innovative curricula with articulated career pathways and clearly defined outcomes, aligned with valid and reliable end of program assessments. The Office is also responsible for developing and providing creative professional development for Career and Technical faculty, staff, and administrators and coordinating all statewide national and statewide credential assessments. In addition, the office is responsible for developing and deploying end of program assessments to be used as measures of technical skill attainment. The Director shall be responsible for ensuring that pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, and professional development are research-based and responsive to the demands of the changing workplace and the modern learner. The incumbent must be self-motivated and must exercise sound, independent judgment in a dynamic environment with conflicting priorities requiring a high degree of teamwork, flexibility, discretion, diplomacy, and tact. Work is subject to review of the Assistant Executive Director for Workforce and Economic Development, to whom the incumbent is responsible. Examples of Work: The following examples are intended only as illustrations of the various tasks performed by the incumbent in this position. These examples are not meant to be exhaustive; they are representative of the general functions of this position. 1. Provide leadership and support to the community colleges’ Career and Technical Divisions in the areas of: a. Research and evaluation of curricula, programs and activities related to career and technical education and workforce education; b. Technical assistance for curricula and program development; and c. Enhancement of postsecondary career and technical and workforce education systems with the use of stackable credential models for the development and delivery of high-quality curricula. 2. Increase participation of faculty, CTE administrators, and business and industry representatives in the development of curricula and professional development. 3. Work with community colleges and business and industry to understand workforce and education needs to develop effective programs and respond accordingly. 4. Work closely with the MCCB’s Office of Career and Technical Education to ensure alignment, instructional quality, and provisions to enhance student success. 5. Maintain broad understanding of current and emerging issues in higher education, particularly as they relate to curriculum design, assessment, and professional development; and to communicate those issues to agency staff and college constituents. 6. Research national industry certifications and ensure alignment to CTE programs. 7. Administer the statewide assessment activities for the purpose of measuring technical skill attainment to include development and alignment of end of program assessments and national certifications. 8. Work closely with the RCU, IHL, and K-12 to ensure articulation and collaboration occurs. 9. Supervise the activities of all Curriculum, Assessment and Professional Development staff. 10. Perform other agency related duties as needed and assigned.