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Learn about the duties and responsibilities of a PAS/VP/IE Director, including accreditation, data collection, strategic planning, and compliance monitoring. Find useful resources and guidance for effectively carrying out these roles.
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Staff Introductions • Norman Cherry- Director of Accreditation • Dr. Serena Walker – IE Specialist • Randy Dean – Director of Grant Management • Marquisa Rivers– Administrative Assistant • Steve Brown- Director of Information Management Systems • Dr. Marjorie Kuezi-Nke– Executive Director, Accountability and Institutional Effectiveness • Vacant– Accountability Research Analyst
Office of Technical Education • Dr. Kathryn Hornsby - Assistant Commissioner Tech. Ed. • Dr. Marjorie Kuezi-Nke - Exec. Director Acc. & IE • Dr. Nichole Kennedy- Exec. Director Student Affairs • Mr. Joe Dan Banker- Exec. Director Academic Affairs • Mr. Robert Keown- Exec. Director GVTC • Mr. Randy Dean – Director of Grant Management • Ms. Jenny Williams– Director Partnerships
Where do I start as a PAS Coordinator/Director of IE/VPIE…. Answer = with ACRONYMS… • COE • COC • IE • MRR • PAS • PASS • PAR • KMS • IPEDS • QEP
…HELP… • IE Peer Group famous for sharing • No need to reinvent the wheel • Peer Group Meetings (March & November) • Read your email • Ask questions • Surf professional websites such as AIR, SAIR, SACCR etc. and the IE website @ http://www.dtae.org/teched/pas.html • TCSG Office of Accountability and IE always available to assist
Your Role • Provide decision support for the college administration • Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of programs and departments at the college through ongoing evaluation • Support the development, implementation, data collection, and monitoring of the college’s strategic plan • Lead the accreditation efforts and monitor the college’s compliance with the requirements
Your Role continued • Lead the state accountability efforts and monitor the college’s compliance with requirements • Solicit and report survey feedback from students, graduates, employees, and community members/businesses that the college serves • Conduct national, state, county, institutional, and programmatic research to stay up on trends in workforce education
Duties • Accreditation • PAS • PAR Visits • Perkins • Surveys • Research • Data Collection & Reporting • Curriculum • Planning • Other duties
PAS…what do I with the trend report I received in November??? • Develop a system of distributing the report to instructional divisions. • Send the trend report to VPAAs, Deans, Program Directors with a memo of instructions. • Instructions should focus on what type of corrective plans are needed for program groups that do not meet the PAS key performance indicators. • Set deadline for submission that will give you ample time to enter information in PASS • Examples
Performance Accountability Reviews (PARs) • On-site, peer-review process • Facilitated by TCSG • Every three to six years based on risk • PAS evaluations verified during these visits • Federal Perkins review
Accreditation • COC (Commission on Colleges) • COC Liaison • Compliance Certification and the QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan) • COE (Council on Occupational Education) • The Agencies and SLOs
Organizing To Maintain Accreditation • First Six months • For COC: introduce yourself to and get to know your COC Staff person (A COC VP) and Dr. Sarah Armstrong (Substantive Change Guru at COC) • For COE: introduce yourself to and get to know Sue Schooler, Cindy Sheldon (Annual Report)and Alex Wittig • Review last accreditation cycle documentation • For COC Electronic Compliance Certification, QEP if Applicable and Substantive Change file • For COE Standard Crates and Substantive Change file • Create a system for continuous update of respective accreditation documentation. • Request TCSG staff visit AND make a TSCG office call
Organizing To Maintain Accreditation-2 • Establish or Convene the IE Committee • For COC Schools Convene the QEP Committee too • Establish a COC and/or a COE library • Attend Annual Meetings and Summer Institutes of Accrediting Organizations within the First Year and annually thereafter if funds permit. • Serve on Accreditation Teams of all sorts • Reaffirmation on and off site • Substantive change • Special
Perkins….How do I organize myself? • Establish Perkins Committee..include Special Populations, High School Coordinator, Instructional staff, Human Resources, Career Assessment Coordinator, Enrollment Management etc etc. • Chair Perkins team • Organize Perkins eligible expenditures • Submit budget for approval(s) • Write plans • Monitor personnel • Monitor purchases • Track and tag inventory of equipment • Complete amendments • Maintain documentation and records of EVERYTHING • Assess benchmarks, write improvement plans if necessary
Surveys • First conduct an audit of who collects data/information on campus and when • Typically the function of IR is spread out across the college • Conduct Student surveys • New student, graduate, follow-up, program surveys etc. • Conduct faculty/staff surveys/evaluations • Faculty evaluations by student, administrative evaluations by subordinates etc. • Conduct outside surveys • Noel Levitz, IDEA, CSESSE etc. • Provide data for agencies via surveys • IPEDS, College board
Research • Each college has different levels of involvement with regard to research on workforce needs • Be prepared to assist or provide leadership in gathering workforce data in your service areas • Sources of data: • EMSI • DOL labor statistics • http://www.dol.state.ga.us/em/occupational_outlook • http://www.dol.state.ga.us/wp/lmi_publications.htm
Planning • Ensure you have guidelines for planning, budgeting and evaluation (IE Manual) • Define a clear calendar of planning and evaluation • Have a planning model that is appropriate for your college • Strategic Planning • Lead the annual Strategic Plan Review • Publish Annual Reports, IE assessment plans for the entire college • Capital Outlay • Be involved in the evolving Capital Outlay process
Other duties as assigned • Campus committees • Community involvement • Grant writing • New college initiatives • Employee management • AND MANY MORE………..
Useful links • http://intranet.tcsg.edu/aie.php • http://www.tcsg.edu/ • http://intranet.tcsg.edu/ • http://www.dtae.org/teched/teched.html • http://www.council.org/ • http://www.sacscoc.org/ • http://www.airweb.org/pages/default.aspx