AMT Program Chair

Summary

The Program Chair manages all program-related functions to ensure delivery of curriculum and to promote student success. The Program Chair serves as the primary contact for students and faculty by maintaining a high level of visibility and actively soliciting input to promote a positive learning environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Interviews and manages program faculty:

• Interviews and selects qualified faculty and staff.

• Manages all program faculty.

• Ensures that what is being taught conforms to the established Spartan College syllabi.

• Conduct classroom observations in accordance with the Spartan College policy and procedures.

• Review end of course surveys with faculty for coaching and faculty development.

• Coordinates new faculty training and continual training with current faculty.

• Conducts annual performance reviews and evaluations.

• Schedules and leads ongoing faculty meetings/trainings.

• Manages student issues for program students:

• Accountable for Student Success as measured by Retention/Graduation Rates and the promotion and encouragement of the certification process.

• Participates in activities designed to improve student retention.

• Manage student daily attendance based on Last Date of Attendance (LDA) reporting.

• Conduct student academic advisement activities/plans.

• Enforce the Spartan College Student Code of Conduct.

• Addresses scheduling issues and student complaints.

• Participates in the program master schedule development:

• Creates program core offerings and determines faculty assignments each term.

• Assign appropriate instructors by content specialties and room assignments related to courses held each term.

• Manages program related equipment and materials:

• Ensures functional training aids and hardware.

• Ensures licensed software and other equipment are in place to deliver instruction according to Spartan standards.

• Oversees continued training for equipment and software.

• Manages consumable inventory items.

• Participates in curriculum development:

• Recruits' members for PAC committees, facilitates PAC committee discussions, and summarizes and distributes recommendation

• Keeps current in both the subject area and instructional methodology.

• Collaborates on curriculum review, evaluation, revision with faculty and curriculum committees as appropriate.

• Program budget management:

• Review program budgets (payroll, expenses, and CapEx) and collaborates with Campus Leadership in the preparation of the total academic budget.

• Tracks monthly performance and makes recommendations relative to program budget.

• Teaches courses as required.