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Director of Assessment and Accreditation
Remote, USA; Remote, California
Source: National University careers · View original posting
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- Compensation Range: Annual Salary: $79,930.00 - $107,900.00
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- full time
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Annual Salary: $79,930.00 - $107,900.00
Director of Assessment and Accreditation
Sanford College of Education | National University Remote, USA (California Commission on Teacher Credentialing experience preferred) Salary Range: $79,930 - $107,900 Travel: Approximately once annually for the Dean's Cabinet Retreat
Lead Assessment Excellence. Advance Accreditation Success. Shape the Future of Educator Preparation.
The Sanford College of Education at National University is seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Assessment and Accreditation to lead assessment, accreditation, and continuous improvement efforts across a growing portfolio of credential and non-credential academic programs.
This director-level role reflects the College's growth and commitment to advancing student learning outcomes, academic quality, and accreditation excellence. As the College's primary assessment and accreditation leader, you will collaborate with faculty, academic leadership, curriculum teams, instructional designers, and university partners to ensure compliance with state, regional, and national accreditation standards while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
If you are a higher education leader with expertise in academic assessment, teacher education accreditation, data analysis, and faculty collaboration, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on educator preparation programs serving students nationwide.
About the Role
Reporting to the Dean of the Sanford College of Education with a strong working and reporting relationship to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs , the Director of Assessment and Accreditation serves as the college's subject matter expert for assessment, accreditation, student learning outcomes, and program effectiveness.
This role will oversee assessment and accreditation activities for credential and non-credential programs and serve as the primary liaison between the College and university offices responsible for assessment, institutional research, accreditation, and curriculum governance.
The successful candidate will play a critical role in guiding faculty and program leaders through assessment planning, accreditation reporting, program reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with university, state, and accreditation expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Assessment Leadership
- Lead the strategic planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of academic assessment throughout the College.
- Manage annual student learning outcomes assessments and comprehensive program reviews.
- Develop and maintain assessment processes, tools, dashboards, rubrics, surveys, and reporting methodologies.
- Analyze student learning and program effectiveness data to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Produce reports and recommendations for academic leadership, faculty, and university stakeholders.
- Serve as the College's lead administrator for assessment management systems and assessment dashboards.
- Accreditation Leadership
- Serve as the primary college contact for accreditation and state approval activities.
- Lead preparation of self-studies, annual reports, accreditation submissions, quality assurance reports, and accreditation responses.
- Guide compliance efforts related to: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)
- WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
- Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)
- Other relevant accreditation and approval agencies
- Support accreditation site visits, review processes, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
- Faculty and Program Support
- Partner with faculty, program directors, department chairs, curriculum leaders, and instructional designers to improve student learning assessment practices.
- Provide training, coaching, and consultation on assessment methodologies and accreditation requirements.
- Support development and revision of: Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
- Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
- Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
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