Assistant Director Early College Programs and Completions

The Assistant Director Early College Programs and Completions will develop and expand relationships with school corporations to further the mission of the College and the campus through K-12 initiatives resulting in college completions. Specifically, responsible for dual credit and Early College programs designed to support career pathway initiatives, namely Indiana College Core (ICC). Work directly with the Director K-14 Initiatives: Dual Credit and Early College and the K-14 Director of Engagement and Transition as well as the DC College Advisors. Collaborate with internal academic affairs leadership, namely Deans, Department/Program Chairs, and the Registrar to create academic programs/plans aligning with Ivy Tech stackable credentials. Manage, advise, and share college completions with K-12 stakeholders focused on Ivy Tech as a viable option to support students prior to high school graduation in their college and career journey.

The Assistant Director Early College Programs and Completions plans, coordinates, and manages the Indiana College Core completion opportunities for the K-14 Team. This position will provide academic and student support services in our Early College High Schools, so students have a rigorous college-prep curriculum with the opportunity to earn up to two years of college credit while in high school. One goal is to provide students with the confidence and skills necessary to graduate from both high school and college; the result is making a college education more accessible, affordable, and attractive to northeast Indiana students by offering an early college program which meets high school graduation requirements and offers focused college-credit, culminating in a Certificate (CT), Technical Certificate (TC) leading toward a two-year associate degree (AS/AAS).  Identified Early College High Schools will receive a broad array of professional-level support services, which include college readiness programming, career development, curriculum planning, academic and program-level course offerings, coaching and collaborative staff/faculty development, and access to campus appropriate activities. The Assistant Director monitors, provide supports, and advising to students and their progress, and facilitates appropriate integration of Early College and Dual Credit activities with those of other Ivy Tech and K-12 collaborative programs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible to plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate Dual Credit and Early College Programs focused on Indiana College Core (ICC) Completions throughout northeast Indiana.
• Responsible to provide a framework for Early College partners with a broad array of professional-level support services which include college readiness programming, career development, curriculum planning, academic and program-level course offerings, coaching and collaborative staff/faculty development, and access to facilities.
• Responsible to coordinate and provide academic and student support services Early College HS students. Integrate on-campus appropriate activities with applicable Ivy Tech and K-12 collaborative programming.
• Responsible to advise dual credit students about pathways to academic programs (ICC) and transfer opportunities with Ivy Tech by managing and coordinating academic plans/degree trackers.
• Monitor academic progress of assigned dual credit students, provide on-going academic advising support, while identifying gaps students could fulfill with dual enrollment resulting in a college completion.
• Responsible to lead the implementation of Indiana College Core (ICC) completions with high school partners and expand the college’s ICC completion footprint in northeast Indiana.
• Develop and implement success strategies for the dual credit student registration processes with the goal of students earning certificate/pathway completions prior to high school graduation.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with high school partners and maintain communication, providing individual school updates, utilizing ICC Pathway Worksheets via Google, on the Indiana College Core competency requirements.
• Learn and use Ivy Tech data and support systems (Banner, IvyLearn, MyIvy, Ivy Analytics, DualEnroll, Knowledge Assessment (KA), Workday, the College’s Credential System, DocuSign, etc.) as well as external systems, i.e. CHE’s My College Core Tool, Core Transfer Library and TransferIN, DOE’s LVIS Look Up, etc.
• Manages the Dual Credit student completion tracking process in partnership with Campus Registrar. Ensuring accurate student coding for reporting purposes.
• Stay abreast of Ivy Tech, DOE, CHE, HLC, NLPS, and other key stakeholders’ initiatives, policies, and programming related to Dual Credit, Early College and Indiana College Core Completions.
• Deliver on-site services promoting Dual Credit and Early College programs