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• Provide continuous advising to students throughout the year.
• Supervise teacher candidates in their clinical experiences to ensure they are making progress in demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of a beginning educator. 
• Teach courses in the professional foundations coursework of the Transitional Certification Program, as needed.

• Develop and implement recruitment strategies targeting high-need endorsement areas.
• Advance partnerships that target strategic recruitment opportunities to grow enrollment and quality preparation.
• Provide strategic leadership and long-term planning for the Transitional Certification Program.

• Collaborate with district leaders to address teacher workforce needs.
• Advance new innovative partnerships with Nebraska school districts, ESUs, and community colleges to support pipelines into the teaching profession.

• Oversee CRM (Salesforce) system onboarding process and work with the CRM team to further develop its usage.
• Oversee admissions, advising, mentoring, and support services for TCP candidates.
• Monitor candidate progress and implement retention and completion strategies.

• Meet regularly with the content area advisors to ensure program continuity & determine areas for improvement.
• Meet regularly with the Certification Office team to discuss NDE changes that affect post-baccalaureate initial certification programming and problem-solve student issues.
• Work with Master’s in C&I Online Coordinator to ensure seamless transition from non-degree post-baccalaureate program to degree program and graduation.

• Collect and analyze program data to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Track candidate performance, employment outcomes, and program impact.
• Prepare annual program evaluation reports.
• Ensure compliance with Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) regulations and certification requirements.
• Maintain alignment with state accreditation standards.
• Prepare required reports and documentation for state approval and accreditation reviews.

Additional duties as assigned.

Decisions and problems solved in this role include:

• processes for candidate intake, monitoring, and advising
• processes for recruitment and program marketing
• processes for quality assurance
• processes for alumni engagement
• problems to solve may include navigating a struggling teacher candidate/student in the program
• problems to solve may include navigating program decisions tactfully with content area faculty

The program director has one of the more influential roles in the Department of Teacher Education, as the Transitional Certification Program interfaces with all content area endorsement faculty, the educator certification office, the larger College of Education, Teacher Education Faculty and Staff, and school and community partners.

The program director's vision to strengthen this program and its reputation across the state will have a large impact on the overall reputation of UNK's educator preparation programs.

Determined over a period of months

This position does not have budgetary accountabilities.

Large impact due to the number of students in the program and cross-cutting impact with other disciplines offering content-area endorsements through this program and graduate degree programs.

Additional reputational impact to the campus and department because the program prepares teachers for schools throughout Nebraska.

Interactions with key personnel in PK-12 school districts & ESUs.

Interactions with faculty and staff across the UNK campus.

Interactions with students in the Transitional Certification Program.

Interactions with role-alike staff across the NU System and the Nebraska Department of Education.

Supervision is provided by the Department Chair of Teacher Education.

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