Accreditation Coordinator - Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - North Adams

The Accreditation Coordinator oversees the analysis, evaluation, and maintenance of the teacher preparation program's licensing and accreditation requirements. This includes managing and coordinating the self-evaluation processes, preparation for accreditation visits, and all reporting requirements. 

 

• Program Accreditation: Leads all aspects of DESE accreditation program reviews. Serves as lead author, and organizer regarding all facets of program reviews. Works closely with Ed Dept faculty and staff including the Ed Dept Department Chair and DESE Liaison and the MCLA Dean of DGCE.
• Assessment Systems: Leads the design and implementation of the assessment system for the MCLA educator preparation programs including data collection, external review, and analysis. This includes the Benchmark and Gateway assessment systems at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Strategic Planning: Outlines and submits all program implementation plans to DESE to meet the current regulations and standards for educator preparation program reviews. requirements of new standards including, but not limited to:
  
  • Early Literacy Initiative.
  • Professional Standards for Teachers (PST) Requirements.
  • Candidate Assessment of Performance (CAP) Requirements.
  
  
• Feedback from the Field: Conduct yearly gathering and analysis of survey data every semester, as part of required continuous improvement for program approval. Includes gathering and analyzing survey data from:
  
  • Students (undergraduate and graduate).
  • Faculty (full-time and part-time within the Education Department and most other departments at MCLA).
  • Staff within the Education Department.
  • Partners (district and school personnel).
  • Supervising Practitioners.
  • Program Supervisors (MCLA faculty and staff hired to supervise Teacher Candidates)
  
  
• Curriculum Review: Yearly review of all program content, curriculum, and instruction to ensure alignment with State standards. Lead all department-wide projects to update curriculum based on implementation plans.
• Student Progress: Conduct yearly review of both undergraduate and graduate GPA data to identify areas for improvement, to be shared with Ed Dept faculty and staff.
• Reporting Requirements: Complete annual reports (federal and state), including but not limited to: Title II and State Annual Report. Provide data and responses for any additional required reporting and documentation (including state, federal, NCTQ, SARA, and website content).
• Professional Development: Attends statewide professional accreditation meetings. This includes any DESE programming meetings, SCOPE meetings, and others as needed.
•  Attends Education Department, Division of Graduate and Continuing Education, and other meetings as requested or required.

• Degree of at least Bachelors level or equivalent; Masters degree preferred.
• Ability to work with faculty, staff, and students in a college setting.
• Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in data analysis, reporting, and documentation.
• Ability to write and produce well-structured and accurate documentation, reports, and guidelines.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• In-depth experience conducting curriculum review and assessment.
• Strong familiarity with DESE accreditation requirements.

This is a part-time (18 hours per week), non-unit position with an hourly rate of $35 per hour.



Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. Should you need to request a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email Brenda Stokes, Executive Director of Human Resources. 

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is deeply committed to fostering a community of excellence, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We provide equal access to educational, co-curricular and employment opportunities for all applicants, students, and employees regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital or parental status, veteran status, or membership in any other legally protected class. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that they operate, which extends to admission and employment.  

Inquiries about Title IX, Equal Opportunity, or ADA/504 and other non-discrimination policies may be directed to MCLA's Title IX Coordinator and Equal Opportunity Officer, to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, or both. 

Liz Frost

Interim Title IX Coordinator and Equal Opportunity Officer 

375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247 

Titleix@mcla.edu 

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights  

33 Arch Street, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02119-1424  

Telephone: (617) 289-0111; FAX: (617) 289-0150; TDD (877) 521-2172  

OCR.Boston@ed.gov