Dean, School of Education

California State University•Allen, TX

10d

About The Position

The Dean is responsible for providing strategic and visionary leadership for the School of Education (SOE); forging productive partnerships with community stakeholders, including P-12 schools, school districts, and families; and advocating internally and externally for all SOE programs and initiatives. The Dean leads regional and state accreditation efforts; oversees outcomes assessment; and ensures academic excellence in undergraduate, credential, and graduate programs. Oversight includes clinical experiences and field placements across disciplines. The Dean plays a key role in achieving enrollment targets; supervising faculty, staff, student employees, and key leadership roles, including the Director of Clinical Experiences & Partnerships and Accreditation. The Dean supports professional development and works collaboratively with program chairs and directors to facilitate the work of the faculty. The Dean also coordinates the School of Education Advisory Committee to ensure strong community engagement and responsiveness to regional workforce needs. The Dean is responsible for stewardship of resources, including active involvement in budget planning conversations, exercising fiscal oversight, and cultivating an environment of transparency and accountability. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, open-minded, and willing to lead strategic resource management in alignment with institutional goals. The Dean is also expected to: Advance mission-aligned inclusive excellence and student success across all areas of the School; Collaborate in the development of new programs, particularly at the master’s level; Expand and support teacher and counselor residency models and other innovative preparation programs; Pursue external funding, including grants, contracts, and philanthropic partnerships; Engage in change management and lead structural and operational improvements to ensure School effectiveness; Build relationships within and beyond the University, including collaboration across the CSU system and throughout the state of California. The Dean must be deeply committed to post-traditional students, including first-generation, low-income, transfer, multilingual learners, and students from historically marginalized communities. Familiarity with, or a background similar to, CSUCI’s student population is highly valued. The Dean will actively support CSUCI’s commitment to inclusive excellence by embedding equity-minded practices across all areas of the School’s work. They will participate annually in professional and/or leadership development opportunities that strengthen their ability to promote educational equity, access, and student success—particularly for historically underserved and marginalized communities—at CSUCI and in the broader educational landscape. Performs additional related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Hold a terminal degree in an Education-related field
Distinguished record of teaching, scholarship, and service meriting tenure at the rank of full professor
Experience as a successful department chair, assistant or associate dean, dean or in another comparable leadership role in higher education for at least 3 years
Demonstrated commitment to equity-minded practices
Experience managing human resources and budgets, with a collaborative and hands-on approach to fiscal oversight
Familiarity with state, regional, and national accreditation processes
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, administrators, and external partners
Understanding of and/or background aligned with CSUCI’s student demographics and regional context

Nice To Haves

Experience in leading organizational change, including change management and operational efficiency
Familiarity with or leadership in functional school structures that support equity and effectiveness
Experience with fieldwork placements and residency program development
Experience building community partnerships, engaging families and supporters, and fostering student success through advisory and stakeholder collaboration
At least three years of P-12 experience in a credentialed position (e.g., teacher, counselor, nurse), preferably in a public school setting
Bilingual fluency (e.g., Spanish, Tagalog)
Experience mentoring faculty and staff and supporting inclusive team development
Demonstrated ability to work across the CSU system and contribute to broader state-level educational initiatives
Experience working in a collective-bargaining environment

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and visionary leadership for the School of Education (SOE)
Forge productive partnerships with community stakeholders, including P-12 schools, school districts, and families
Advocate internally and externally for all SOE programs and initiatives
Lead regional and state accreditation efforts
Oversee outcomes assessment
Ensure academic excellence in undergraduate, credential, and graduate programs
Achieve enrollment targets
Supervise faculty, staff, student employees, and key leadership roles, including the Director of Clinical Experiences & Partnerships and Accreditation
Support professional development and works collaboratively with program chairs and directors to facilitate the work of the faculty
Coordinate the School of Education Advisory Committee to ensure strong community engagement and responsiveness to regional workforce needs
Stewardship of resources, including active involvement in budget planning conversations, exercising fiscal oversight, and cultivating an environment of transparency and accountability
Advance mission-aligned inclusive excellence and student success across all areas of the School
Collaborate in the development of new programs, particularly at the master’s level
Expand and support teacher and counselor residency models and other innovative preparation programs
Pursue external funding, including grants, contracts, and philanthropic partnerships
Engage in change management and lead structural and operational improvements to ensure School effectiveness
Build relationships within and beyond the University, including collaboration across the CSU system and throughout the state of California
Actively support CSUCI’s commitment to inclusive excellence by embedding equity-minded practices across all areas of the School’s work
Participate annually in professional and/or leadership development opportunities that strengthen their ability to promote educational equity, access, and student success
Performs additional related duties as assigned.