The Dean will provide overall leadership to the School of Education in the following ways: Oversight of curriculum and programs: develop new programs, coordinate program review and accreditation process with program chairs, supervise the assessment of the programs within the school, promote programs within the school; Oversight of accreditation and state department requirements of the Education Program Provider (EPP): coordinate state report submissions with Director of Teacher Education (DTE) and Field Experience Coordinator, organize and lead accreditation cycle requirements with DTE and program chairs; Hire, develop, and supervise faculty and academic support staff: oversee hiring process of faculty, orient and support development of new faculty with assistance of program chairs, coordinate peer-review of teaching, oversee student course evaluations, evaluate faculty annually (teaching, service, and scholarship, as appropriate for faculty position), recommend faculty for tenure and promotion, oversee advising, hire and orient adjunct faculty with assistance of program chairs, conduct/coordinate in-class observations of new adjunct faculty, review faculty loads and assignments with each faculty member at the beginning of each academic year; Maintain a positive working environment; Tend to academic student issues; Manage resources, including proposing and monitoring budgets; Serve as a liaison with administration and other College departments; Work with admissions to recruit new students; Work with marketing to develop consistent, on-brand collateral materials; Represent the College externally when appropriate; Maintain and share program and school data as appropriate; Complete other duties as assigned. D.) in Education from an accredited institution; Has at least 5 years of successful public school teaching experience; Is knowledgeable/has experience with the certification requirements in the state of South Carolina or other US state; Has experience with accreditation through a national or state process and specialty program areas (SPA) reports; Has a minimum of 3 years of progressive academic leadership experience, such as department chair or associate dean; Has a distinguished record of teaching, scholarship, and service for more than 5 years, qualifying for a senior faculty rank; Experience with submission and monitoring of state and federal grants is desired; Experience with doctoral program development at the advanced level is desired.