Foundational Level Performance:
- Identify and explain academic policy(s) relevant to a situation.
- Apply policies effectively within the institution, ensuring compliance and fostering an environment that supports institutional integrity and student success.
- Recognize how policies comply with federal and state regulatory and accreditation standards and are aligned with institutional values.
Intermediate Level Performance:
- Analyze and interpret policies that align with higher education standards and best practices.
- Evaluate academic policies to ensure they are comprehensive, clear, and enforceable.
- Assess existing policies and identify gaps and opportunities for refinement.
- Implement policies effectively to ensure compliance and foster an environment that supports institutional integrity and student success.
- Ensure alignment across regulatory and accreditation standards and alignment with the institution’s mission.
Advanced Level Performance:
- Create and develop policies that align with higher education standards and best practices.
- Design and operationalize comprehensive, clear, and enforceable academic policies.
- Formulate strategies to improve existing policies and effectively implement them, ensuring compliance and fostering an environment that supports a commitment to academic standards and student success.
- Ensure alignment across regulatory and accreditation standards while aligning with the institutional mission.
- Educate and oversee limited but appropriate policy exceptions for students or the institution, as guided by professional standards, but maintain compliance where exceptions might be necessary.
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