LeBaron Woodyard
Dean
The Instructional Programs and Services Unit is responsible for management, policy development and implementation in the areas of instructional resources and academic standards, including Credit Program and Course approval, curriculum reporting and review, Noncredit (adult education), Basic Skills and English as a Second Language (ESL), and Distance Education; in addition to administration of the following special projects: Fund for Instructional Improvement (FII), Middle College High School, Career Advancement Academies, Career Technical Education Teacher Preparation Pipeline, and Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA).
Under the direction of the Dean, the Instructional Programs and Services unit reviews new community college curriculum, provides direction on curricular issues, and manages several grant funds that support instructional initiatives. The unit is also responsible for approving new credit degrees and certificates, credit courses that are not part of an approved program, and noncredit (adult education) courses; and maintains inventories of approved programs and noncredit courses.
Additionally, the Instructional Programs and Services unit conducts research and provides policy leadership in the areas of Basic Skills and ESL, and various areas related to distance education and curriculum and instructional aspects of grading issues, probation and dismissal, course standards, degree and certificate requirements, and applications for approval of new educational centers and new colleges.
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