Distance Education Director

San Bernardino Community College District

Job Location:

Yucaipa, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 121957 - 165367

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Anticipated Hire/Start Date: July 1 2026

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are notintended to reflect all duties performed within the job; however any additional duties will be reasonably related to this class.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Under the general direction of the assigned administrator the Distance Education Director leads the strategic development and delivery of high-quality inclusive and accessible online education. This role oversees faculty training and regulatory compliance while embedding DEIA principles across all distance education initiatives.

The Director collaborates with campus and district stakeholders to support course and program development accreditation standards and continuous improvement through data-informed practices. Additionally the Director represents the College in regional and statewide DE efforts and steers institutional planning evaluation and budgeting for online education.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
The following duties are typical for this classification.

Design and deliver facilitated and self-paced training for faculty on pedagogy.
Collaborate with District Support Services to deliver and facilitate training for faculty on accessibility.
Promote inclusive and accessible online learning by incorporating DEIA principles into the Distance Education (DE) Program and emphasize regular and effective interaction in online courses.
Coordinate implement and track online training for the DE certification process.
Provide individualized assistance in course design to promote inclusive and accessible practices.
Partner with the Professional Development Committee Academic Senate and District Support Services to offer workshops supporting online instructional modalities.
Collaborate with District Support Services to develop and deliver training on regulatory compliance including Board Policies and Administrative Procedures.
Support departments in the development of DE courses and the DE Addendum process.
Track and document the Educational Technology Committees (ETC) recommendations for curriculum approval.
Assist departments in creating online degree and certificate pathways that promote student equity and success.
Assist the Deans and faculty to ensure that all instructional DE accreditation standards are met.
Chair the Distance Education Program (DEP) Committee and lead related workgroups; leads the Peer Online Course Review (POCR) work group to facilitate POCR badging for faculty courses.
Serve as a liaison between the College and the District on DE matters.
Represent the college in statewide and regional DE groups.
Oversee the development and maintenance of the College Distance Education Plan including the annual plan and program review.
Collaborate with District Support Services to provide support to faculty on Learning Management System (LMS) issues primarily Canvas.
Collaborate with District Support Services to advise on the online instructional and student services technology standards ensuring compliance with accessibility and usability guidelines.
Update online materials and resources such as the Distance Education portal and instructional and student support materials.
Assist in formative evaluations for online instruction incorporating DEIA considerations.
Analyze data from surveys outcomes and assessments to inform improvements to DE practices and student equity initiatives at the College.
Contribute to accreditation requirements of ACCJC assisting with drafting materials for the self-study document.
Assist with budget development for DE initiatives at the College and with completing required DE surveys and accreditation reports.
Maintain current knowledge of DE trends research and emerging technologies.
Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

Best practices in online teaching and learning including instructional design pedagogy and andragogy.
Federal and state regulations governing Distance Education and accreditation standards.
Distance Education frameworks such as Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) and POCR processes.
Learning Management Systems (LMS) and related educational technologies.
Principles and practices of DEIA (Diversity Equity Inclusion and Accessibility) and their application in online learning environments.
Curriculum development and approval processes including DE Addenda and online program design.
Techniques for formative and summative assessment in online modalities.
Data analysis and interpretation for program evaluation and improvement.
Strategic planning program review and budget development in an academic setting.
Organizational governance structures including shared governance academic senate and committee operations.

Ability to:

Collaborate effectively with faculty administrators district personnel and other stakeholders to support online teaching and learning.
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing including public presentations technical documentation and accreditation reports.
Manage multiple projects meet deadlines and adapt to evolving educational and technological trends.
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
Work independently assume responsibility and take initiative in carrying out assignments.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Guidelines

Education/Training:

A masters degree from an accredited institution.

Experience:

One (1) year of formal training internship or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrative assignment.
Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural and ethnic backgrounds of students and staff including individuals with varied learning needs and physical conditions.

Desired Education/Training and Experience:

Two (2) years of experience facilitating the development of distance education and POCR in a collegiate setting(must be mentioned throughout application material and answer supplemental question).
Two (2) years experience teaching in an online environment that includes the use of a learning management system technology software applications the delivery of content and instruction (must be mentioned throughout application material and answer supplemental question).
Demonstrated ability to evaluate data for planning and reporting purposes (must be mentioned throughout application material and answer supplemental question).

License or Certificates:

Equivalency Process:
The San Bernardino Community College promotes the effort to ensure that their supervisors and managers are administrators who can lead organize plan and supervise; and who understand the needs of students classified faculty and the learning environment; and who value institutional governance based upon a genuine sharing of responsibility with faculty colleagues. The minimum qualifications for supervisors and administrators should help the District to ensure that it will select individuals who are competent to perform the kind of administrative responsibilities that administrators are normally required to assume such as supervision organizational planning and budget development and administration.

This equivalency process is designed to include exceptionally strong candidates who may have earned in a variety of ways the equivalent to a Masters Degree. Equivalency determinations shall be determined jointly by the President of the College or designee and the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources or Designee. The criteria used in making the determination shall be reflected in the governing boards action when employing the individual.

Academic disciplines:
Educational Administrators are required to hold a Masters Degree and complete one year of supervisory experience in the appropriate setting. While it is the intent of the Board of Trustees to employ educational administrators who possess the minimum qualifications set out by Title 5 regulations there may be exceptional circumstances whereas applicants clearly have the equivalent to those minimum qualifications. Title 5 regulations allow for a local district to determine equivalencies for educational administrators.
Equivalencies to a Masters Degree may also be accepted for educational administrators supervising departments which only include academic disciplines. This should be an exceptional and uncommon occurrence.

An applicant for an educational administrator position where that administrator supervises departments that only include academic disciplines may be determined to have the equivalent of a Masters Degree in the following ways. This list is not all inclusive.

1. Any Masters Degree with a minimum of 12 semester graduate units in the relevant academic discipline OR
2. A Bachelors Degree in the relevant academic discipline and a combination of most or all of the following:
Graduate program coursework substantial enough to satisfy any general education portion of a Masters level course of study (12-20 semester units) or significant coursework within the relevant discipline in the absence of a breadth requirement (totaling 27-32 semester units).
A substantial number of years of community college level full-time teaching in one of the disciplines included in the department (10-20 years).
Evidence of organizational and planning skills with regard to educational activities.
Evidence of experience and skill supervising both faculty and staff.
Evidence of experience in budget development and administration.
Evidence of conducting major special campus-wide projects.
Evidence of participation in state and/or national discipline-specific organizations.
Evidence of scholarly works.
Evidence of major participation in the governance activities of a community college.
Evidence of acclaim in the field.
Evidence of contribution to the field on the local state and/or national level.

*Candidates that do not meet the minimum educational requirements will need to apply for equivalency in accordance with the SBCCD Management Personnel Plan. Please email if you will need to apply for equivalency.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting; occasionally travel from site to site.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop bend kneel crouch reach and twist; to lift carry push and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight up to 25 pounds; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Employment Requirements

The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:

Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.
Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution (for positions with higher education requirement)
Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment.
Employment verification(s) (for salary placement on faculty salary schedule). The salary posted in the job listing reflects the range from the starting minimum to the maximum placement which is determined based on the candidates education and experience once the position is offered and the salary placement paperwork is submitted to the Office of Human Resources.
Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).

Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College DistrictsAdministrative Procedures and Board Policies.

Forecasted Recruitment Timeline (please note that delays may cause adjustments to this timeline):

FORECASTED RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

Internal HR Screening:	2/23/26-3/13/26
1st Level Interviews:	3/23/26-3/27/26
2nd Level Interviews:	3/30/26-4/3/26
Board Date:	6/11/26
Projected Hire Date:	7/1/26

Required Experience:

Director

Job DescriptionAnticipated Hire/Start Date: July 1 2026Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are notintended to reflect all duties performed within the job; however any additional duties will be reas...