Nicole Baird Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, MD, US

Essex, Maryland, United States

Frederick, MD

Oversaw Library Services, STEM/Tutoring and Writing Centers, Online Learning and Instructional Innovation, Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the Testing Center.

Catonsville, Maryland

• Reporting directly to the Provost and Vice President of Instruction, I formulate college-wide goals, evaluate departmental initiatives and programmatic outcomes. My direct reports include 5 Directors, each with.
• Oversaw academic action processes and delivered final decisions relative to student probation and suspension exceptions.
• Built a recruitment model and process to support student interest and participation in the Male Student Success Initiative (MSSI) targeted at male students of color, in partnership with MDRC®.
• Strengthened the internal processes designed to provide prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADAAA) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
• In response to COVID-19, I spearheaded the Getting Started at CCBC department to provide virtual new student onboarding and advisement that resulted in the assessment, enrollment, and orientation of over 5,000 new.

Catonsville, Maryland

Taught developmental math and first year experience courses

Baltimore County, Maryland, United States

• Responsibilities: Reporting directly to the Dean of Student Development, I provided leadership and direction to a team of four full-time Testing Center Administrators, three full-time Testing Specialists, and 28.
• Collaborated with academic department chairs to develop policies and directives on new student placement and distance learning testing procedures.
• Coordinated with the math department to develop a pilot for developmental math students using the ALEKS PPL math assessment, which led to the subsequent implementation of a college-wide transition of Accuplacer Classic.
• Monitored new student assessment data and provided reports to deans and other departments for new student recruitment initiatives, CCBC/four-year university partnerships, and Baltimore County Public Schools dual.
• Streamlined test submission guidelines for faculty and developed a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual with online training modules.
• Developed procedures that upheld institutional academic integrity and code of conduct policies and evaluated mechanisms of communicating student violations to faculty and the Office of Judicial Affairs.

Baltimore County, Maryland, United States

• Responsibilities: Reporting to the Dean of Developmental Education and Special Academic Programs, I provided leadership and direction of college-wide initiatives and projects related to the Student Success Centers.
• Provided intervention and academic coaching to students at risk of failing to maintain satisfactory academic progress in developmental education course work.
• Researched and provided proactive support for students enrolled in acceleration models, including the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) and Accelerated Math Program (AMP).
• Collaborated regularly with Institutional Planning and Research to identify enrollment trends and develop annual goals for the department.
• Wrote and received funding for the MICU (Math Intensive Care Unit) program, a $60,000 grant funded by the Maryland Higher Education Commission designed to provide academic advisement and math assistance to pre-nursing.

Baltimore County, Maryland, United States

• Responsibilities: Reporting to the Dean of Developmental Education, I provided campus-specific leadership over the enforcement of developmental education policies and disseminated procedural changes to the college.
• Provided academic coaching and created educational learning plans for an annual caseload of approximately 500 students.
• Developed and implemented programs targeted at increasing the completion rates and persistence of academically underprepared students.
• Hired, supervised, trained, and evaluated academic coaches in providing targeted academic advising, mentoring, study skills, and non-academic support for at-risk and underprepared students.
• Oversaw and organized training for the Faculty Academic Advising program (this program required students who earned 40 or more credits to meet with faculty advisors at specific periods during the academic semester).
• Served as Project Director for the PACT (Partnering Academic Coaching and Tutoring) program, a $70,000 grant funded by MHEC, which was designed to retain students by providing academic advising, academic coaching, math.

Baltimore County, Maryland, United States

• Responsibilities: Reporting to the Director of Testing and Tutorial Services, I provided leadership and supervision over the daily operations of the Student Success Center that included the Tutorial Center, the.
• Planned and organized extensive biannual training sessions for all staff, including breakout sessions addressing customer service skills; tutoring and study strategies (specialty workshops for new and seasoned tutors).
• Gathered, analyzed, and reported Student Success Center activity and usage data per the Title III grant learning outcomes.
• Determined the budget area (i.e., Perkins grant, Title III) and projected salary expenses for approximately fifty staff members (including temporary hourly staff, volunteers, student aides, and work-study students) for.

Certificate, Change Management

Doctor Of Education (Edd), Educational Leadership And Management

Master Of Science (Ms), Adult And Continuing Education Administration

Activities and Societies: McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Scholar; Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society, President; Student Government.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General