With its formation in 1977, the National Council of Instructional
Administrators (NCIA), an affiliate of the American Association
of Community Colleges, quickly grew to become the one
of the largest affiliates of the AACC. It has evolved over
time providing for the instructional administrator an agenda
for leadership, advocacy, innovation and professional development.
The National Council of Instructional Administrators supports the principles,
goals, and objectives of the American Association of Community Colleges and
is committed to leadership, innovation, advocacy, and development for the improvement
of teaching and learning.
LEADERSHIP: The National Council of Instructional Administrators
provides leadership for advancement of instructional programs, activities,
and support services.
Instructional Leadership Award
INNOVATION: The National Council of Instructional Administrators promotes
innovation through the recognition and dissemination of information regarding
exemplary instructional programs and administrative practices.
Exemplary Initiatives Competition
ADVOCACY: The National Council of Instructional Administrators provides
a forum for the identification, discussion, and dissemination of instructional
issues, and takes action on behalf of its members.
DEVELOPMENT: The National Council of Instructional Administrators provides
professional development activities for the enhancement of its members.
Instuctional Leadership Academy
GOALS AND ACTIVITIES
To accomplish the mission of the National Council of Instructional Administrators
the following goals have been adopted:
- Identify, research, and articulate emerging and future instructional issues.Develop
and disseminate policy recommendations.
- Enhance the effectiveness of instructional administrators through the promotion
of professional development.
- Recognize exemplary educational programs, practices, leadership, and service.
- Collaborate with AACC councils and other educational organizations.
- Promote scholarship and research to enhance teaching, learning, and student
success.
- Promote an education environment that values differences and similarities
in human conditions and cultures.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NCIA
During the early 1970s the American Association of Community
Colleges encouraged the formation of councils representing specific interests.
By 1976 there still was not a council representing instructional interests.
As instruction is the reason for AACC's existence, a group of community
college deans began discussing the possibility of forming an AACC affiliated
council to represent instructional interests.
In April of 1977 a group of approximately 50 instructional
administrators met at the AACC convention in Denver to discuss the
feasibility of forming such a council. At that initial meeting consensus
was reached to begin the process of formally establishing the NCIA.
The original officers elected at that meeting were Roger Van Winkle,
President, from Harford Community College and now at Massachusetts
Bay Community College; Bob Evans, Vice President, then at Olympic
College and now at Colorado Mountain College; Jeff Lukenbill, Secretary,
from MiamiDade Community College; and Elmer Kuhn, Treasurer, from
Prince George's Community College. This group guided the organization
through its formative years. Bylaws were adopted and affiliation
was granted by AACC at its 1978 annual meeting in San Francisco.
The membership goal that first year was 200.
Since its establishment the NCIA has grown to over
4,000 members representing about a fourth of all two year colleges.
The Council has taken a leadership role on a wide range of both regional
and national issues including specialized accreditation, entry-level
standards into nursing, assessment and competency based instruction.
Today the Council is a vital contributor to the two
year college movement. In cooperation with such national organizations
as the American College Testing Service, the League for Innovation
in the Community College, and a number of colleges and universities,
NCIA is truly the leadership organization in the two year college
movement. As the largest and most important council in AACC, the
National Council of Instructional Administrators assists AACC in
selecting programs for the national conventions, advises the parent
organization on national issues, testifies before congressional and
other national and regional organizations, and generally serves as
the spokesperson for the instructional movement in two year colleges.
NCIA Presidents
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2001-02 |
Don
Yeager |
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2002-03 |
Julie
Hatoff |
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2003-04 |
Russ
DeVriendt |
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2004--05 |
Johnnie
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2005-06 |
Gloria
Ann Lopez |
