N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:11-4.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 9A:11-4.4 - Institutional administration

(a) Each participating institution shall provide administrative support for the efficient operation of the campus EOF program.

(b) Each participating institution that receives program support funds under Article IV shall appoint a full-time administrator/director responsible for operating the institutional EOF program. A request to waive the full-time requirement may be submitted to the EOF Executive Director. The waiver request shall contain the following information:

1. The percentage of time the administrator/director will devote to the operation of the institutional EOF program; and

2. An explanation of how the administrator/director's administrative functions set forth in (e)1 through 12 below will be fulfilled with less than a full-time director.

(c) The EOF Executive Director shall have 30 days from the receipt of the waiver request as set forth in (b) above to approve or deny the request. If the waiver is approved, institutions shall affix the waiver approval to their fiscal-year contract.

(d) The waiver request shall be resubmitted in the event of a change in personnel, responsibilities, or reorganization.

(e) Each participating institution shall provide for the campus EOF administrator/director to have sufficient authority for the following:

1. Program planning;

2. Budget development and administration;

3. Selection, training, and supervision of program staff;

4. Monitoring program students' academic progress;

5. Development and implementation of policies and procedures that facilitate the retention, transfer, and graduation of the target EOF population;

6. Supervision and/or coordination of recruitment and enrollment management activities;

7. Use the EOF on-line supplemental roster to request, process, and certify EOF Article III student grant awards for eligible students;

8. Review of financial aid packages for EOF students to determine the appropriateness and adequacy of financial aid awards;

9. Development of collaborative linkages with precollege programs;

10. Assessment and evaluation of all program components;

11. Supervision and submission of all required materials to the EOF Central Office; and

12. Supervision of all data collection and development of research reports on the program.

(f) Each participating institution shall maintain clear administrative procedures for cooperative interaction with the various offices responsible for the activities outlined in (e)1 through 12 above.

(g) Personnel selected by participating institutions to administer and deliver services to EOF students are employees of the institution and are governed by that institution's personnel policies.

(h) Each participating institution shall provide for the campus EOF administrator/director to participate actively in all institutional policy making that affects the EOF program and its students, including academic standards, recruitment, and retention.

(i) At each participating institution, the campus EOF administrator/director shall make the final determination on admitting students to the EOF program and awarding EOF Article III grants.

N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:11-4.4

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 2356(a), effective 11/7/2016

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2796(b), effective 8/21/2017