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The organizational structure is very organized, even with the process of expanding the school.
A few surprises when it comes to some of the lateral department heads, but nothing other than that. The structure is hard to follow when it comes to knowing who your direct report will be.
Elmer,
Every organization is different. As long as we put the student first, the organizational structure established by your school will serve you best by providing student success.
Patty Aronoff
John ,
That is the beauty of working in teams. Even though we have our individual job duties, we work together for the best student experience.
Patty Aronoff
Out of curiosity, in your experience, is there a type of organizational structure (e.g., matrix vs. non-matrix) which you find to best deliver a high quality student experience?
That is for sure,
When tasks become difficult, team members come together and assist one another. It is the only way to get things done at times, especially when there are not enough employees to assign to a specific task at all times
Autumn,
You really get to know the students as well. Bring part of their growth with their courses and seeingthe results when they graduate.
Patty Aronoff
Kelly,
Excellent! It's great to be part of the Organization as it grows.
Patty Aronoff
I love working at a small school. There is a very clear organizational chart. Each department consists of one or two staff members and is directly headed by the director who makes himself available to assist when questions arise.
Our Organizational structure is rather complete, with Administration, Admissions, Education, Placement, Financing, and Teachers. There were no surprises, but we will add more departments as we move toward accreditation and Title IV.
Janel,
Smaller schools still have to complete the operations of anneducational institution. Many small schools do that by staff taking on additional task.
Patty Aronoff
Jonathan,
An organizational chart is a very important document in the operations of the school no matter what size the operation. Providing a clear indication of the and who reports to whom.
Patty Aronoff
Ryan,
Agreed! And organizational chart gives us a roadmap of all things within the school. Who to go to and what area.
Patty Aronoff
Sherry,
There are two kinds of organizational charts. One by position which most schools use and then another type is by persons name. The ones with positions would only change when there's an organizational change.
Patty Aronoff
The structure of our academy was not surprising in any way because of the small group of employees it is clear what each persons job title and duties are. I did discover that because we have a small group of employees that some people must take on other tasks to help where we lack and to provide our students with a successful experience at our academy.
We are a small school yet having a detailed and clear organizational structure is essential to all functions of the college. We recently had a new president join our school and we changed our org chart to more accurately reflect our college's structure both adminsitratively, academically and clinically.
I find it helpful and important to know and understand the organizational structure at your institution. This way, as admissions representatives, we know not only who we report to and who others report to, but who we go to with questions about specific programs, policies, or services.
I did review our chart and it was correct. We are a small school so it it a lot easier than the larger ones.
A question for the larger schools, do you get an updated organizational chart every time some move or changes a position with the school?
LeAnn,
Very interesting indeed. Having an organizational structure like that means that you must all work as a cohesive unit to meet the goals for the institution.
Patty Aronoff
We have a unique organizational structure here as we work more as a community, working from the bottom up, as opposed to top down model. We empower our employees to create what they want, and work with their superiors to come to a balance that works for the whole community.