PERQUIMANS COUNTY SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Director of Career & Technical Education

QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Master’s degree

NC Teacher License w/ Administrator Certification, preferred

Middle and/or high school CTE Teaching experience (5 years)

Must have or be able to obtain Career and Technical Education Administrator licensure

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

State Salary Schedule, 12 month Position

Reports to: Assistant Superintendent/Superintendent

SUPERVISES: Supervises CTE Staff

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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  Creating innovative pathways to career success for students that are reflective of community and workforce needs.
• Responsible for the leadership of the Career and Technical Education program to include the strategic

plan and vision, management of budget, technology, program equipment and CTE Staff.

• Provide administrative support to both middle and high school principals, teachers, superintendent, and local board of education through effective communication of pertinent information.
• Facilitate appropriate staffng and staff development focused on improved instruction and student

achievement through performance data analysis.

• Collaborate with postsecondary institutions to promote seamless transitions and articulation for students. Participate in regional, state, and national conferences, workshops, and meetings to stay current on CTE issues such as legislation, policies, labor market, and economic development trends.
• Work cooperatively to build strong community/business and industry involvement to promote and enhance Career and Technical Education programs.

Major Functions

• Accountability
• Fiscal Management and Compliance
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Community Involvement and Partnerships
• Human Resources
• Innovation
• Other Responsibilities

The following list provides examples of appropriate activities for each of the seven major functions.

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  Major Function: Accountability Responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement the annual Career and Technical Education Local Plan based on requirements of state and federal laws.
• Measure and analyze performance data to improve instruction and student performance. Coordinate the annual collection of data including: VEIS (Vocational Education Information System), academic, and technical measures to meet state and federal achievement benchmarks.
• Prepare and submit all necessary reports as required by the PSU / LEA, State Board of Education and federal law governing Career and Technical Education (Perkins Legislation).

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  Major Function: Fiscal Management and Compliance Responsibilities include:

• Plan, develop, direct, monitor, and maintain the Career and Technical Education budgets in accordance with established policies, local planning strategies, Standard Course of Study, and changing needs.
• Reconcile financial records and prepare fiscal reports as required.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws, regulations, procedures and policies.
• Purchase instructional supplies, materials, and equipment for maintaining and improving CTE programs and use of technology.
• Ensure procedures are established to maintain inventory control of equipment, materials and supplies in compliance with PSU / LEA procedures.

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  Major Function: Curriculum and Instruction Responsibilities include:

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  Provide for comprehensive professional development of teachers and staff inclusive of Career and Technical Education program curriculum/curriculum integration.
• Encourage and support the improvement of instruction.
• Support and promote active participation of teachers and students in Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs).
• Promote cooperative education, internships, shadowing and apprenticeships as instructional methodologies.
• Coordinate the maintenance and updating of technology and network components in Career and Technical Education labs.
• Develop and implement articulation agreements between secondary and postsecondary institutions to allow a seamless transition for students.
• Maintain a current knowledge of curriculum development and instructional strategies resulting in e?ective education design and delivery.
• Implement the instructional management system (IMS) as a total curriculum development and training system.
• Support and promote industry credentialing of programs, teachers, and students.

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  Major Function: Community Involvement and Partnerships Responsibilities include:

• Promote school and community relations with agencies, individuals, and groups within the community regarding the standards and relevance of Career and Technical Education programs.
• Represent the Local Education Agency (LEA / PSU) at local, state, and national conferences and serve on taskforces and other committees as deemed appropriate. Develop partnerships with key external stakeholders such as Business and Industry, Institutes of Higher Learning, Chambers of Commerce, Workforce Development Board, Economic Development, etc. that advocate the value of CTE by fostering high skill, high wage, or high demand career opportunities for students.
• Communicate pertinent Career and Technical Education information to the Superintendent, Board of Education, CTE sta? and advisory committees. Continuously appraise, evaluate and promote the Career and Technical Education program utilizing a CTE Advisory Committee.

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  Major Function: Human Resources

Responsibilities include:

• Allocation of funding for Career and Technical Education teachers and coordinators. Serve as a liaison between the LEA / Human Resources Office and the Licensure Division of the State Department of Public Instruction.
• Recruit, interview, hire, support, and allocate personnel in Career and Technical Education programs.
• Coordinate and supervise Career and Technical Education professional development activities, both school-based and district-wide.
• Maintain and support the funding and participation in regional, state and national conferences and workshops for Career and Technical Education in compliance with Fiscal Policy.

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  Major Function: Innovative CTE Planning

Responsibilities include:

• Monitor CTE business and community environments. Collaborate with local Workforce Developments.
• Collaborate with local colleges and universities to support dual enrollment opportunities.
• Foster Industry partnerships to include Apprenticeships; Interns; and Workplace Visits. Research innovative practices within CTE.
• Create CTE Career Options Pathways.

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  Major Function: Additional Responsibilities:

• Collaboration between departments on special projects.
• Facilitate district advisory council(s) meetings and feedback sessions.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the assistant superintendent and/or superintendent.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including computers, typewriters, copiers, facsimile machines, etc. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree. However, if the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, ordinances, forms, charts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, budgets, personnel records, requests for proposals, forms, studies, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including insurance, personnel and governmental terminology. Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with persons acting under stress.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone.

DISCLAIMER The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

FLSA: EXEMPT

Perquimans County Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Perquimans County School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, political affiliation, citizenship status, veteran status, or genetic information or testing in any of its educational or employment programs or activities.