Director, Career and Technical Education​/STEM Initiatives

Job

Position Type: DE Dept of Education/DOE Certified Staff

Date Posted: 10/1/2026

Location:

Delaware Department of Education

Closing Date: 10/15/2026

District:
Delaware Department of Education

Position Title:

Director, Career and Technical Education/STEM Initiatives

Reports To:

Associate Secretary, Workforce Support

The Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE)/STEM Initiatives provides statewide leadership and strategic direction for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Career and Technical Education and STEM initiatives that prepare Delaware students for success in postsecondary education, careers, and the workforce. The Director leads efforts to strengthen college and career pathways, expand access to advanced coursework, industry-recognized credentials, work-based learning, and other high-quality career preparation opportunities aligned with current and emerging workforce needs.

The Director provides strategic leadership for the integration of CTE and STEM initiatives across Kâ–12, postsecondary education, workforce development, and industry systems. The position leads a professional team responsible for developing and implementing statewide initiatives, building cross-sector partnerships, supporting Local Education Agencies (LEAs), and leveraging resources to improve student outcomes and strengthen career pathways. The Director serves as the Department's statewide subject-matter leader for CTE strategy, college and career alignment, STEM/CTE integration, and workforce-connected learning.

The Director oversees the implementation and continuous improvement of federal, state, private, and district-funded CTE/STEM programs and grants; ensures compliance with applicable requirements; and uses data, research, and stakeholder input to advance innovation, equity, program quality, and measurable student and workforce outcomes.

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive statewide CTE/STEM strategy aligned with the Department's strategic plan, establishing measurable goals, implementation milestones, and performance indicators that demonstrate progress toward improved student outcomes.
• Provide strategic leadership for Delaware Pathways, ensuring a coherent statewide career pathways system that connects secondary education, postsecondary opportunities, industry-recognized credentials, work-based learning, and employment while responding to the needs and priorities of students, LEAs, and workforce partners.
• Translate statewide CTE priorities into actionable implementation plans that clearly define responsibilities, timelines, resources, expected outcomes, and mechanisms for monitoring progress across the Department and participating LEAs.
• Collaborate with Department leadership and other state agencies to ensure that CTE/STEM initiatives are integrated with broader priorities related to academic achievement, school improvement, student engagement, educator workforce development, special education, multilingual learners, and college and career readiness.
• Establish partnerships and collaborate with employers, community-based organizations, and postsecondary institutions to create and maintain alignment with high school college and career-focused programs.
• Use data analysis to develop new CTE pathways to meet current and projected economic and workforce needs in high wage, high demand, and high skill industry sectors, representative of a global economy.
• Lead the development of 21st Century and STEM aligned career pathways.
• Network with businesses, employer associations, state and local chambers of commerce, and regional…