Director of Heights Career Technical Planning District

Job Description

Heights Career Technical Planning District Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, Maple Heights School District, Shaker Heights School District, Warrensville Heights School District

JOB TITLE:

Director of Heights CTPD

REPORTS TO:

Superintendent CH-UH, Heights CTPD Superintendent Committee JOB OBJECTIVE:
Lead the Career Tech Planning District for the Heights CTPD which includes Cleveland Heights-University Heights, Warrensville Heights, Maple Heights, and Shaker Heights. SALARY RANGE: $115,000-$135,000, depending on experience.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

I. Demonstrates vision-driven leadership of the Heights CTPD

• Leads the implementation of career and technical programs across the four school districts.
• Ensures the Heights CTPD is driven by a clear mission, vision and strategic efforts that lead to positive outcomes and opportunities for Heights CTPD students.
• Stays on the cutting edge of trends and opportunities in career technical education in order to enhance the experiences and opportunities of students in the CTPD.
• Builds internal/external partnerships with the business community and higher education partners that support the Heights CTPD goals and enhances student learning.
• Regularly updates CTPD Superintendents in key areas needed to support strong implementation of career education aligned to the vision and mission of the CTPD across the four districts.
• Leads the development and implementation of the CLNA (comprehensive local needs assessment) to guide the Heights CTPD.
• Leads CTPD continuous improvement through the analysis of individual pathway performance metrics and job market trends.

II. Directs Implementation of Career - Technical Education in the CTPD

• Ensures that quality CTPD courses are offered to students to provide them with high quality career education aligned to receiving industry credentials and college credit.
• Provides educational direction, support and supervision to the certified and classified staff assigned to career-technical programs in collaboration with administrative leadership at each school site.
• Provides oversight to the collection of post-graduation data from students for the purposes of pathway feedback and Department of Education and Workforce compliance.
• Facilitates the development of curriculum guides and courses of study to support alignment of the CTPD classes to industry standards.
• Manages the planning process to select instructional materials and equipment.
• Oversees program scheduling activities including the development, printing, and distribution of course information/registration materials. Oversees enrollment and withdrawal procedures.
• Promotes the continuity of the instructional program by monitoring education laws, rules, and regulations and staying current with state academic content standards, benchmarks, and indicators.
• Oversees student testing programs and implements a continuous improvement process to analyze and respond to Web Exams and industry certification exam results. Provides leadership for instructional modifications and interventions that enhance student learning and improve test performance.
• Develops and implements a professional development plan to support innovation, alignment to industry standards and student engagement across the CTPD.
• Ensure there are multiple opportunities for student leadership, voice, exposure to both college and career opportunities aligned to the relevant CTE strand.
• Works proactively to ensure minimum disruption to CTPD instruction by working with Superintendents to align school calendars and testing schedules.
• Coordinates transportation for students in the CTPD.

III. Leads Resource Management for the CTPD

• Administers the board-approved budget for assigned areas of responsibility. Approves the purchase of supplies and equipment. Ensures that program resources are equitably apportioned.
• Encourages program innovations. Pursues funding opportunities. Prepares grant/foundation applications. Implements funded proposals and complies with reporting requirements.
• Collaborates with secondary staff to ensure that shared resources/facilities are used effectively.
• Coordinates the appropriate disbursement, usage, and accounting of Perkins funding across the consortium schools.

IV. Marketing

• Leads the development and implementation of a robust marketing plan that builds excitement and enthusiasm for the opportunities offered by the CTPD that includes a robust social media presence, strong branding for the program across all four CTPD sites, a regular structure for communication that promotes the success and innovations occurring in the CTPD program.
• Implements a proactive marketing campaign to support increasing enrollment and retention in the CTPD.
• Annually plans events to expose prospective students to opportunities in the CTPD at each school site and across the CTPD.

V. Business and Community Engagement

• Organizes business advisory councils for every consortium program in the Heights CTPD. Monitors occupational trends and develops…