Position Type:Administration and Professionals
Date Posted:2024-08-14
Location:Administration or As Assigned
INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSIONThe Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD's approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland's schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability forperformance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district's Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.
Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.
THE OPPORTUNITY: Location: Administration or As AssignedReports to: Director, Career ReadinessFLSA Status: ExemptSalary Band: 14Compensation: $ 63,240.00 - $ 88,536.00Under the direction of the Director, supports teachers, principals, and external partners in accomplishing goals and objectives, develops projects work and implementation plans, plans, implements and monitors program activities and works diligently as a part of the Career and College Readiness team to satisfy all goals related to academic achievement throughout the school year.
Job Description- Coordinates and oversees implementation of Career and Technical Education program pathways.
- Provides and expands support for career readiness partners, including program advisory councils, local businesses, post-secondary partners, apprenticeship councils, community based organizations, city and county municipalities, students, teachers and parents.
- Maintain Perkins compliance for CTE programs thorough monitoring and support.
- Supports the development, implementation and evaluation of a structured Pre K-12 college and career readiness/awareness program.
- Serves as liaison to higher education, business, and trade organization partners.
- Actively supports school sites' career readiness programs, internships and services at high schools.
- Develops dual enrollment opportunities for students (e.g. CCP, CTAG, CT2, AP).
- Works with faculty, staff and students to develop and implement formal and informal student events and activities that enhance a college and career school culture.
- Provides consistent emphasis on and support for post-secondary and career exploration and preparation though both formal and informal student events and activities.
- Collaborates with the Curriculum and Instruction team to establish college and career readiness outcome measures of success K-12.
- Initiates college readiness assessment programs (e.g. Webxam, Naviance, PSAT, SAT etc.).
- Collaborates with Higher Education Compact staff and others as appropriate to guide implementation of college and career readiness programs and practices in schools K-12.
- Assists with the development and revision of policies, rules, and guidelines related to graduation requirements.
- Prepares reports and completes research on topics related to teaching and learning as assigned by Instructional directors.
- Recommends improvements and/or additions that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the District's college and career readiness efforts.
- Ensures the maintenance of a college readiness website for the District.
- Directs District college readiness events. Represents the District or the Department of Curriculum and Instruction on selected committees and/or at selected meetings (e.g. CTE Advisory Committee meetings; Higher Ed Compact)
- Actively seeks and manages multiple funding resources and grants to support CCR.
- Provides professional development for administrators, teachers, and counselors on career awareness, career preparation and academic integration.
- Actively assists in the development of school site career readiness and preparation plans in accordance with city, state and federal employment trends.
Job Qualifications- Working knowledge of ODE's CTE program requirements.
- Experience in creating, supporting, and maintaining student programming under grant compliance or state regulation
- Understand assessment criteria and provide insight into ensuring productive change based upon results of the evaluations.
- Provide direction to others and make independent judgments, keep and maintain accurate records, meet deadlines, communicate with individuals of varied cultural and educational backgrounds, and communicate effectively in oral and written form.
- Establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships with parents and the community to support District goals and program objectives.
- Working knowledge of college and career readiness and preparation.
- Knowledge and understanding of counseling programs.
- Knowledge and understanding of the gifted learner and advanced academic programs.
- Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills.
- Working knowledge of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
- Working knowledge of ODE Student Success Framework.
ABILITY TO:- Ability to produce, analyze, interpret, and summarize data.
- Ability to interpret policy and procedures.
- Ability to evaluate instructional programs and practices and develop short and long-term plans.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the public.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to align budgetary, human, and material resources with program goals and reporting requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:- Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in educational administration, business/nonprofit operations, career services, and/or project management.
- Master's Degree or Higher
- Experience teaching in or managing CTE programs
- Such alternatives as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.
Working Conditions/Physical Demands- Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
- The employee is frequently required to talk and/or listen.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment
NOTE: The above-stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of a similar nature or level of responsibility.
EducationTo ApplyPlease submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.
EEO StatementWe believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.The District's Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District's Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District's Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District's Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800Cleveland, Ohio 44114(216)-###-####...@ClevelandMetroSchools.org