Assistant Director of Career & Technical Education

REPORTS TO : Executive Director of Career & Technical Education

NON-ACADEMIC

OVERVIEW :

The BPS Career and Technical Education Department provides technical support to BPS schools that offer Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways including CH 74, Non-CH 74, Innovation Career Pathways and district models of career-connected learning. The Assistant Director provides leadership for planning and implementing high quality pathways by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to develop the needed resources to ensure equitable student outcomes. Acting as the liaison between BPS central office and CTE educators, theAssistant Director will work with BPS schools to provide the support to maintain compliance with Perkins regulations as well as other state or federal requirements for CTE designation. The Assistant Director also supports strategic district initiatives such as MyCAP implementation and expansion of dual enrollment / advanced coursework within CTE programming. The individual leading this position must have a strong commitment to creating equitable access to pathways and eliminating disparities in access and achievement.

RESPONSIBILITIES : General :

• Support CTE programs through planning and implementation processes, which includes but are not limited to career pathway expansion, programs of study, and new program approval processes.
• Identify and coordinate the development of rigorous curriculum within career pathways that lead to industry credentialing for CTE students
• Actively participate as the CTE liaison on a variety of committees as an educational leader for BPS CTE.
• Advise students and families seeking admissions to vocational education programs out of district; evaluate and process chapter 74 vocational technical education nonresident tuition requests as identified by state and federal law
• Build and maintain post-secondary partnerships to develop articulated opportunities for students that are aligned with program curriculum.
• Build and maintain industry partnerships to develop work-based learning opportunities for students and program advisory committees that are aligned with program curriculum.
• Help to improve the recruitment and enrollment processes, communications, and monitoring of the size and scope of CTE programs across the district
• Develop, facilitate and coordinate professional learning activities for educators to achieve equitable student outcomes
• Assess CTE programs and make recommendations concerning changes in such programs aligned with labor market demand, student interest, CTE curriculum frameworks, and funding.
• Collaborate with various district teams including specialized services and office of multilingual and multicultural education to align to district goals around inclusion and student transitions.
• Oversee annual CTE month in BPS and serve as the CTE liaison to the district-wide College, Career & STEM Fair
• Other general duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Career and Technical Education.

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TERMS : Managerial, Tier C. This position subject to the City of Boston residency requirement.

Please refer to (under "Employee Benefits and Policies") for more information on salary and compensation. Salaries are listed by Unions and Grade / Step.

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