CTE Director

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR CTE DIRECTOR

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Arizona CTE Certificate
2. Minimum of three (3) years of successful teaching experiences and/or related work experience.
3. Master’s Degree in an appropriate field preferred.
4. Arizona Administrators Certificate preferred.

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

REPORTS TO: Principal or designee

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:  11 months

POSITION GOAL:

To coordinate resources and provide 9-12 students enrolled in the CTE Programs with education and training of sufficient excellence to enable students upon graduation.  So they can enter the job market or post-secondary training with well-developed skills and with attitudes and behaviors that will enhance success as workers and individuals.

ESSENTIALS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS CTE DIRECTOR includes the following.  Other duties as assigned.

1. Coordinates development of a comprehensive, modern program of Career Technical Education.
2. Maintains working relationships with the CTE Advisory Council, community and state agencies, and area business/industry, in order to provide training consistent with needs.
3. Using ADE/CTE Program Standards, annually evaluates CTE Program progress toward the goal of providing opportunity for students to prepare for gainful Workplace Skills.
4. Maintains current knowledge of rules and regulations affecting Career and Technical Education.
5. Complete evaluation standards reports, Enrollment reporting (40^th/100^th), improvement plans, mid-final Narrative Reports for Perkins Grants, Performance Measurements (Placement, Concentrator/Participants reports) as an End-of-Year reporting.
6. Preparation and administer the CTE department budgets for State and Federal grants, in addition, assists with regular district budget.
7. Seeks grants and complete proposals necessary to obtain state and federal funds for CTE Programs.
8. Coordinates the collection, review, and submission to state agencies of all forms and reports relative to CTE at the local level.
9. Coordinates the NATIVE-CTED reports such as monthly Attendance/BIO submission, CTED District Membership Cost report, Budget Proposal, and Program Evaluation.
10. Coordinates the gathering, selection, and analysis of data with respect to jobs available to local high school graduates.
11. Work to identify and define local job opportunities and the role of the schools in meeting these opportunities.
12. Coordinates Work-Based Learning for our CTE students.
13. Coordinates in-service training for CTE staff through the Workforce initiative (formerly School-to-Work).
14. Interprets and markets the CTE Program to the public during CTE Advisory Council quarterly meetings, Fall/Spring Annual Parent Day, PAC meetings, and at the high school level.
15. Make recommendations for long-term adjustments, changes, additions, and deletions in the CTE Programs to meet changing job trends and needs.
16. Available as a resource in recruitment and screening of CTE teachers.
17. Maintains membership in and participates in the affairs of professional societies devoted to the advancement of CTE.
18. Provide coordination of CTE counseling to students.
19. Conducts informal observations of CTE teachers and provide them with formative evaluations. Make recommendations to the principal for areas in need of improvement.
20. Coordinates and administers the CTE Technical Skills Online Assessments in the Fall and Spring.
21. Coordinates and implement Industry Certification for CTE students.
22. Coordinates and implements Intergovernmental Agreements with community colleges and universities and evaluates the success of these programs.
23. Performs such other tasks and assumes responsibilities as the Principal or the Superintendent may assign.
24. Provides direction and support for concurrent and dual enrollment program development and implementation. 
25. Provides direction and support to CTE teachers with their full implementation of ECAP requirements. 
26. Ensuring Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) are properly organized and actively engaged in authorized activities. 
27. Facility career fairs, post-secondary school recruitment fairs, guest speaker and class presentation for CTE program students. 

METHODS OF EVALUATION

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of district policy.