Director of Career Connected Learning - Missouri

Collegiate Edu-Nation

9d•$85,000 - $95,000•Remote

About The Position

Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN) is a technical assistance provider that partners with rural school, community, and business leaders to support regionally relevant P–20 education systems, student outcomes, and workforce development. The Director of Career Connected Learning Implementation is a member of CEN’s School Impact Team and leads implementation, coaching, evaluation, and scaling of the seven essential elements of the CEN P20 model across Missouri network districts. Reporting to the Chief of Schools, the Director works with district leaders, campus administrators, and teachers to strengthen student engagement and achievement, build educator capacity, support workforce alignment, and reduce generational poverty. The work includes professional development, instructional learning walks and rounds, intervention support, career-connected learning and pathways, and implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials aligned with Missouri learning standards. The role provides coaching and technical assistance for college and career pathways; supports higher-education and industry partnerships, work-based learning, dual-credit access, and age-appropriate career-connected learning; and helps educators use assessment and other data to improve instruction. The Director also supports student-centered instructional design, student-led research initiatives, college and career readiness frameworks, teacher and administrator development, and professional learning. Responsibilities include maintaining implementation documentation and outcome tracking, aligning materials and strategies with Missouri standards and DESE guidance, and collaborating with varied stakeholders across districts and partner organizations. The position may include personnel management as the team expands. This is a full-time administrative leadership position based remotely in Missouri. It requires regional travel across partner districts and periodic travel to Texas for training and network alignment. The work environment includes a remote home office and regular use of virtual collaboration and project-management tools.

Requirements

Master’s degree required; preferably in Educational Leadership or Curriculum and Instruction.
Valid Missouri Educator or Administrator Certification, such as Principal or Superintendent Certification.
At least 5 years of successful K–12 core-content classroom teaching experience; ELA or Math preferred.
At least 3–5 years of instructional coaching, campus leadership, or district-level administration experience.
Demonstrated experience conducting classroom walkthroughs, instructional rounds, and formal teacher observation and feedback cycles.
Experience facilitating adult professional development and PLCs and using assessment data tools, such as NWEA MAP and curriculum-based assessments, to drive instruction.
Experience implementing Early College or pathway models, CTE, College and Career Support programs, or Work-Based Learning pathways.
Familiarity with Missouri Learning Standards, DESE curriculum alignment frameworks, and High-Quality Instructional Materials.
Strong background in college and career readiness, early college systems, and work-based learning continua.
Skills in systems design, cross-sector partnership development, and managing multiple projects across rural settings.
Ability to build confidential, collegial, and productive relationships with administrators, teachers, and external stakeholders.
Ability to communicate and collaborate across organizations, school districts, and states.
Ability to travel regionally and periodically to Texas for required training.
Ability to work flexibly to accommodate teacher schedules and district-specific needs.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Educational Leadership or Curriculum and Instruction.
Rural public school experience.
Experience with experiential learning and blended learning environments.
Experience supervising, coaching, and developing staff members.

Responsibilities

Lead strategy, coaching, evaluation, supervision, and scaling of the seven essential elements of the CEN model.
Foster a culture of innovation, strategic alignment, stakeholder collaboration, and structured mentoring in partner districts.
Coach and provide technical assistance to rural school leaders and teams developing or expanding college and career pathways.
Support college design, higher-education and industry partnerships, work-based learning continua, dual-credit access, and college and career readiness standards.
Ensure pathways provide a vertically aligned, age-appropriate career-connected learning continuum from middle grades through graduation.
Promote cross-sector collaboration among K–12, higher education, and workforce partners.
Train educators and assist campus leaders in analyzing assessment and other data to inform instruction, monitor CCMR, and refine district practices.
Lead evidence-based classroom walkthroughs and instructional rounds; analyze instructional trends and Problems of Practice and provide actionable feedback.
Guide selection, analysis, and implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials, research-based instructional strategies, experiential learning, blended learning, PBL, and STEM models.
Demonstrate and communicate research-based instructional practices that engage students in high-cognition learning.
Direct K–12 student-led research initiatives with university extension partners, oversee grade-level research progression, and organize annual showcases.
Support college and career readiness frameworks that promote equitable access to postsecondary preparation and a strong college-going identity.
Complete CEN Train-the-Trainer development and provide turnkey training to Missouri educators and leaders.
Complete GOCSD RWL Transformational Teacher Training and align it with the CEN essential elements.
Provide individual and group job-embedded coaching to campus leaders and teachers; model lessons when appropriate and support classroom motivation and management.
Monitor intervention programs through observations and teacher meetings, and support educators with curriculum software and related technologies.
Design and facilitate professional development workshops, Virtual PLCs, and onboarding focused on HQIM lesson internalization, research-based strategies, and data literacy.
Attend relevant conferences to learn strategies for implementation.
As team needs expand, assign and monitor work priorities, conduct check-ins and performance evaluations, and develop systems that support team efficiency and collaboration.
Align instructional strategies and HQIM with Missouri Learning Standards, DESE guidance, and local workforce needs.
Maintain documentation of district visits, artifacts, data collection, and network outcome tracking.
Adapt work to teacher schedules and district-specific needs.
Communicate with stakeholders and build partnerships and collaboration across organizational boundaries.