Anticipated Director of College Readiness and Workforce Education - 2026-2027 VACANCY

Poughkeepsie City School District • New York, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) is committed to providing students and parents with pathways to opportunity that will lead to achievement and success. Through student-centered effective and transformational leadership, school and community engagement, and an unrelenting pursuit to achieve greater school outcomes for children, the Poughkeepsie City Schools is focused on developing and growing greater access, equity, opportunity, and quality across PCSD. Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent of Schools, the Director of College Readiness and Workforce Education will lead the District's College and Career Readiness programs and services to support the District's goal for every student graduating from high school college and/or career ready.

Requirements

• Master's degree
• New York State School District Administrator (SDA), or School District Leader (SDL) certificate
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in K-12 education at the secondary (7-12) level
• Knowledge and ability to work collaboratively to review/revise CTE courses that align with current state standards.
• Exhibit comprehensive knowledge of, and experience with effective presentation strategies.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with diverse groups and audiences.
• Promote flexibility and resiliency through thinking critically and creatively.
• Understand and guide practice in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and compliance requirements governing college and career programs in New York.
• Communicate orally and in writing sufficient to express ideas, thoughts, and instructions clearly to partners, community, staff, parents and students.
• Collaborate with other agencies in planning and implementing effective programs, including staff and parent training, within established budget constraints.
• Analyze complex situations and prepare response alternatives for consideration by decision-making groups.
• Articulate District Policies
• Deliver high level

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in an urban school district with a large racially and economically diverse population are preferred and encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation and evaluation of a structured K-12 college and career readiness program and continuing education programming.
• Provide leadership, guidance and support to Poughkeepsie City School District counselors, transition counselors and graduation coaches.
• Collaborate with instructional leaders to establish college and career readiness outcome measures and include them across all curricular areas.
• Create and revise CTE courses that support current state standards.
• Serve as the liaison between community colleges and 4-year colleges regarding career planning, Career Technical Education (CTE) and college readiness.
• Serve as the liaison to Dutchess County BOCES and CTE curriculum leaders within the county and state and serve on advisory boards regarding CTE programs.
• Lead the writing and administration of any relevant grants, such as the Carl Perkins grant, including data collection, gathering administrator and teacher input, and facilitating meetings related to the grants.
• Organize, coordinate, and lead an annual district CTE Advisory Board
• Manage college and career budgets for the district, maximizing impact for student learning and post-secondary preparedness
• Coordinate and provide professional development for administrators, teachers and counselors on college and career awareness, college and career preparation and academic integration.
• Lead efforts toward increasing college and career readiness for all students, while decreasing the achievement gap.
• Provide guidance and supervise selection of instructional materials.
• Create and present annual reports for federally funded programs.
• Organize meaningful work-based learning opportunities through business/industry and community resources.
• Collect, compile and publish graduation data and other data that indicates the college and career readiness of students. This includes data from surveys, as well as PSAT, SAT, ACT and AP data
• Create, develop and maintain a college readiness/CTE district website.
• Assist the Information Technology Department by updating course and student information to meet NYSED requirements.
• Lead any compliance monitoring, including but not limited to the Federal Program Monitoring for CTE federally funded programs.
• Work with school sites to develop and implement student events and activities that enhance a college and career culture, including college and career fairs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director