Program Manager, Career and Technical Education

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

1d•$68,891 - $93,003•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop. In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work. The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

Requirements

Working knowledge of ODEW 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 judgment, 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 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

Nice To Haves

Three (3) to five (5) years 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

Responsibilities

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
Maintains Perkins compliance for CTE programs through 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
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 developement and revision of policies, rules, and guidelines related to career readiness requirements
Prepares reports and completes research on topics related to career connected 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
Supports and develops career readiness events. Represents the District or Departmetn of Career and College Readiness on selected committees and /or at selected meeteings (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