Coordinator, CTE (Career and Technical Education)

Position Overview The Office of Social Emotional Academic Development works with the Chancellor to ensure coherence in the educational experience for our students, families, and schools. Our goal is to initiate change and lead DC Public Schools into the highest performing school district in the nation. We are currently in the process of creating our next strategic plan. After engaging with over 3,000 internal and external stakeholders to help shape the future of DCPS, our draft strategic priorities include: Promote Equity: Define, understand, and promote equity to close achievement gaps and interrupt institutional bias. Empower Our People: Recruit, develop, and retain a talented, caring, and diverse team. Educate the Whole Child: Provide rigorous, joyful, and inclusive academic and social emotional experiences for all students. Ensure Excellent Schools: Increase the number of high quality schools across the district by defining blended autonomies for schools and creating opportunities for innovation. Engage Families: Deepen partnerships with families and community. Divisions/Teams Core Team: works to improve the organizational effectiveness and work to ensure daily operations are managed efficiently across all SEAD offices and divisions. The SEAD Core Team advocates for SEAD DCPS Programs by shepherding cross-team collaboration with procurement, budget, and staffing teams. SEAD Core Team provides oversight to ensure equitable, transparent, and compliant hiring and spending practices through quality customer service. Strategic School Planning: works closely with principals, Central Office staff, and community members to ensure schools plan appropriately to meet the needs of their students and the District. The Strategic School Planning division is made up of the Strategic Enrollment Initiatives and School Planning teams. These teams lead DCPS efforts related to the planning and design of the District’s portfolio of schools. Division of Leadership Development Wallace and School Leader Recruitment, Selection: this division will shape the vision for the Wallace Grant initiative and develop and implement comprehensive, aligned principal pipelines reflective of the 7 critical domains articulated by Wallace that produce equity-centered leaders who can help bring a district’s vision of equity to fruition. They drive the District’s goals related to recruiting, selecting, and developing the best school leaders for DC Public Schools. Leadership Development: develops and executes instructional leadership programs and initiatives aimed at enabling school leaders to provide outstanding instruction to every student, every day in schools. This team works to build the leadership capacity of school leaders with aparticular focus on instruction, data analysis, intervention, and developing capacity within the school. This team also triangulates qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate the effectiveness of leadership initiatives and to ensure alignment to leaders’ developmental needs. Division of SEAD Strategy Athletics : The Department of Athletics ensures all DCPS students have access to comprehensive and inclusive interscholastic athletics programming designed to increase student satisfaction, improve physical fitness, keep students engaged in school, develop leadership qualities, and provide additional outlets for students to express their unique talents. Career and Technical Education : Career Education programs provide the academic, technical, and employability skills necessary to succeed in college, careers and to become lifelong learners. College Preparedness and Persistence : College Preparedness and Persistence includes programming that prepares students for college, including Dual Enrollment, SAT in school day, Test Prep, and the DCPS Persists initiative which enables DCPS to support students through their college graduation and invest in additional efforts to effectively prepare students to succeed in college. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) : JROTC utilizes programming in our Army and Navy academies to motivate young people to become better citizens by teaching them leadership skills that they can use in any career field. Ninth Grade Academies : Ninth Grade Academies in DCPS provide rich, responsive, and well-rounded educational experiences for students transitioning from eighth grade to succeed in ninth grade and beyond. School Academic Scheduling and Support : School Academic Scheduling and Support (SASS) is responsible for supporting and monitoring DCPS schools in four areas: scheduling, grading, graduation, and the development and distribution of accurate academic records. Student Engagement : Student Engagement consists of programming designed to keep students on track academically and connected to their school communities. Acceleration Division Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS): DCPS’s approach to acceleration is grounded in a commitment to serving the whole child. The MTSS team supports schools to understand student and staff strengths and needs holistically, and supports their implementation of aligned evidence-based best practices across academics, social-emotional learning, attendance, and behavior. Cluster Support Model (CSM): Under the CSM, Central Services’ coaching and support for schools from 19 Content Teams across Central Services are streamlined by Cluster under the guidance and direction of each Cluster Instructional Superintendent. Cluster Support Team (CST) members provide direct services, coaching, and professional learning to schools in alignment with the schools’ strengths and needs and district priorities. Acceleration: The Acceleration team works across Central Services and schools to promote a cohesive, streamlined approach to acceleration that is grounded in the whole child and evidence-based best practices including, but not limited to, High Impact Tutoring, expanded summer programming, and school-specific acceleration strategies. The Coordinator, CTE position is under the provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement ACT of 2006 ("Perkins IV"). The Coordinator, CTE will be responsible for ensuring that CTE students, CTE teachers, and school administrators have the tools, supports, and resources necessary to provide high-quality and high-performing CTE programs in their high schools. The Coordinator, CTE will carry out these responsibilities under guidance from and, in collaboration with, members of DCPS’ Career Education team. The Coordinator, CTE will spend the majority of his/her time providing direct school- level support to one or more schools. The Coordinator, CTE (Career and Technical Education) will report to the Manager, Career Education. Essential Duties and Responsibilities The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned. Supports improvement and innovation within Career Education, with a specific focus on the following areas: curricular content, instructional supports, and opportunities for work-based learning integration. Assists Career Education team in identifying and fulfilling instructional needs of teachers and staff such as equipment and supplies. Serves as a liaison between CTE teachers and Career Education team and works with the school’s operations staff to ensure accountability and security of CTE equipment and materials. Collaborates with team members and Data Strategy team to develop and maintain data trackers and reports for CTE programs, including academies. Supports school-based travel requests and tracking. Assists CTE programs in brainstorming and organizing program/curricula-aligned field trips, job shadowing experiences, and other enrichment activities for CTE students. Supports Career Education team in identifying and analyzing data trends and helps brainstorm strategies when/if interventions are needed. Collaborates with schools and Central Services teams in support of CTE Special Projects such as Career and College Institute, CTSOs, and CTE sponsored events. Qualifications Bachelor's degree and two to four years of related work experience. Master's degree preferred. Experience in teaching, preferably in high schools. Experienced in workforce development and/or CTE a plus. Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills, demonstrating ability to form productive working relationships and partnerships with school-level staff, Central Services staff, and external stakeholders to move individual and teamwork/goals forward. Demonstrates initiative, suggesting and/or performing essential tasks based on an observation of what is needed by school personnel, Career Education Director, team, and/or programs. Excellent time management skills, with ability to multitask and prioritize work based on team goals and level of importance/impact. Willingness to assist with and complete any task, regardless of how small, big, simple, or complex. Ability to analyze data to inform best practices and decision making as well as to implement procedures and policies to support student achievement. Proficiency with Excel, other Microsoft Office Suite applications, and database tools preferred. Must be able to drive and/or navigate public transportation to facilitate travel between different schools and Central Services. DCPS Values STUDENTS FIRST : We recognize students as whole children and put their needs first in everything we do. COURAGE : We have the audacity to learn from our successes and failures, to try new things, and to lead the nation as a proof point of PK-12 success. EQUITY : We work proactively to eliminate opportunity gaps by interrupting institutional bias and investing in effective strategies to ensure every student succeeds. EXCELLENCE : We work with integrity and hold ourselves accountable for exemplary outcomes, service, and interactions. TEAMWORK : We recognize that our greatest asset is our collective vision and ability to work collaboratively and authentically. JOY : We enjoy our collective work and will enthusiastically celebrate our success and each other.

Created: 2026-02-06