21st Century Program Manager

About the role

The 21st Century Program Manager coordinates the activities of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant programs, which are funded by a federal grant and subject to the regulations of the 21st CCLC Grant Program administered through the Georgia Department of Education and the funded grant proposal. The position reports to the Director of Federal Programs.

Responsibilities

• Articulates the program’s vision, mission and goals to staff, administrators, students, families, and community leaders to generate support.
• Monitors and supervises the proper implementation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants.
• Oversees day-to-day operations of the grant program during the school year and summer program, including hours beyond normal 8a‑5p.
• Ensures timelines for records, reports, and inventories are adhered to by staff.
• Approves funding expenditures to facilitate grant operations.
• Develops policies and procedures for daily program operations.
• Reviews and analyzes program and attendance data no less than monthly and makes adjustments as needed.
• Ensures ongoing communication between program staff and parents regarding student success, challenges, and progress and maintains artifacts and evidence of communication.
• Attends professional learning for 21st CCLC program manager.
• Organizes and facilitates meetings with the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Advisory Council.
• Completes teacher observations of 21st Century Community Learning Centers classrooms not less than one time per semester.
• Provides professional learning to 21st Century Community Learning Centers staff that meets staff needs and complies with state and federal grant requirements.
• Provides orientation to the program for all staff.
• Develops and provides handbooks to all staff, parents and students based on state and federal guidance.
• Coordinates and oversees yearly monitoring by the Georgia Department of Education.
• Assists in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of 21st Century Community Learning Centers staff.
• Works collaboratively with the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Budget Assistant to maintain an approved budget with expenditures aligned to the GaDOE approved grant.
• Monitors 21st Century Community Learning Centers and classrooms for compliance with program implementation.
• Addresses personnel issues in collaboration with the Director of Federal Programs or the site principal leader