Community Education Director

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and administer a program of community education.
• Work with district personnel, community education advisory council, outside agencies and governmental units to develop cooperative and coordinated programs.
• Administer community education programs in accordance with state community education guidelines and school board policies.
• Responsible for program/activity registration and receipt of fees for all community education programs and activities.
• Develop, maintain, review and analyze program evaluation documents.
• Recruit and staff community education programs and activities.
• Direct work activities of employees within the community education department, supervise staff and perform evaluations.
• Cookordinate community education volunteers.
• Provide in-service training for staff as deemed necessary.
• Cookordinate building use for community education sponsored activities and events.
• Attend meetings, in-services and workshops as needed.

Budget/Finance

• Work with the district business office to prepare the preliminary and revised annual budgets for community education programs and activities.
• Monitor revenues and oversee expenditures to ensure they conform to federal, state and local community education guidelines and do not exceed budget.
• Make recommendations regarding levies, including special needs in school age care.
• Research, prepare and follow through with grant proposals or other opportunities for supplemental funding.
• Prepare and share financial reports as needed and/or requested (conclusion of class, monthly, annually, etc.).

Marketing/Reporting

• Work with staff to create materials for local advertisements and promotion of community education programs.
• Prepare reports required by the Minnesota Department of Education and other agencies or entities.
• Oversee preparation and publishing of the Community Education Program Catalog/Newsletter three times each year (Fall/Winter Winter/Spring Spring/Summer).

Communication and Community Relations

• Establish and maintain partnerships with relevant agencies and organizations.
• Facilitate communication and maintain relationships with stakeholders, promote awareness of community education programs and services.
• Keep abreast of changing developments and trends in community education and lifelong learning, communicate information to stakeholders.
• Connect with city, county and collaborative stakeholders; serve on committees as appropriate.