Coordinator, CTE Pathway Liaison (26-27)

Essential Duties

• Supports curriculum implementation, at the middle school level, for Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses through Professional Development.
• Develops and aligns instructional supports to CMS district strategies.
• Counsels new teachers, and other teachers as needed, on instructional support implementation content for strong student outcomes.
• Works collaboratively with Instructional Facilitator Lead on new teacher licensure requirements.
• Collaborates with school level instructional coordinators to build ongoing supports for teachers.
• Works closely with Pathway Leads to build professional learning communities for PLTW Gateway teachers.
• Analyzes data to identify areas of challenge and works in collaboration with teachers to implement solutions.
• Works collaboratively with middle school Pathway Leads in order to ensure common goals and outcomes.
• Collaborates with CTE leadership on opening of programs.

Special Populations

• Serves as the Central Office Special Populations primary contact.
• Creates a protocol for situations that call for special populations.

Education and Experience

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree and related CTE license, five years of teaching experience, hold a current CTE License relevant to middle school.
• Desirable: Holds one or more PLTW MS course certifications, currently MS CTE/PLTW teacher, PLTW Master Teacher, Master's degree, built, led and sustained a PLC, leadership experience in middle, high school or organization demonstrating project management with cross-functional collaboration, experience coaching teachers and/or supervising teams.

Licensing / Certification Requirements

• NC CTE Professional License

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Knowledge of NC Standard Course of Study for CTE.
• Knowledge of CTE policies and regulations, work-based learning, and middle school PLTW design.
• Project planning capabilities, including ability to establish long-term vision and goals, and experience aligning and managing activities toward execution of identified goals.
• Self-starter with ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and effectively work in a team.
• Leadership experience in identifying creative and innovative solutions which yields and promotes growth. Ability to problem solve, analyze data, and outline valid solutions and action steps.
• Ability and willingness to learn and adapt quickly amidst new and shifting priorities.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, organizational, and technology skills.
• Growth oriented mindset; reflective, self-aware, and driven to learn from setbacks.
• A record of success as demonstrated by superior academic and professional achievement.