Project Aware: Project Director

About the role

Grandview School District is a rural and innovative school district offering a wide variety of academic programs and services. It serves over 3,800 students, 92% of whom are Hispanic, located in the lower Yakima Valley, a productive agricultural region noted for fruit, wine and hop production, with over 300 days of sunshine per year. The district partners with scholars, families and community to cultivate a culture of success by empowering and challenging each scholar to reach their full potential, educating scholars for an ever‑changing world through a collaborative systematic approach that provides quality education, empowering scholars to acquire and apply skills in a diverse, ever‑changing community that values respect, tolerance, diversity and relationships. At Grandview Schools we are cultivating a culture of success by: Partnering with scholars, families and community; Empowering & challenging each scholar to reach their full potential; Educating our scholars for an ever‑changing world.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and directs the strategic implementation plan covering all seven Required Activities for the purpose of meeting project objectives, implementation deadlines, and applicable grant requirements.
• Coordinates establishment of the advisory board, partnerships, needs assessment, and Tier 2 and Tier 3 memoranda of understanding within six months; completion of the three‑tiered strategic plan within eight months; the initial evaluation plan within three months; and the sustainability plan in Year 2, consistent with approved award terms.
• Convenes and chairs the advisory board at least quarterly, including representatives from the LEA, OSPI, HCA/DBHR, families, and youth, consistent with required membership and approved project commitments.
• Develops, administers, and monitors the project budget with the District Business Office for the purpose of ensuring allowable, reasonable, allocable, and properly documented expenditures under applicable federal requirements, including 2 CFR Part 200.
• Ensures grant‑funded activities supplement existing resources and comply with applicable supplement‑