CRAVEN COUNTY SCHOOLS

CTE SPECIAL POPULATIONS COORDINATOR

Job Description

Position: CTE Special Populations Coordinator

Reports to:  CTE Director

Terms of Employment:  Ten-month work year 

Pay Grade:  Beginning $41,000 Annually + Supplement

FLSA Status:  Exempt

Certification and Licensure Requirements:  Must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Must hold a current Continuing Professional License in a CTE program area, Exceptional Children’s Education, or a School Counselor at the G level, or hold a current 770 license.

Selected candidate will be required to obtain License #770 – Handicapped/Disadvantaged (6-12).

Nature of Work:

 Ensuring Equity and Access: SPC should –

• Be knowledgeable of Perkins V legislation as it pertains to equity and access for all students participating in CTE courses and Programs of Study, including members of special populations.
• Be knowledgeable of civil rights laws (enforced by the U. S. Department of Education – Office for Civil Rights) as it pertains to equity and access for all students participating in CTE courses and Programs of Study.
• Provide resources to assist in overcoming biases and other behaviors and beliefs that may impede efforts in providing inclusive learning environments.
• Work to ensure members of special populations are provided with the opportunity to participate in all CTE-instructional activities (i.e., CTSOs, WBL, CCP, and Credentialing)

 Recruitment and Retention: SPC should –

• Assess recruitment practices and materials used to promote CTE courses and Programs of Study to ensure that they are free of bias and inclusive of all students, including members of special populations.
• Provide support for all students, including members of special populations, in order to retain participation within their desired CTE Program of Study.
• Provide support for students who are progressing through CTE courses or Programs of Study which can lead to a non-traditional career path.
• Collaborate with stakeholders involved with supporting members of special populations in order to recruit and retain students seeking opportunities with CTE that support their postsecondary goals.

 Progress and Success: SPC should –

• Be knowledgeable of PSU’s Performance Indicator data and their role in the implementation of goals stated in the Local Application.
• Use data to evaluate the progress and success of all students participating in CTE courses and Programs of Study, including members of special populations.
• Implement progress monitoring procedures for tracking the progress and success for members of special populations participating in CTE courses and Programs of Study.
• Continue to support ongoing efforts within their PSU in order to make meaningful progress towards improving performance of all CTE participants.

 Involvement with Stakeholders: SPC should –

• Educate internal and external stakeholders who support members of special populations about CTE.
• Develop working relationships with representatives who support members of special populations.
• Be knowledgeable of federal laws that external stakeholders must adhere to in their efforts to support CTE students, including members of special populations (i.e., ESEA/ESSA, WIOA, IDEA, and all Civil Rights Laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights).

 Professional Development: SPC should –

• Participate in professional development opportunities that increases knowledge in serving all students enrolled in CTE courses and Programs of Study, including members of special populations.
• Provide professional development with a focus on supporting members of special populations and subgroups referenced in the performance indicators.
• Seek professional development opportunities in the areas of equity and access in education with the goal of implementing relevant principles into CTE practices.
• Provide joint training with internal and external stakeholders that support members of special populations and others that are identified in the performance indicators.

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Employees in this job must be energetic and flexible and possess the visual acuity to prepare data, work with records processes, and do extensive reading and research.  Due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work.

This specification has been designed to represent the general nature and level of work found in positions in this class. As such, it is not intended to contain all of the duties and qualifications required of an employee in a single position (job). Consequently, it is not to be perceived as a position (job) description or as identification of essential functions as required by ADA.

Evaluation:  Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board and local policy on evaluation of personnel.

*In compliance with Federal Law, Craven County Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of sec, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.