MCCB POLICIES

Section 5: Staff Positions

MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL

Title: Director of Career and Technical Education

Initial Date of Adoption : January 2004

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Revision Date: December 18, 2009; June 21, 2013; December 11, 2015; July 13, 2018

Code Number: 5.21 Page: 1 of 2

DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Characteristics of Work: The Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE) is a full-time administrative position within the Division of Workforce, Career, and Technical Education. This position is responsible for providing visionary leadership and highly professional oversight of the Office of Career and Technical Education. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring successful collaboration with the MCCB’s Office of Curriculum and Instruction and the Office of Workforce Education, as well as the fifteen colleges, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), the Research and Curriculum Unit (RCU) at Mississippi State University, and the business and industry community to develop innovative programs aligned to industry needs and emerging technologies, clearly articulated career pathways, and flexible delivery strategies that support student success and statewide economic development. The incumbent must be self-motivated and must exercise sound, independent judgment in a dynamic environment with conflicting priorities requiring a high degree of teamwork, flexibility, discretion, diplomacy, and tact. Work is subject to review of the Assistant Executive Director for Workforce and Economic Development, to whom the incumbent is responsible. Examples of Work : The following examples are intended only as illustrations of the various tasks performed by the incumbent in this position. These examples are not meant to be exhaustive; they are representative of the general functions of this position. 1. Serves as the Agency’s primary point of contact for all matters relating to postsecondary Career and Technical Education, including: a. Providing assistance with legislative issues related to CTE; Representing postsecondary CTE at programs, activities and events; b. Maintaining a broad understanding of current and emerging issues in higher education, particularly as they relate to CTE, and communicating those issues to agency staff and college constituents; c. Reviewing, recording, and making appropriate recommendations and notifications regarding new program requests, program modifications, and program deletions, including those required under the Administrative Procedures Act. 2. Serves as the MCCB liaison to the Chief Career-Technical Officers and Deans Association (CCTODA), including: a. Assisting with and participating in quarterly meetings; b. Communicating on issues related to funding and reimbursement for postsecondary CTE programs; c. Assisting the Articulation Committee in developing an articulation process for secondary students to matriculate to a community/junior college. d. Coordinating the review and revision of the Qualifications Manual for Career and Technical Personnel, the Equipment Manual, the Practical Nurse Accreditation Manual, the Director Training Manual, and the Perkins Reporting Manual; e. Assisting the MCCB’s Office of Curriculum and Instruction in the organization of curriculum writing teams and staff development training for postsecondary CTE personnel; f. Coordinating and assisting with other CTE-related events, including but not limited to the Annual Summer Conference and the annual meeting of the Student Support Services Coordinators. 3. Serves as the MCCB liaison to the MDE’s Office of Career and Technical Education on issues relating to postsecondary CTE, including: a. State and federal funding; b. Writing and implementing the State Perkins Plan c. Coordination of postsecondary Perkins reporting, accountability, and program improvement; d. Career pathways and program articulations;