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MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL
Section 5:
Staff Positions
Title:
Director of Career and Technical Education
Initial Date of Adoption:
January 2004
Reference:
Revision Date:
December 18, 2009; June 21, 2013;
December 11, 2015
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.
d.
Oversight of the Civil Rights Compliance Review Process.
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;