Program Manager, Career and Technical Education

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2026-07-31

Location:Administration or As Assigned

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students.

 CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

 Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

 CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop.

 In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of  our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

 

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Director of Career Readiness
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Band: 7
Compensation: $ 68,891.00 - $ 93,003.00

Under the direction of the Director, supports teachers, principals, and external partners in accomplishing goals and objectives, develops projects work and implementation plans, plans, implements and monitors program activities and works diligently as a part of the Career and College Readiness team to satisfy all goals related to academic achievement throughout the school year.

Job Description

• Coordinates and oversees implementation of Career and Technical Education program pathways
• Provides and expands support for Career Readiness partners, including Program Advisory Councils, local businesses, post-secondary partners, apprenticeship councils, community based organizations, city and county municipalities, students, teachers and parents
• Maintains Perkins compliance for CTE programs through monitoring and support
• Supports the development, implementation and evaluation of a structured Pre K-12 college and career readiness/awareness program
• Serves as liaison to higher education, business, and trade organization partners
• Actively supports school sites’ career readiness programs, internships and services at high schools
• Develops dual enrollment opportunities for students (e.g. CCP, CTAG, CT2, AP)
• Works with faculty, staff and students to develop and implement formal and informal student events and activities that enhance a college and career school culture
• Provides consistent emphasis on and support for post-secondary and career exploration and preparation though both formal and informal student events and activities
• Collaborates with the Curriculum and Instruction team to establish college and career readiness outcome measures of success K-12
• Initiates college readiness assessment programs
• Collaborates with Higher Education Compact staff and others as appropriate to guide implementation of college and career readiness programs and practices in schools K-12
• Assists with the developement and revision of policies, rules, and guidelines related to career readiness requirements
• Prepares reports and completes research on topics related to career connected learning, as assigned by Instructional directors
• Recommends improvements and/or additions that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the District’s college and career readiness efforts
• Supports and develops career readiness events. Represents the District or Departmetn of Career and College Readiness on selected committees and /or at selected meeteings (e.g. CTE Advisory Committee meetings; Higher Ed Compact)
• Actively seeks and manages multiple funding resources and grants to support CCR
• Provides professional development for administrators, teachers, and counselors on career awareness, career preparation and academic integration
• Actively assists in the development of school site career readiness and preparation plans in accordance with city, state and federal employment trends

Job Qualifications

• Working knowledge of ODEW CTE program requirements
• Experience in creating, supporting, and maintaining student programming under grant compliance or state regulation
• Understand assessment criteria and provide insight into ensuring productive change based upon results of the evaluations
• Provide direction to others and make independent judgment, keep and maintain accurate records, meet deadlines, communicate with individuals of varied cultural and educational backgrounds and communicate effectively in oral and written form
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships with parents and the community to support District goals and program objectives
• Working knowledge of college and career readiness and preparation
• Knowledge and understanding of counseling programs
• Knowledge and understanding of the gifted learner and advanced academic programs
• Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills
• Working knowledge of curriculum, instruction and assessment
• Working knowledge of ODE Student Success Framework

ABILITY TO:

• Ability to produce, analyze, interpret and summarize data
• Ability to interpret policy and procedures
• Ability to evaluate instructional programs and practices and develop short and long term plans
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to align budgetary, human and material resources with program goals and reporting requirements

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:

• Three (3) to five (5) years experience in educational administration, business/nonprofit operations, career services and/or project management
• Master’s Degree or Higher
• Experience teaching in or managing CTE programs
• Such alternatives as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. 

• Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment.
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings.

NOTE:  The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility. 

Education

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EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future.  CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.