Project Manager, College and Career Readiness

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2024-12-19

Location:Administration or As Assigned

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for

performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.

Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

 

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Director, College Readiness and Postsecondary Programming
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Band: 13
Compensation: $49,980.00 - $69,972.00

THE OPPORTUNITY
As part of the College and Readiness Team, the project manager, college and career readiness, will serve as the lead support for a range of tasks necessary for the successful implementation of changes at the school level. As a partner in execution, the project manager, college and career readiness will support the in-school understanding and implementation of Credit Recovery, Summer and Winter Commencement, and management of projects associated with the Department of College and Career Readiness. This includes overall project management, supporting appropriate changes, and continuous improvement of all listed programs across the student experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the District’s Credit Recovery strategy
• Work closely with the program manager, data software and utilization and the District curriculum team to research educational program models, components, cost, and service providers for online credit recovery programming
• Work closely with the program manager, school counseling and the community college career center Coordinators to ensure that the CMSD Senior Survey is properly implemented throughout the District
• Provide project management support for the College and Career Readiness Team events that include but are not limited to Who’s Who in High School Students, the annual Ivy League Book Awards, and Planning and Career Exploration (PACE) career awareness events
• Drive all facets of the District’s summer and winter high school commencement ceremonies
• Provide administrative leadership and planning support to central office staff, principals, and other school-based staff to further specific project goals
• Be adept in dealing with structured and unstructured situations that will require troubleshooting and problem-solving
• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated success working with school partners to increase successful student outcomes
• Experience managing complex projects that are time-sensitive and deadline-driven
• Demonstrated success managing the intricate details and follow-up of projects
• Strong relatio