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 efficienc