CTE Program Specialist/ CTE PLTW 8-12

POSITION TITLE:                            CTE Program Specialist

FTE:                                                  0.5

POSITION LOCATION:                    Earhart

SALARY:                                           AAEA Teacher Salary Schedule

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:        CTE Director

Purpose: The CTE Operations and Program Specialist serves as the district's primary day-to-day
implementation leader for CTE operations, instructional follow-through, counselor alignment,
work-based learning coordination support, reporting support, and program readiness across multiple
sites and program areas. This role provides district implementation capacity below the executive
level. It is intended to strengthen the consistency, continuity, and scalability of CTE work by providing
a single district contact for programming support, logistics, communication, participation systems,
and day-to-day follow-through.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions. The following is a list of qualifications for the position, any one of
which may be waived by the Board in exercising its prerogative to determine qualifications.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
 Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a STEM related field
 MDE Vocational Certification in one or more areas
 Two years of recent and relevant work experience
 Michigan Teaching certificate preferable Grades K-12
 PLTW Engineering or Gateway Certification(s)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
 Support delegated instructional leadership for CTE teachers through classroom
 observations, coaching, feedback, evaluation support as assigned, and professional-learning
 coordination.
 Coordinate day-to-day implementation of program-of-study structures, curriculum alignment,
 pathway coherence, and operational consistency across buildings and program areas.
 Supervise assigned CTE Career Development Counselors and support district
 implementation of career-development and career-advising systems.
 Provide operational oversight for work-based learning structures, including internships,
 co-ops, youth apprenticeship, placement follow-through, and related communication
 systems, as assigned.
 Support CTEIS documentation, performance monitoring, articulation agreements,
 dual-enrollment alignment, industry credential systems, and follow-up on data or reporting
  issues.
 Coordinate with equipment, facilities, and operations support staff to maintain program
 readiness, continuity, and issue escalation.
 Coordinate implementation of district CTE initiatives, enrichment opportunities, CTSO
 competitions, robotics-related activities, and other assigned student experiences.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Read, write and comprehend basic instructions, short correspondence, and memos
Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to staff, parents, students
and administrators
Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Add, subtract, and multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common
fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:
Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram
form.
Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Work with parents and children of diverse cultural backgrounds
Perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must
be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and
talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. Occasionally the employee will bend or twist at the neck
more than the average person while perform