Technical Director jobs in Mcallen, TX

PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Direct and manage district career and technical education program and facilities to meet student needs. Serve as instructional leader in development and improvement of instructional programs in career and technical education.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:
Texas Certification requirements
Master’s degree with emphasis in secondary education and educational administration preferred
Valid Texas Mid-Management or Principal certificate
Valid Texas Teaching certificate
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Working knowledge of federal and state code governing career and technology education
Ability to prepare budgets and manage federal and state funds
Ability to coordinate district function
Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data from state and federal legislation
Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
Experience:
Three years of successful administrative experience
Three years of successful teaching experience required

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Instructional Management

• Provide programs of study that promote college and workforce readiness.
• Plan and provide local staff development activities.
• Develop and manage special initiatives such as Tech Prep, Workforce, Dual Enrollment.
• Assist colleges, universities, and local schools with teacher training.
• Reinforce challenging academic and technical standards.
• Ensure that student progress is evaluated on a regular, systematic basis, and that findings are used to make career and technical education program more effective.
• Facilitate planning and application of technologies in career and technical education program.
• Encourage and support development of innovative instructional programs, helping teachers pilot such efforts when appropriate.
• Plan the necessary time, resources, and materials to support subordinates in accomplishing educational goals.
• Obtain and use evaluative findings (including student achievement data) to gauge program effectiveness.
• Ensure that curriculum renewal is continuous and responsive to student needs.
• Provide career exploration and awareness resources and testing materials to all campuses.
• Establish student admission criteria for each career and technical education program.
• Identify and define local job opportunities for students.
• Assume responsibility for career and technical education facilities and coordinate needed repairs and maintenance.
• Integrate academics with career and technical education programs using a coherent sequence of courses.
• Link career & technical education at the secondary and post secondary level.
• Develop, improve or expand the use of technology in the career and technical education programs.
• Develop and implement evaluations of the career and technical education programs carried out with funds, including an assessment of how the needs of special populations are being met.
• Provide service and activities that are of sufficient size , scope, and quality to be effective.
• Provide activities to prepare special populations for high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations that will lead to self sufficiency.
• Ensure that a college and career readiness program is available to all career and technical education students.

Student Management:

• Provide students with courses that are relevant, rigorous, and support attainment of academic and graduation standards.
• Prepare students for college and career success.
• Provide students with curriculum that leads to technical-skill attainment and an industry recognized credential.
• Implement district student management policies, communicate expected student behavior related to career and technical education programs and ensure enforcement of the Student Code of Conduct and the student handbook.
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication by conducting conferences on vital issues with parents, students, teachers, and administrators.
• Provide students with strong experience in an understanding of all aspects of an industry to include work-based learning.
• Ensure that all students have the opportunity to join a career and technical education organization.

Policy, Reports, and Law:

• Comply with requirements from the Performance Based Monitoring Accountability System, Office of Civil Rights, and Perkins Program Effectiveness Review.
• Recommend sound policies directed to improve program.
• Implement the policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and local board policy in area of career and technical education.
• Compile, maintain, file, and present all reports, records, and other documents required.
• Initiate, improve, expand, and modernize quality career and technical education programs, including relevant technology.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor the career and technical education program to ensure that they meet or exceed Local Education Agency (LEA), State, and Federal requirements.

Budget and Inventory:

• Administer the career and technical education budget and ensure that programs are cost effective and that funds are managed prudently.
• Compile budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs.
• Maintain a current inventory of supplies and equipment and recommend the disposal and replacement of equipment when necessary.
• Approve and forward purchase orders for department to accounting department.

Personnel Management:

• Prepare, review, and revise job descriptions of career and technical education department.
• Develop training options and/or improvement plans to ensure operation of career and technology education department.
• Evaluate job performance of employees to ensure effectiveness.
• Participate in recruitment, selection, and training of personnel.
• Make sound recommendations about personnel placement, transfer, retention, discipline, and dismissal.
• Provide professional development programs to teachers, faculty, administrators, and career guidance and academic counselors who are involved in integrated career and technical education programs.

Communication and Community Support :

• Improve the image of CTE among students, parents, and community leaders.
• Establish partnerships with business and industry as well as secondary and postsecondary institutions.
• Provide timely and effective oral and written communication with principals, teachers, staff, parents, and community.
• Assist students, parents, and teachers with career, college, and scholarship information.
• Recruit employers and businesses to provide learning experience to students and provide assistance as necessary.
• Articulate the district’s mission and goals in career and technical education to community and solicit its support in realizing mission.
• Demonstrate awareness of district-community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.
• Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

Other

• Performs all duties in a safe manner to avoid injury to oneself and/or to others.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and evaluate the performance of instructional staff, aides, and support staff in the career and technical education department, Teen Parent program, and Print Shop

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

• Maintain emotional control under stress; frequent district-wide and occasional statewide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. Edinburg CISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Title IX issues: Robert Vina, r.vina@ecisd.us ,Coordinator of Personnel/Legal Issues, ADA/504 issues: Sofia Hinojosa, sofia.hinojosa@ecisd.us , Director of Student & Social Services, 411 N. 8th Avenue, Edinburg, TX 78539, (956) 289-2300.
Edinburg CISD no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad o edad en sus programas o actividades y brinda igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. La siguiente persona ha sido designada para manejar consultas sobre las políticas de no discriminación Title IX issues: Robert Vina, r.vina@ecisd.us ,Coordinator of Personnel/Legal Issues, ADA/504 issues: Sofia Hinojosa,sofia.hinojosa@ecisd.us , Director of Student & Social Services, 411 N. 8th Avenue, Edinburg, TX 78539, (956) 289-2300.

PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Direct and manage district career and technical education program and facilities to meet student needs. Serve as instructional leader in development and improvement of instructional programs in career and technical education.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:
Texas Certification requirements
Master’s degree with emphasis in secondary education and educational administration preferred
Valid Texas Mid-Management or Principal certificate
Valid Texas Teaching certificate
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Working knowledge of federal and state code governing career and technology education
Ability to prepare budgets and manage federal and state funds
Ability to coordinate district function
Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data from state and federal legislation
Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
Experience:
Three years of successful administrative experience
Three years of successful teaching experience required

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Instructional Management

• Provide programs of study that promote college and workforce readiness.
• Plan and provide local staff development activities.
• Develop and manage special initiatives such as Tech Prep, Workforce, Dual Enrollment.
• Assist colleges, universities, and local schools with teacher training.
• Reinforce challenging academic and technical standards.
• Ensure that student progress is evaluated on a regular, systematic basis, and that findings are used to make career and technical education program more effective.
• Facilitate planning and application of technologies in career and technical education program.
• Encourage and support development of innovative instructional programs, helping teachers pilot such efforts when appropriate.
• Plan the necessary time, resources, and materials to support subordinates in accomplishing educational goals.
• Obtain and use evaluative findings (including student achievement data) to gauge program effectiveness.
• Ensure that curriculum renewal is continuous and responsive to student needs.
• Provide career exploration and awareness resources and testing materials to all campuses.
• Establish student admission criteria for each career and technical education program.
• Identify and define local job opportunities for students.
• Assume responsibility for career and technical education facilities and coordinate needed repairs and maintenance.
• Integrate academics with career and technical education programs using a coherent sequence of courses.
• Link career & technical education at the secondary and post secondary level.
• Develop, improve or expand the use of technology in the career and technical education programs.
• Develop and implement evaluations of the career and technical education programs carried out with funds, including an assessment of how the needs of special populations are being met.
• Provide service and activities that are of sufficient size , scope, and quality to be effective.
• Provide activities to prepare special populations for high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations that will lead to self sufficiency.
• Ensure that a college and career readiness program is available to all career and technical education students.

Student Management:

• Provide students with courses that are relevant, rigorous, and support attainment of academic and graduation standards.
• Prepare students for college and career success.
• Provide students with curriculum that leads to technical-skill attainment and an industry recognized credential.
• Implement district student management policies, communicate expected student behavior related to career and technical education programs and ensure enforcement of the Student Code of Conduct and the student handbook.
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication by conducting conferences on vital issues with parents, students, teachers, and administrators.
• Provide students with strong experience in an understanding of all aspects of an industry to include work-based learning.
• Ensure that all students have the opportunity to join a career and technical education organization.

Policy, Reports, and Law:

• Comply with requirements from the Performance Based Monitoring Accountability System, Office of Civil Rights, and Perkins Program Effectiveness Review.
• Recommend sound policies directed to improve program.
• Implement the policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and local board policy in area of career and technical education.
• Compile, maintain, file, and present all reports, records, and other documents required.
• Initiate, improve, expand, and modernize quality career and technical education programs, including relevant technology.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor the career and technical education program to ensure that they meet or exceed Local Education Agency (LEA), State, and Federal requirements.

Budget and Inventory:

• Administer the career and technical education budget and ensure that programs are cost effective and that funds are managed prudently.
• Compile budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs.
• Maintain a current inventory of supplies and equipment and recommend the disposal and replacement of equipment when necessary.
• Approve and forward purchase orders for department to accounting department.

Personnel Management:

• Prepare, review, and revise job descriptions of career and technical education department.
• Develop training options and/or improvement plans to ensure operation of career and technology education department.
• Evaluate job performance of employees to ensure effectiveness.
• Participate in recruitment, selection, and training of personnel.
• Make sound recommendations about personnel placement, transfer, retention, discipline, and dismissal.
• Provide professional development programs to teachers, faculty, administrators, and career guidance and academic counselors who are involved in integrated career and technical education programs.

Communication and Community Support :

• Improve the image of CTE among students, parents, and community leaders.
• Establish partnerships with business and industry as well as secondary and postsecondary institutions.
• Provide timely and effective oral and written communication with principals, teachers, staff, parents, and community.
• Assist students, parents, and teachers with career, college, and scholarship information.
• Recruit employers and businesses to provide learning experience to students and provide assistance as necessary.
• Articulate the district’s mission and goals in career and technical education to community and solicit its support in realizing mission.
• Demonstrate awareness of district-community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.
• Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

Other

• Performs all duties in a safe manner to avoid injury to oneself and/or to others.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and evaluate the performance of instructional staff, aides, and support staff in the career and technical education department, Teen Parent program, and Print Shop

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

• Maintain emotional control under stress; frequent district-wide and occasional statewide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. Edinburg CISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Title IX issues: Robert Vina, r.vina@ecisd.us ,Coordinator of Personnel/Legal Issues, ADA/504 issues: Sofia Hinojosa, sofia.hinojosa@ecisd.us , Director of Student & Social Services, 411 N. 8th Avenue, Edinburg, TX 78539, (956) 289-2300.
Edinburg CISD no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad o edad en sus programas o actividades y brinda igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. La siguiente persona ha sido designada para manejar consultas sobre las políticas de no discriminación Title IX issues: Robert Vina, r.vina@ecisd.us ,Coordinator of Personnel/Legal Issues, ADA/504 issues: Sofia Hinojosa,sofia.hinojosa@ecisd.us , Director of Student & Social Services, 411 N. 8th Avenue, Edinburg, TX 78539, (956) 289-2300.