Position Type:
Administration/Director

Date Posted:
5/16/2023

Location:
Administration Center - Allentown, PA

Director of College and Career Readiness
Salary: $105,750-148,050

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with a major in education, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Pennsylvania Department of Education administrative certification or supervisory certification required.
• Knowledge of college and career opportunities for students, programs of study, and similar programs.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and proven ability to utilize discretion regarding matters involving students and families.
• Strong interpersonal skills evidencing the ability to effectively interact and work with a wide range of constituents, including, but not limited to, students, staff, administrators, parents, and the community, evidencing high quality customer service, tact, patience, and courtesy under often stressful circumstances.
• 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.
• Such additional or alternatives to the above qualifications as the board or superintendents may determine appropriate and acceptable.

Note: 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.

Summary The Director of College and Career Readiness shall be appointed by the Allentown School District and shall report to the Chief Academic Officer. The position serves as the liaison for college and career readiness in the district as well as coordinating with partner institutions for dual enrollment, career readiness and pathways success, partnership development, and graduation success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a K-12 comprehensive college, career, and community readiness program that utilized research-based strategies and activities to increase lifelong success.
• Design and coordinate real world, hands-on, and project-based learning experiences for K-12 students that lead to deeper understanding of high school graduation requirements, college fit, financial literacy, and career planning.
• Oversee internships and partnerships to help students determine a career pathway.
• Coordinates and communicates college/career avenues with school Principals, school counselors, LCTI, Workforce Investment Board and any other partners that support the development of requisite skills for identified college and career paths.
• Monitors and utilizes data to support graduation success as it relates to ACT 158 guidelines and ASD graduation requirements.
• Establish and serve as a liaison between the district and partner organizations to increase opportunities for early college models, increase dual enrollment opportunities, and foster business partnerships to increase opportunities for students to successfully advance to college/career paths upon graduation.
• Provide professional development opportunities for school counselors on college, career, and community readiness.
• Effectively use reporting tools to monitor college access, data points, including students applying for 2-year and 4-year college, FAFSA completion, college acceptance, and college persistence and completion.
• Ensure implementation of state guidelines and goals as well as national standards for college, career, and community readiness.
• Create and implement middle school college and career readiness plan and a plan for career pathways at the secondary level.
• Create and implement FAFSA training and completion.
• Develops, coordinates, and oversees student mentoring programs both within ASD, and with external partners, colleges, and universities, in direct alignment with industry partner needs and college/university requirements to ensure a successful transition to identified college/career path.
• Coordinate development of the District's K - 12 Guidance Plan as required by Chapter 339
• Collects, organizes, analyzes, and acts on data, to ensure students are supported in meeting outcomes resulting in successful transition from high school to identified college/career path.
• Monitors and utilizes Future Ready PA Index data to identify areas in which to coordinate support and resources as it relates to college and career performance measures.
• Collaborates with the Executive Director of Instructional Leadership, school counselors and staff to develop tools and systems, including the use of Smart Futures (career portfolio software) for identifying student interest in college, and career areas (i.e., student surveys, interviews, etc.).
• Collaborates with Executive Director of Secondary Education, school counselors and career partners to develop curriculum targeting requisite skills as required for identified career path and in supporting the mission of the Century Promise and college and career readiness for all students.
• Develops, coordinates, and oversees parent engagement opportunities that a provide resources for parents and families to develop a clear understanding of college/career options and industry requirements to ensure a successful transition to identified college/career path.
• Develops, coordinates and collaborates with the Exectuive Director of Instructional Leadership on opportunities to build college and career awareness for middle school students.
• Collaborates Workforce Board Lehigh Valley (WBLV) to oversee and support College and Career Resource Centers designed to offer services and connections to resources related to college and career preparation.

For more information on this position, please read the full description document.

• Director of College and Career Readiness.pdf