Coordinator: College & Career Pathways - Office of Linked Learning

Overview

Position must be posted for a minimum of 10 days

• TITLE: Coordinator, College and Career Pathways
• REPORTS TO: Assigned Supervisor
• DEPARTMENT: As Assigned
• CLASSIFICATION: Classified Management
• FLSA: Exempt
• WORK YEAR/
  
  HOURS:
  
  261 days / 7.5 hours or days and hours as assigned
• ISSUED: Created:
  June 2014
• SALARY GRADE: ADCL 16

Under minimal supervision, support the District’s strategic plan to ensure all students are college, career and community ready. Promote the District’s mission of graduating students who are college, career, and community ready by leveraging relationships within the local and national communities to ensure all secondary school students, including those with alternative educational needs, have the means, opportunity, and preparation to attend college and to function effectively in the work place.

Develop, coordinate and manage the College and Career Pathways and other initiatives aimed at helping more students succeed academically, including a comprehensive program of business and community internships and work experiences that bring community partners and the District together to achieve this goal.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develop aligned systems and structures of support for on-going leadership and professional development for pathway coaches focused on supporting pathway teams in meeting the essential elements for College and Career Pathway quality.
• Lead/facilitate monthly community of practice meetings with District College and Career Pathway Coaches.
• Ensure instructional and coaching supports are aligned to the District Strategic Plan, District instructional goals, and the essential elements of high quality College and Career Pathways.
• Coordinate and support OUSD College and Career Pathway Coaches in the development and implementation of pathway coaching plans that are aligned to each of the essential elements of high quality college and career pathways.
• Collaborate with CTE and College and Career Pathways Manager to connect high school and post-secondary educators in the development and creation of dual enrollment and articulation agreements.
• Coordinate and support the collection, analysis and monthly dissemination of District and pathway level student achievement data to ensure a cycle of continuous improvement focused on student outcomes-driven practices.
• Coordinate and promote the Linked Learning Essential Elements of College and Career Pathways, including documentation that demonstrates a cycle of continuous improvement for the purpose of achieving “Certified” status in the Linked Learning Pathway Quality Review.
• Support, mentor and assist College and Career Pathway Coaches in their work with pathway teams of teachers to develop the essential elements of a high quality college and career pathways including student outcomes-driven practice, equity and access, program of study, learning and teaching, work based learning, personalized student support and pathway leadership.
• Collaborate with the OUSD Workforce Development Coordinator and support College and Career Pathway Coaches to increase the numbers of community partners to build greater integrity in the pathway program of study and build capacity for industry involvement and create.
• Coordinate and facilitate pathway teams use of Connect Ed Studios for the collection of evidence and pathway level data
• Collaborate with CTE and College and Career Pathways Manager in the development of UC “a-g” approved courses and curriculum, including planning and coordinating UC Curriculum Integration Institutes (UCCI).
• Develop and lead the process for the establishment of emerging pathways and/or the elimination of pathways that do not meet labor market projections or adhere to the Linked Learning model of college and career pathways.
• Collaborate with District staff to align pathway teacher support.
• Recruit, hire, develop, support, supervise and evaluate staff.
• Plan, lead and attend department meetings; represent Linked Learning College and Career Pathways and LCI at District/community meetings.
• Provide cross-training to other staff managers with the department.
• Travel to school sites as needed.
• Perform related duties as…