CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR COMPETENCIES

FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

NAME:DISTRICT

A Career and Technical Education Director is a district’s administrator responsible for providing the leadership to plan, implement, and evaluate innovative and quality career and technical education programs and courses, which prepare students for the workplace, continuing education, lifelong learning, and successful participation within their families and communities

Items in bold are covered in the Washington State Career and Technical Education Administrative Internship program.

KEY:

1 – Learning in progress

2 – Able to complete the task with technical assistance

3 – Able to complete the task without technical assistance

4 – Able to teach others the task

Finance and Budget1234

  • Project revenue
  • Determine staffingallocation
  • Identify costs and expenditures
  • Prepare annual budget
  • Monitor revenues and expenditures
  • Identify alternative revenue sources
  • Seek grant opportunities
  • Write grant proposals
  • Monitor and evaluate grant process, expenditures and reporting
Program Development/Improvement /Assessment1234
  • Facilitate timely completion of course approvals and re-approvals
  • Complete program proposal
  • Develop program improvement plan based on national and state standards
  • Maintain current curriculum frameworks for all courses based on the state 

model

  • Update programs and seek opportunities such as Tech Prep and Equivalency

Credits

  • Assist teachers with curriculum development and alignment
  • Promote comprehensive guidance & counseling services
  • Promote and assess student leadership programs
  • Review CTE textbook requests/prepare textbook adoption materials
  • Conduct needs assessment
  • Conduct occupational analysis
  • Identify program competencies
  • Conduct program assessment

Facilities and Equipment1234

  • Identify and process needed equipment repairs
  • Develop compliance plan meeting safety & environmental standards
  • Maintain inventory management and properly surplus equipment
  • Create equipment update/replacement plan
  • Evaluate and design facilities and coordinate remodel/repairs
  • Prepare equipment purchase plans and bid specifications
  • Assist with program relocation as needed

Community and Business Partnerships1234

  • Create and maintain general and program advisory committees
  • Identify and create industry partnerships
  • Develop/promote work-based learning connections
  • Identify and promote student leadership connections 
  • Participate in community organizations
  • Develop contractual agreements supporting partnerships

Human Resource Development1234

  • Prepare CTE-related job descriptions
  • Participate in CTE teacher recruitment efforts
  • Promote and develop professional growth plans for staff members
  • Provide assistance with instructor certification process
  • Provide leadership in Plan II salary placement & certification requirements
  • Lead staff screening and selection activities
  • Evaluate staff members
  • Conduct staff in-services and workshops
  • Participate in professional growth opportunities

Reporting, Data Collection and Audits1234

  • Prepare monthly program enrollment reports (P223)
  • Prepare, implement, and update CTE Strategic plan
  • Use current reporting/data collection software (CEDARS, EDS, iGrants)
  • Develop and continually update enrollment, demographic and financial records

in preparation for OCR, enrollment and CTE program audits

  • Conduct and prepare annual follow-up report
  • Prepare annual programs/school report

Public Relations1234

  • Develop and conduct an ongoing campaign for CTE to increase awareness

among teachers, counselors, students, parents, principals, school

administrators, and the general public.

  • Know and apply state/national program standards
  • Prepare news releases, written and electronic promotional materials.
  • Participate in community organizations
  • Promote appropriate professional image

Management and Leadership1234

  • Prepare for and facilitate meetings
  • Utilize conflict resolution skills as needed
  • Maintain active involvement in or leadership of local, regional & state

legislative process

  • Maintain and dispose of records and documentation properly
  • Maintain relationships with school board members and be knowledgeable of 

Board policies and procedures

  • Provide direction as an INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER
  • Be knowledgeable of and able to identify effective instruction
  • Know and be able to identify research-based promising instructional

practices

  • Understand effective classroom management strategies and

appropriate interventions

  • Understand and be able to develop formative and summative assessments
  • Understand and be able to use data-driven decision making
  • Establish & enforce professionalism standards with all staff members
  • Participate in student discipline process
  • Implement contractual agreements as needed
  • Participate in professional organizations
  • Facilitate change process when appropriate
  • Participate/lead district work teams/committees
  • Supervise staff members

Perkins1234

  • Complete grant accountability requirements such as End of Year Report, Core

Indicators, Program Improvement Plans, Budgets, Programs of Study

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Updated 3/17/10