CTI Director, Salem High School, Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA [SY2025-2026]

CTI Director Salem High School Salem Public Schools Salem MA SY2025-2026

Grant Funded Position

Salem is a small diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4000 students in 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged globally connected and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging equity and opportunity in everything we do. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students regardless of ability economic status gender/gender identity language race/ethnicity sexual orientation or other backgrounds. We invite you to learn more about our strategic plan core priorities and the SPS portrait of a graduate on our website at Funder: CommCorp Career Technical Initiative

Salem High School is the recipient of the Career Technical Initiative grant from Commonwealth Corporation on behalf of the Baker Administration to increase a skilled workforce in the trades through third shift programs.

This initiative announced by Governor Baker seeks to address the persistent need for skilled labor in construction trades and manufacturing. Commonwealth Corporation administers these funds in hopes of eliminating the skills gap facing employers by providing an opportunity for youth and adults to retrain for skilled occupations as well as transforming vocational high schools into Career Technical Institutes that run three shifts a day to bring more high school students and adults into the program.

As part of a multi-year strategy CTI plans to train 20000 new skilled workers in key trades and technical jobs. Among the grants approved by the Workforce Skills Cabinet in 2021 35 new career pathway programs and 22 expansions of career pathway programs at 10 vocational-technical schools will provide training and job placement for more than 800 adults.

What Youll Do:

Salem High School seeks an enthusiastic and talented individual to join our caring and innovative community and to serve as its CTI Director. This is a grant-funded contracted position beginning July 1st 2025 working with a diverse population of adult learners in a comprehensive urban school setting. The CTI Director is responsible for overseeing and supporting the development renement and modification of curricula for adult learners growing and developing internship opportunities and job placement community engagement business development and providing instructional support when needed.

The CTI Director will oversee the staff and operations of the Adult Learning programs at Salem High School coordinating a staff of instructors coordinators and administrative assistants. The CTI Director will maintain an operational budget developing strategies and solutions for the long-term sustainability of the program. The CTI Director will maintain records and compliance of the CTI Grant alongside the CTE Director and the grant funder.

As a professional the CTI Director will display a collegial spirit that supports and enhances continual professional growth consistent with the educational goals and philosophies of our school community. Moreover they will be fully committed to continuously learning improving reecting and working together to ensure that all Salem High School Third Shift students achieve at high levels in a culturally responsive learning environment.

Role Responsibilities

• The CTI Director is responsible for cultivating and fostering positive and working relationships between higher education partners industry partners and other intermediaries so as to build rigorous and developmentally appropriate programs and activities that will result in successful and positive program experiences for students and post-secondary success.

• Manage a small team of educators and support staff to ensure the success of students and the program.
• Maintain grant compliance documentation and reporting.

• Oversee the recruitment acceptance retention and placement of CTE students funded by this grant.

• Maintain a program of study that meets all requirements of Chapter 74 regulations.

• Work independently and with colleagues to develop a program based on current Mass. DESE regulations related to Third Shift Programs.

What Youll Bring:

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change adult lives through education. Youll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant and diverse in background ethnicity language and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
• Hold high expectations for yourself students and colleagues You see potential in all especially our SPS students and maintain high expectations for achievement while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to improve continuously.
• Build authentic caring relationships with colleagues students and families You build strong relationships across students families and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS. You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.
• Embrace feedback You are a reflective practitioner who learns from failure using mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth. You model persistence and a growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

Job Requirements

• Manage a grant-funded program budget
• Coordinate grant activities with school personnel and external partners
• Maintain student records and reporting generating monthly reports for the grant funder
• Manage the staff and operations of the adult learning programs including coordinating faculty staff and students
• Collaborate with MassHire and related organizations to perform recruitment selection and successful case management of adult learners.
• Collaborate with the CTI Program Manager CTI Career Development Coordinator CTE Director and Salem Public Schools leadership to develop innovative solutions ensuring the long-term success and sustainability of this program.
• Support the coordination of materials for the Salem High School events designed for graduating students and their families.
• Communicate with Salem High School families about the third shift program offering as a recruitment strategy.
• Collaborate in the design management and implementation of events related to the third shift program.
• Attend community events including occasional nights and weekends to foster the development of community partnerships that will aid in the growth of the program and successful placement of graduates as needed.
• Support the CTI Program Manager and CTI Career Development Coordinator to design and implement processes to obtain a minimum of 70% job placement rates for graduates of the program in related occupations.
• Oversee and maintain CTE data in Aspen for MA DESE enrollment tracking purposes.
• Oversee and maintain CTI data in the CommCorp student information system Apricot
• Assist the CTE Director with Salem High School Marketing and program materials (CTE Newsletter Web site Social Media platforms Press Releases SHS Experience/Program Brochures etc.).
• Collaborate with students and school personnel to help students become aware of their talents and interests as they develop eective career planning skills.
• Oversee that classrooms in the program to integrate social emotional and culturally responsive learning into the work to foster a safe caring and active learning community.
• Partner with families of students and include them in the students learning & development as well as encourage families to further the mission of the school.
• Establish a culture of high expectations that includes the shared belief that every student will pursue a dignied and appropriate next step in career planning & preparation.
• Effectively collaborates with administration staff and colleagues in both CTE and Guidance departments to ensure high-quality relevant learning experiences for as many of our students as possible who choose to pursue career and employment opportunities.
• Follow all DESE SPS SHS and other regulations and school policies and plan and implement appropriate revisions to program policies and procedures as needed to reect industry trends/standards.
• Ensure instruction is in compliance with all health and safety regulations for all third shift students in the program.
• Establish and maintain records of student activities in all programs within the scope of this position including data on partner employers & resources as well as data on student performance and hours of classroom instruction and on the job training.
• Assist with the daily operations associated with the CTE and CTI offices as needed.
• Perform all other essential duties as assigned by the CTE Director.
• Current authorization to work in the US

Preferred qualifications

1. Advanced educational preparation.
2. Evidence of educational leadership.
3. Curriculum development experience and knowledge of technical competencies with curriculum frameworks.
4. Competent in computer applications such as Microsoft Operating Systems Microsoft applications (Word Excel PowerPoint) and Google drive.
5. Ability to speak Spanish & Portuguese
6. Demonstrated experience supporting students with disabilities
7. Demonstrated experience supporting English language Learners
8. Demonstrated experience teaching adult learners
9. Must possess a thorough knowledge of how to teach the competencies and standards of the Mass. DESE Frameworks related to Chapter 74 and other programs Salem High School oers as well as the elements of employability career planning and other career development and employment programs.
10. Must demonstrate excellent management and organizational skills well-developed skills in supporting students self-awareness as learners the capacity to help students acquire the knowledge & skills related to the development of Career Plans and other career development activities and outstanding communication skills with both students and adults and successful experience operating in a highly regulated work environment.
11. Enthusiasm for recruiting and retaining community partners employers and other resources and connecting them appropriately with scholars and their interests.
12. Successful experience in career and technical education teaching counseling and/or administration.
13. Bachelors degree in a related field preferred.
14. Hold or be eligible for the Massachusetts DESE License as an administrator for CTE programs

Work Year: Grant funded: July 1st 2025- June 30th 2027

FTE/Hours: Part-time Evening hours for recruitment and partnership events may be required and coordinated with building leadership.

Salary:$75/hr

Reports to:Career & Technical Education Director Executive Principal Salem High School

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Required Experience:

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