KIPP Texas Public Schools
Senior Director, Career & Technical Education
🇺🇸 Dallas, TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $95K - $105K
💻 Operations
🗓️ November 3rd, 2025
K-12
Edtech.com's Summary
KIPP is hiring a Senior Director, Career & Technical Education to lead the strategic direction, implementation, and accountability of CTE programming across secondary schools. The role involves managing a statewide team to ensure pathways align with workforce, postsecondary, and state priorities, and preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond.
Highlights
- Lead strategic planning, vision, and accountability for CTE programs including dual credit offerings.
- Manage program quality by setting standards, tracking metrics, and overseeing evaluations.
- Oversee federal and state CTE funding to ensure compliance and maximize impact.
- Ensure compliance with state and federal CTE regulations and develop policy frameworks.
- Supervise and develop the statewide CTE team fostering collaboration and accountability.
- Engage with stakeholders including business, industry, and postsecondary partners through advisory committees.
- Promote cross-sector collaboration and develop scalable career pathway models.
- Serve as liaison to workforce boards, higher education, and industry; expand work-based learning opportunities.
- Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree, CTE teacher certification, and district-level CTE leadership experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong communication, organizational, and decision-making skills are essential.
- Competitive salary range: $95,000 to $105,000 annually with comprehensive benefits.
Senior Director, Career & Technical Education Full Description
Company Description
About KIPP Texas Public Schools
KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 54 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 32,000 students across Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more fair world.
Founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, we are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in belongingness, academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission and values-driven community who wants every child to want to run to school, the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.
Founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, we are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in belongingness, academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission and values-driven community who wants every child to want to run to school, the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.
Job Description
The Senior Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE) serves as the district leader responsible for setting the strategic direction, vision, implementation and accountability systems for all CTE programming across secondary schools, including dual credit offerings. This role provides senior-level leadership to ensure that CTE pathways are high-quality, equitable, and aligned with workforce, postsecondary, and state priorities. The Senior Director leads a statewide team of CTE directors, coordinators, and specialists to design, scale, and sustain industry-aligned pathways that prepare every student for success in college, career, and beyond.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Leadership and Vision:
○ Develop and execute a multi-year strategic plan for CTE that aligns to district goals, state accountability (Perkins V, CCMR, TIA), and regional workforce needs.
○ Drive innovation in CTE program design, ensuring pathways reflect high-wage, high-demand industries.
○ Advise district leadership and Board on CTE expansion, outcomes, and policy implications.
1. Strategic Leadership and Vision:
○ Develop and execute a multi-year strategic plan for CTE that aligns to district goals, state accountability (Perkins V, CCMR, TIA), and regional workforce needs.
○ Drive innovation in CTE program design, ensuring pathways reflect high-wage, high-demand industries.
○ Advise district leadership and Board on CTE expansion, outcomes, and policy implications.
2. Program Quality and Accountability:
○ Establish clear quality standards and performance metrics for all CTE programs of study.
○ Oversee data systems for tracking student concentrator/completer status, IBC attainment, dual credit enrollment, and work-based learning participation.
○ Lead statewide program evaluations and audits to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
○ Plan and coordinate professional development opportunities for CTE teachers and specialists to enhance their effectiveness instructionally.
○ Establish clear quality standards and performance metrics for all CTE programs of study.
○ Oversee data systems for tracking student concentrator/completer status, IBC attainment, dual credit enrollment, and work-based learning participation.
○ Lead statewide program evaluations and audits to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
○ Plan and coordinate professional development opportunities for CTE teachers and specialists to enhance their effectiveness instructionally.
3. Budget Management:
○ Oversee federal and state CTE funding (Perkins V, grants, and special allocations) to ensure compliance and maximize impact.
○ Align budgets with strategic priorities, ensuring equitable resource distribution across campuses and pathways.
○ Oversee federal and state CTE funding (Perkins V, grants, and special allocations) to ensure compliance and maximize impact.
○ Align budgets with strategic priorities, ensuring equitable resource distribution across campuses and pathways.
4. Policy and Compliance:
○ Ensure districtwide compliance with state and federal CTE regulations, including TEA program approval, service ID alignment, and PEIMS accuracy.
○ Develop policies, frameworks, and guidance documents to standardize CTE implementation across schools.
○ Prepare and present reports to senior leadership, board members, and state agencies.
○ Ensure districtwide compliance with state and federal CTE regulations, including TEA program approval, service ID alignment, and PEIMS accuracy.
○ Develop policies, frameworks, and guidance documents to standardize CTE implementation across schools.
○ Prepare and present reports to senior leadership, board members, and state agencies.
5. Leadership and Supervision:
○ Supervise and coach state-level CTE team members.
○ Build team capacity through professional learning, goal- setting, and aligned performance measures.
○ Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability across campuses and regions.
○ Supervise and coach state-level CTE team members.
○ Build team capacity through professional learning, goal- setting, and aligned performance measures.
○ Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability across campuses and regions.
6. Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
○ Build and maintain trust with internal and external stakeholders through transparent communication and collaborative decision-making.
○ Lead the district’s CTE advisory committees and ensure diverse representation from business, industry, and postsecondary partners.
○ Communicate program impact through data stories, dashboards, and public reports.
○ Build and maintain trust with internal and external stakeholders through transparent communication and collaborative decision-making.
○ Lead the district’s CTE advisory committees and ensure diverse representation from business, industry, and postsecondary partners.
○ Communicate program impact through data stories, dashboards, and public reports.
7. Innovation and Future-Ready Design:
○ Promote cross-sector collaboration between STEM, arts, and workforce pathways.
○ Develop scalable models for middle-to-high school alignment, career exposure, and early college experiences.
○ Promote cross-sector collaboration between STEM, arts, and workforce pathways.
○ Develop scalable models for middle-to-high school alignment, career exposure, and early college experiences.
8. Workforce Development:
○ Serve as the district’s primary liaison to workforce boards, higher education institutions, and industry partners.
○ Develop systemwide partnerships that expand work-based learning, dual credit, and certification opportunities.
○ Represent the district in regional and state CTE advisory councils, chambers, and workforce initiatives.
○ Serve as the district’s primary liaison to workforce boards, higher education institutions, and industry partners.
○ Develop systemwide partnerships that expand work-based learning, dual credit, and certification opportunities.
○ Represent the district in regional and state CTE advisory councils, chambers, and workforce initiatives.
Qualifications
Education and Knowledge:
● Bachelor’s degree
● Certified CTE teacher
● Experience leading CTE at the district level
● Preferred experience and network with workforce and institutes of higher education
● Bachelor’s degree
● Certified CTE teacher
● Experience leading CTE at the district level
● Preferred experience and network with workforce and institutes of higher education
Skills:
● Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
● Experience collaborating with team members and providing constructive and instructive feedback
● Articulate professional demeanor with strong self-confidence and initiative
● Ability to work both on broad-based strategy and everyday details
● Ability to exercise excellent judgment in decision-making
● Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
● Ability to synthesize knowledge and present it to stakeholders in a comprehensive manner
● Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data
● Independent, self-starter with a strong focus on student development
● Proven written and verbal communication skills
● Strong organizational and planning skills
● Possession of a passionate and loving attitude toward all children
● Responsiveness; Follow-up and follow-through with students, families, and faculty members is essential
● Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel,PowerPoint, and Outlook)
● Proficiency using computers, printers, copy machines, and fax machines
● Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
● Experience collaborating with team members and providing constructive and instructive feedback
● Articulate professional demeanor with strong self-confidence and initiative
● Ability to work both on broad-based strategy and everyday details
● Ability to exercise excellent judgment in decision-making
● Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
● Ability to synthesize knowledge and present it to stakeholders in a comprehensive manner
● Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data
● Independent, self-starter with a strong focus on student development
● Proven written and verbal communication skills
● Strong organizational and planning skills
● Possession of a passionate and loving attitude toward all children
● Responsiveness; Follow-up and follow-through with students, families, and faculty members is essential
● Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel,PowerPoint, and Outlook)
● Proficiency using computers, printers, copy machines, and fax machines
Additional Information
Compensation and Benefits
As a full-time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, life insurance, and disability plans.
KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
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