Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 86 - Vocational, Assignment (Career and Technical Education) › Rule 7-3-86.2 - Local Career and Technical Education CTE Administrator

Current through June 25, 2024
The local career and technical education CTE administrator
				  shall be utilized for specific vocational administrative purposes.
1. This position shall be referred to as CTE
				Director in secondary educational agencies. In postsecondary institutions, this
				position may be referred to as CTE District Dean/Director, CTE Dean/Director,
				or Assistant CTE Dean/Director.
2.
				This position shall be concerned with planning, organizing, directing,
				controlling, and coordinating the career and technical programs on a
				district-wide basis or within the local vocational center. This includes
				analysis and justification of activities to promote and organize career and
				technical programs to provide students with education and training.
3. Secondary CTE Directors shall function
				within the appropriate organizational structure of the local educational agency
				and shall authority in the administrative chain of command commensurate with
				principals.
4. Postsecondary CTE
				District Deans/Directors shall have authority in the administrative chain of
				command commensurate with academic deans. Other CTE Administrators will
				function within the appropriate organizational structure of the local
				educational agency with the advice and counsel of the CTE District
				Dean/Director.
5. All reimbursed
				secondary local vocational directors should be employed on a twelve (12) month
				basis when vocational reimbursement funds are available for the full twelve
				(12) months. However, state law prohibits the reimbursement of secondary
				vocational administrators for more than 10 months (200 days). When local boards
				of education and superintendents choose to employ vocational directors for a
				period of time longer than ten (10) months, it is encouraged that the local
				vocational director be employed on a twelve (12) month basis.
6. Generally, all reimbursed postsecondary
				local vocational deans/directors shall be authorized to be employed on a twelve
				(12) month basis when vocational reimbursement funds are available for the full
				twelve (12) months and at the discretion of the local educational agency.
7. Primary responsibilities of
				these positions will be identified by the local educational agency to
				administer high quality vocational programs and generally include but are not
				limited to the following:
a. Formulate and
				administer a comprehensive program of career and technical education.
b. Maintain close working
				relationships with community and state agencies and area business, industries,
				and labor organizations, in order to provide training consistent with needs.
c. Continuously appraise and
				evaluate the total career and technical program to achieve the established
				goals of providing the opportunity for people to prepare for gainful
				employment.
d. Maintain current
				knowledge of all pertinent rules and regulations affecting vocational
				education.
e. Assume responsibility
				for the collection, review, and submission of all forms and reports relative to
				vocational education to state agencies.
f. Supervise and evaluate all instructional
				personnel in the vocational education program.
g. Make recommendations for long-term
				adjustments, changes, additions, and deletions in the career and technical
				education program to meet changing job trends and needs.
h. Assist in the recruitment and screening of
				vocational teachers.
i. Maintain
				and inventory CTE equipment as listed in the Equipment Management Tracking
				System (EMTS).