About this role
Mooresville Graded School District
Project Coordinator, High School Healthcare Pathway Program
Position: Project Coordinator - High School Healthcare Pathway Program
Reports to: Director of Secondary Instruction
Position Summary
The Project Manager will lead the implementation and operational oversight of the Competency-Based High School Healthcare Pathway Program. The Project Manager will act as the primary liaison between MGSD, Mitchell Community College (MCC), the selected third-party Vendors, and other stakeholders, ensuring all deliverables and legislative mandates are met.
Key Responsibilities Include
Program Leadership & Implementation
- Serve as the lead for the implementation, ensuring compliance with mandates and program timelines provided by NCDPI and NCGA.
- Facilitate partnerships with selected third-party Vendors. Monitor the Vendor's delivery of high-reliability instructional frameworks, competency based course modules, professional development, and the development of standards-aligned proficiency scales.
- Maintain ongoing collaboration with Mitchell Community College (MCC) to facilitate student enrollment in community college courses, stackable credential design, and pathway alignment focused on health sciences.
- Develop and manage the project timeline, ensuring the key milestones outlined in legislation for design and implementation are completed, leading to program implementation by the 2028-2029 school year.
- Develop and manage budgets aligned to project milestones in close collaboration with district finance staff. Ensure necessary financial reports are executed.
Instructional & Operational Development
- Work closely with the district and community college leadership teams as well as the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to implement legislated flexibilities to support student-paced progression.
- Oversee documentation management related to program performance, ensuring that project milestones are tracked and that financial allocations are utilized effectively and sustainably until the program's conclusion.
- Provide and/or coordinates, in conjunction with MGSD and MCC curriculum leaders, the professional development necessary for educators to transition to competency-based approaches, ensuring staff have the tools and knowledge needed for success.
- Coordinate and oversee collaborative relationships with other K-12/community college partnerships that can inform design work.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated track record leading innovative programs within the K-12 and/or higher education setting.
- Experience in instructional design, specifically regarding digital infrastructure that supports student-paced progression, interdisciplinary learning, and real-world skill acquisition.
- Strong ability to develop and foster collaborative partnerships among business stakeholders, subject matter experts, and district administration.
Preferred Skills
- Experience teaching and/or leading in a K-12 and/or higher education setting.
- Deep understanding of North Carolina educational law and policy, specifically regarding CTE and dual-enrollment.
- Understanding of a successful competency-based approach to learning.
- Experience in health science at a K-12 and/or higher education.
- Experience leading successful organizational change, specifically within school districts or community college environments.
- Proficiency in project management, including budget oversight and stakeholder engagement.
Position Details: 12 months Pay Grade: MGSD Coordinator
Position grant funded through June 2029