Program Project Coordinator - High School Healthcare Pathway Program

Mooresville Graded School District

Project Coordinator, High School Healthcare Pathway Program

Position: Program 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