Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71 § 38A
The school committee of a town not in an occupational guidance and placement district may employ a director or directors of occupational guidance and placement, approved by the department prior to his or their appointment, and may fix his or their compensation, and a director employed under this section shall, under the direction and control of the supervisor of guidance and placement provided for in section six B of chapter fifteen, give his whole time to the occupational and employment problems of the young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty-three in said town. He shall use all means available to furnish occupational guidance and secure employment opportunities for such persons. Every such director may consult with and seek the advice of said supervisor, and shall make an annual report to the committee and forward a copy thereof to said supervisor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, § 38A