MetroED proudly serves students from:
Campbell Union High School District
East Side
Union High
School District
Los Gatos- Saratoga Union High School District
Milpitas Unified School District
San Jose Unified School District
Santa Clara Unified School District
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MetroED's
Governing Board
members are appointed from each of our six participating school districts
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Message from MetroED Superintendent Alyssa Lynch
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MetroED
Superintendent
Alyssa Lynch
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The 2015-2016 school year has been simply outstanding for MetroED. The California Career Pathways Trust grant and AB 104 for Adult Education has afforded us the opportunity to expand our new cutting edge programs to our community. Our new Mobile App Design & Computer Coding, Pharmacy Technology, and Sports Medicine & Kinesiology classes have opened up new college and career pathway options for students. We are proud to partner with Foothill instructors who teach our Pharmacy Technology class and offer Dual Enrollment college credit for our students.
Having TeenForce on our campus has really been a great resource for teachers and students. Tours of our facilities have been on-going since August. Click here for more information on how to book a tour.
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| Saratoga Fire Department Donates Fire Truck |
Thank you to the Saratoga Fire Department for donating a fire truck to SVCTE's Truck Mechanics program. Students in the Truck Mechanics class are excited about the new learning opportunities it will provide including the ability to work on a water pump. SVCTE Truck Mechanics and Pine Hill High School senior, Brandon Nash-Spangler, said the fire truck has a lot of miles and hours on it, which is similar to the types of vehicles they will work on in the 'real world.'
Truck Mechanics instructor, Mike Cortese, said the fire truck was used in the SkillsUSA Region 1 Competition, which was held at SVCTE on February 27 and on display at SVCTE's Open House on February 25.
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MetroED Receives $921K Cybersecurity grant
MetroED was recently awarded a $921,000 California Innovative Apprenticeship Grant to launch a new Cybersecurity Apprenticeship program at SVCTE. This program complements MetroED's California Career Pathways Trust grant awarded in May 2015 for $6,000,000 by expanding the ICT Cybersecurity career pathway identified as a compelling need for employers over the next 5 to 6 years. SVCTE will launch a new Cybersecurity course this fall.
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February is National CTE Month
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Happy National CTE Month! This year's theme is Opportunities for Career Success. During CTE Month, CTE programs nationwide highlight the benefit of CTE programs and how they create career pathways and employability skills that are needed in a 21st Century workforce.
Did you know that high school students who are involved in CTE are more engaged, perform better in school, and achieve higher graduation rates? Check out this article that a former San Jose Unified School District SVCTE student wrote about the benefits of taking a CTE class at SVCTE in her local school newspaper, The Pony Express.
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1500 Students attended SVCTE College & Career Fair
SVCTE held its Annual College & Career Fair on February 3, and it was  a huge success. Represented at the fair were community colleges, universities, trade schools, apprenticeships, military programs, and local businesses.
Medical Office Careers students, Alexcis Gomez and Marissa Chavez, said the fair provided helpful information that will help them plan for their future after high school.
Students came to the fair prepared with questions and were assigned a pre-and post-College Fair activity to complete. Each student also had a 'passport' to get stamped at different booths, which encouraged students to visit a variety of vendors and learn more about the variety of opportunities available to them.
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SkillsUSA Regional Competitions
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Silicon Valley CTE hosted the annual SkillsUSA Regional  Leadership and Skills Competition on February 27. More than 120 students from SVCTE, Alhambra High School, and Eden Area ROP competed in nearly 20 areas including Electrical Maintenance, Masonry, Video Production, and Diesel Mechanics. This is the first time that the entire Regional Competition for the SkillsUSA Region 1 division was hosted at SVCTE. |
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New Assistant Principal at SVCTE
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SVCTE's Leadership Team is now complete with the addition  of new Assistant Principal, Edward "Ted" Altenberg. Ted has nearly 30 years of experience in education. He has held a variety of positions including as a Science, Math, Health, AVID, Journalism, Yearbook ROP Computer and Web Design instructor, curriculum coach, program support specialist, and as an academic coordinator/assistant principal. Ted is a Certified Google Apps Administrator who is skilled at integrating technology into curriculum and instruction. He's excited to be part of the SVCTE Leadership team. |
| Just Released: MetroED's Annual Report |
The 2015 MetroED Annual Report was recently released and provides a snapshot of MetroED's programs, stud  ents, financial and demographics, the districts we serve, and our community partners. |
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SVCTE's Open House
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Silicon Valley CTE's Annual Open House on February 25 was a huge success. More  than 600 parents, potential students, and community members toured and observed hands-on student demonstrations and presentations.
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Register Today for Summer Cyber Pirates STEAM Academy
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Register your student (6 - 10 grade) today for MetroED and Xilinx's Summer Cyber Pirates STEAM Academy, which runs June 13 to June 24. This year's theme is Cybersecurity. During the two-week camp, students will learn basic coding, encryption, and programming using Arduino boards.
Facebook is sponsoring a Capture the Flag competition. Cost is $499 and includes two weeks of instruction (8 am to 1 pm), brunch each day, and field trips to the Tech Museum, Xilinx, and the Computer History Museum.
Early Bird Registration ends today, February 29, and includes a $50 discount. Parents registering more than one sibling or employees of Xilinx or MetroED receive a $100 discount.
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Adult Ed. ESL Classes Offered at San Jose Public Libraries
Silicon Valley Adult Education's (SVAE) English as-a-Second  Language (ESL) classes are now being offered at two San Jose Public Libraries! Classes began January 26 at East San Jose Carnegie Library and will be offered soon at the Biblioteca Latinoamericana Library.
In collaboration with the San Jose Public Libraries, the Adult Education Block Grant funding has made it possible for SVAE to serve our San Jose community by offering classes in downtown San Jose.
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Trending CTE News
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- Nationwide: Should More Kids Skip College for Workforce Training?
- Nationwide: Advancing Career Pathways for Kids
- Nationwide: CTE Graduation Rates
- Nationwide: $1.5 Billion Helping Career Pathways Take Off in California High Schools
- Nationwide: Are High School Career Tech Programs the Answer to the Skilled Labor Shortage?
- Nationwide: SkillsUSA PSA by Mike Rowe
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