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Superintendent Comments
Fire Truck Donation
Cybersecurity
CTE Month
College & Career Fair
SkillsUSA
Open House
Annual Report
Open House
STEAM Academy
Libraries
CTE News








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
 

Message from MetroED Superintendent Alyssa Lynch   

Alyssa Lynch
MetroED
Superintendent
 Alyssa Lynch
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. 
 
Last week, Santa Clara County Office of Education hosted a workshop at Silicon Valley CTE for over 65 counselors to learn about college and career pathway options. We are currently involved in three of Mayor Liccardo's White House Initiatives: TechHire, My Brothers' Keeper and We Are Built in San Jose. The initiatives provide training for technical middle class jobs with a focus on technology, manufacturing and assisting underserved 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.
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. 

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. 
  
February is National CTE Month
National CTE Month
National CTE Month
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.
1500 Students attended SVCTE College & Career Fair   
SVCTE held its Annual College & Career Fair on February 3, and it was SVCTE College Career Fair 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.
SVCTE selected hosts
SkillsUSA Regional Competitions
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.
New Assistant Principal at SVCTE      
SVCTE's Leadership Team is now complete with the addition Ted Altenberg 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, students, financial and demographics, the districts we serve, and our community partners.

SVCTE's Open House      
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.

Register Today for Summer Cyber Pirates STEAM Academy

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. 

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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