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San Jose, CA 95136
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Preparing Students to Thrive in College and Careers
Alyssa Lynch, Superintendent
Greetings!

The month of May is one of our most exciting months during the school year because we can celebrate student success. This year we had over 1,500 students attend Silicon Valley CTE (SVCTE) programs and 1,623 students attend Silicon Valley Adult Education (SVAE) programs.

Last week, SVAE completed a successful WASC mid-year review. WASC is an independent accreditation process that evaluates and ensures the quality of educational programs for public and private secondary schools, colleges and universities. Our programs received commendations for a high level of responsiveness to the educational needs of the adult learning in our school community. SVAE will be holding their graduation on Thursday, May 30th.

At SVCTE we had 190 students complete Dual Enrollment college level credits in their programs, 344 students involved in internships. Just last week, we hosted the first National SkillsUSA Signing Day. The day was created to recognize the value of students entering careers in the trades. Ten students earned National Disney awards for their creative Animation videos. For the 2019 school year, we have over 1,870 students enrolled in SVCTE. Finally, SVCTE will be holding its annual Awards Night, Friday, May 17. It's an evening I look forward to every year as the opportunity to see the pride on students' faces as we recognize them for their achievements is the reason so many educators have pursued this profession. You are all invited to attend.

Have a great rest of your week.
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SkillsUSA National Signing Day
Jimmy Garoppolo
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On Wednesday, May 8th, the energy was high as 90 SVCTE students were joined on campus by San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and his father for SkillsUSA National Signing Day.

MetroED was one of dozens of sites nationwide to host the official signing day where high school students signed letters of intent to enter the workforce. Many of the students will be entering into jobs, upon graduation, that require certifications completed at MetroEd and Silicon Valley Career Technical Education. Areas of study include HVAC, electrical maintenance, and construction.

Special thanks to instructor Kurt Cheetsos and many on the SVCTE team for hosting this first annual event. We are also grateful for the generous sponsorship of Klein Tools for this year's National Signing Day, given to all students who participated in the signing.

A Deeper Dive into our
Pharmacy Technician Program
This course prepares students with the knowledge and skills required for employment as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy clerk. It focuses on academics, technical skills, and employability practices essential in the pharmacy profession. In the second semester, students who have a β€œB” or above and meet all requirements are allowed to begin a Pharmacy Technician internship at a local Walgreens Pharmacy.

Students will develop personal and professional skills in the classroom that will transfer to the workplace:
  • Medical and pharmaceutical terminology
  • Scope of practice of the pharmacy team
  • Medications associated with disease states
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Mathematical and pharmaceutical calculations
  • Pharmaceutical/ Metric conversions
  • Orientation to pharmacy technology
  • Basic pharmacy principles and practice
  • Patient confidentiality (HIPAA)
  • Inter-professional patient competencies
  • Strategies for student success
  • Professionalism and ethical behavior in the health care environment
  • Interpersonal communications
  • Skills for collaborative practice in the health care profession
  • Employability skills
  • CPR certification

So what can student earn in this program? They leave with the skills to walk into a pharmacy technician or clerk role
in a medical facility or pharmacy. Many of our students participate in internships that provide that leg up when they apply for jobs.

After the program, students are eligible for their National Pharmacy Technician Certificate and, later, their Pharmacy License.

At SVCTE, instructor Helena Polanco tells her students from the first day of class, " As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be doing 5 different things at once and each of those things must be done quickly and 100% correctly! Being a Pharmacy Technician is healthcare multi-tasking at it's finest!" 


10 SVCTE Students Earn Disney Teen Animation Festival International Honors
Ten students from the animation program at Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) were selected to premiere their videos in this year’s Walt Disney Family Museum’s Teen Animation Festival International (TAFI). The following students have been announced as Official Festival Selections and will be premiered at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco on June 1st and 2nd.

Individual Reel Category:
Haely Guerrero - Willow Glen High School, San Jose USD
Jenna McGraw - Oak Grove High School, East Side UHSD

Short Animated Film 2D Category:
Shanya Ahmadi - Leigh High School, Campbell UHSD
Wen-Ching Chiu - Piedmont High School, East Side UHSD
Maya Enriquez - Leland High School, San Jose USD
Thien Bao Ngoc Nguyen - Oak Grove High School, East Side UHSD
William Shen - Pioneer High School, San Jose USD
Damien Thomas - Leigh High School, Campbell UHSD
Adora Tran - Piedmont High School, East Side UHSD
Matthew Villanueva - Piedmont High School, East Side UHSD

Check out one of the videos below, courtesy of Pioneer High School's William Shen.
Students Soar with HOSA Awards
HOSA, the organization for Future Health Professionals, recently hosted its Cal-HOSA State
Leadership Conference in Sacramento. Each year, a competition is held for students to highlight their leadership and skill knowledge in the health field, including pharmaceutical medicine, sports medicine, and medical assisting.

This year, student Angie Merida made it to the 2nd of three rounds of the competition for medical assisting.
Summer Sensation Camp:
Still Time to Register!
SVCTE will be hosting its first week-long summer camps for students entering grades 6-9.

Classes will run from 8:30 am to 3 pm, Monday-Thursday and include many LEGO options and fashion design. Some scholarships available for Title I students.

Check out the flyer and pass the information on to parents!

For more information, email Ms. Raza or call 408-723-1401. To register for Summer Sensation Camps at SVCTE, click HERE.
Open Positions - Come Join Our Team!
We are currently seeking applicants for several positions at MetroED. If you (or anyone you know) would like to join our team, please share the links here.
Meet a MetroED Super Staffer!
Custodian Art Montano
Art has been an employee with MetroEd since 2003. He's a proud graduate of our programs. He started as a CalWorks student, learning for two years in our electrical maintenance program. He then interned in our maintenance department and his supervisors were so impressed with his work ethic and skills that he was offered a permanent role.

He never sees his work as a challenge, as he's a self-starter. Working with others and accomplishing new tasks just comes naturally to him.

Art is driven by working with great colleagues, and he'll be the first to say, "I love my job!"
His advice to colleagues and students? "Hang in there. Your persistence will pay off. Failure is not an option!"

Art loves Twix candy bars and his favorite tv show is no surprise....HGTV's Fixer Upper.
Upcoming Events
May 17th: SVCTE Awards Night
Support our students that receive scholarships and awards with the show starting at 6 pm on the back lawn. We hope to see you there!
May 30: SVAE Graduation
Celebrate at 6 pm when our adult students graduate with scholarships and high school diplomas. This moment is life changing for our graduates!
June 12th: Governing Board Meeting
The June meeting of the MetroED Governing Board will be held at 6 PM. Information including the agenda and previous minutes can be found HERE.
Proud Partnership With:
The Governing Board is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.