Superintendent's Update
Happy Fall, Everyone!
I hope you are all enjoying this cooler weather as we hurdle toward the holidays and the end of 2019. September was a site visit month. The best part of the job, hands down! It is so wonderful to meet staff and students. 
STUDENT NEWS
SIATech South Sacramento continues to make tremendous strides in establishing its new campus on Mack Road. Science Teacher Debora Smith led a successful campaign to fund and procure a washer/dryer for students. The site finished construction on a second wing to serve more students and provide optimal spaces for the school to flourish. Plus, the site finished construction on a second wing to serve more students and provide optimal spaces for the school to flourish!
SIATech El Centro is located in the Imperial Valley of California. The school was SIATech’s first independent study sites. It was established more than 10 years ago and has had more than 215 graduates to date. The campus currently serves about 150 students and is a thriving hub of activity and learning. Recently, students participated in the global climate strike and the Imperial Valley College & Career Fair.
Since enrolling in SIATech, Aldo Murrillo has made significant progress, both emotionally and academically. Aldo suffered from anxiety and depression, which made coming to school and completing tasks a battle. Despite his setbacks he continued to attend school and started to cultivate strong relationships with his teachers.
Welcome Dr. Shirley Bullard as
SIATech’s New Board Chair
SIATech is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is overseen by a board of directors. The leader at the helm of SIATech’s governance is Dr. Shirley Bullard, who was recently sworn in as the Board Chair in Fall 2019 after serving on SIATech’s board since January 2005. Shirley’s years of experience with SIATech and the needs of its student population, her career background in human resources, and commitment to servant leadership make her a very strong and effective Board Chair.
We are encouraged to turn off the lights when we go home for the night to save electricity…but that does not work well for our computers. SIATech IT makes automated remote changes to student machines for updating software, pushing out fixes and installing new tools. It is imperative that all sites leave all machines running.
“Instead of letting your hardships and failures discourage or exhaust you, let them inspire you. Let them make you even hungrier to succeed.”  
- Michelle Obama
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