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760 Hillsdale Avenue
San Jose, CA 95136
(408) 723-6400
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Preparing Students to Thrive in College and Careers
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Greetings!
As we enter the holidays, we are extremely thankful for your support of Metropolitan Education District and its two amazing schools: Silicon Valley Career Technical Education and Silicon Valley Adult Education.
We continue our legacy of providing hands-on learning experiences on our campus. Each class engages generations of learners, doers, movers, and shakers in Silicon Valley. We appreciate our business partners that think of MetroED programs and courses. Our students benefit from ongoing support of cutting edge equipment and donations.
Please enjoy this month's newsletter highlighting a generous HVAC donation from Therma, a whiteboard video by our Animation teacher about our SVCTE programs, and the ways our students and staff represent our programs as a center of excellence.
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We teach eligible high school students to succeed in careers and college in a professional, hands-on environment. Students explore and develop technical skills that will lead them to success in higher education or the workplace.
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Our adult education school offers classes for free or at a very low cost. We provide a supportive learning environment that prepares students to achieve their fullest potential by empowering them with skills to succeed in a local and global society.
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Therma Donates $50K in HVAC Equipment
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A huge thank you to
Mike Fisher
from
Therma
for the generous donation of commercial HVAC equipment that our students will be able to use. A truck also delivered additional units to replace old, worn equipment around campus! The donation included a
Carrier
package unit,
Greenheck
exhaust fan, three
Trane
furnaces,
Daiken
heat reclaim ventilator, and a
Coilmaster
and a
Data Aire
condensing unit. On behalf of our students, we thank you immensely!
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South Bay Consortium for Adult Education Wins Global Award
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Congratulations to the South Bay Consortium for Adult Education (SBCAE)! The consortium won two
global
Davey Awards for its regional adult education brand and integrated campaign to raise awareness targeting adult learners with various levels of educational attainment in an area that has one of the highest costs of living in the nation. View the award-winning logo design & campaign website at
OpenDoorsSouthBay.org.
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MetroED Visits New Taipei City in Taiwan
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Last month, Governing Board Member
Katherine Tseng, Superintendent
Alyssa Lynch, and SVCTE Mechatronics Engineering teacher
Jim Burnham visited New Taipei City in Taiwan. They spent a full week touring seven youth vocational schools. Alyssa and Jim delivered keynote speeches that showcased what our SVCTE students are learning and building in our classes.
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Video: Kerry LeCussan's Teacher Recognition Celebration
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On Monday, October 22, 2018, a packed house gathered to honor this year’s best educators in Santa Clara County at the Campbell Heritage Theatre. Silicon Valley Adult Education’s Kerry LeCussan was among this year’s honorees!
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SVCTE's Christmas in the Park Tree: "All About Us"
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The SVCTE
Fashion Design & Textile Art
program collaborated with the
Metals Technology program to create an “All About Us” informative holiday tree at
Christmas in the Park in downtown San Jose! The vision was to create metal ornaments to highlight each of the classes at SVCTE. Visit tree #730 across from the entrance to the San Jose Fairmont Hotel! The park is open until December 25.
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SVCTE Electrical Maintenance Teacher Appears in Harbor Freight Training Video
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Recently,
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools and the Drucker Institute completed a training video that included an interview with
Ray Sugden, Electrical Maintenance teacher at SVCTE. The video training emphasizes soft skills for trade school students.
Have a look at how Ray encourages his students as they train for careers in Electrical Maintenance!
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SVCTE Students Raising Money for Camp Fire Victims
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Under the direction of SVCTE
Auto Body Refinishing teacher
Nathan Chukes, our classes are each raising $100 to contribute gift cards for the victims of the Camp Fire. Many students and staff have family or friends affected by the disaster. If you would like to help towards their goal, you can contact
Nathan at (408) 723-4239.
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The Journey of 2 Adult Students: ESL to High School Graduation!
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We are excited to recognize two of our students from Silicon Valley Adult Education!
Teresa Sandoval and
Ha Tran started in our adult ESL program and worked their way up to becoming high school graduates! Their commitment and dedication have made an impact on other students and our staff are thrilled to see them both excel in their pursuits!
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SVCTE Fashion Design "Day of the Dead" Collaboration
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Why
Silicon Valley Career Technical Education?
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Our roots are deep in San Jose with over 100 years of history training our local workforce. Thanks to our SVCTE Animation teacher
Eric Whitman, we produced a whiteboard video that highlights why students come to us and how we need your help!
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SVCTE Students Help Make "Day on the Bay" a Success
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Last month, SVCTE
Fire Science/First Responder and
Law Enforcement students assisted with directing traffic and parking at Supervisor
Dave Cortese's
Day on the Bay event. Community guests came to Alviso Marina County Park to enjoy a BBQ, local vendors, stage performances, and activities for all ages.
Check out photos from this year's event!
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SVCTE Blood Drive Saves 405 Lives
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A two-day blood drive at SVCTE involved 135 students and staff members, resulting in a donation of 135 pints of blood. A big thank you to the
Stanford Blood Center for their staff's time and making the experience educational for everyone for the second year in a row. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to SVCTE
Pharmacy Technician students for their help in organizing the event.
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Volunteer Tutors are Needed for Adult Ed Students
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Volunteers make a difference in our students’ lives! Volunteer your time to tutor one-on-one with adult students who are completing credits for their high school diploma or learning English. Tutors are needed one or twice a week, morning or evening.
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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 below:
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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.
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