SIATech San Diego utilizes concepts from one of the worlds prestigious institutions, Stanford. Stanford’s design and thinking process is one of the best ways to engage students to solve problems. SIATech students were given a project to re-design their classrooms in order to maximize the effectiveness of the current learning environment. Students worked together and brainstormed See The Story
We are horrified by today’s events in San Bernardino and continue to monitor the situation. Our SIATech Inland Empire staff and students are safe. Our students are currently on lockdown in their dorms. Most SIATech Inland Empire staff have been released to return home.
SIATech Charter High is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and provides an opportunity for student enrolled to re-engage in an Arkansas public school academic program. This report summarizes the activities of SIATech and includes information on accountability measures, curriculum and instruction and school highlights from the school year. SIATech operates 19 school locations. All school See The Story
The California Career Pathways Trust (CCPT) supports career pathway development through grants to partnerships with business entities and local educational agencies (LEAs), community college districts in order to better assist students in attaining successful futures. SIATech Boyle Heights will focus on creating and exposing opportunities for students in four distinct pathways: Automotive, ICT/Digital Media, Health See The Story
Earlier this month we missed our MTA bus from Mariachi Plaza. The 92 was supposed to have us in route to the KLCS Television station in Downtown Los Angeles in under 34 minutes. Things however didn’t run so smoothly. The next 92 bus wasn’t going to come around for another for 40 minutes. Being that See The Story
SIATech: Connecting Students through Innovative Curriculum “We serve a 100% dropout population. We started out to create a learning environment that was different than what was not working. We knew we needed a flexible environment that could help students self-advocate and utilize resources when the teacher was not available.” -Dave Meyer, Executive Director of Instructional See The Story
Welcome to the Blue Print, SIATech Gainesville’s Quarterly newsletter. My name is Christal Blue, Principal of SIATech Charter High School Gainesville Campus. We are so excited about the 2015-2016 school year. This year we are moving forward with the SIATech Mission, Vision, and Goals of providing a premiere high school drop-out recovery program engaging students through relationship-focused, high-tech, and rigorous learning experiences resulting See The Story
Nice article that explains more about SIATech San Jose Opportunity Youth Academy in the San Jose Mercury News this past weekend. Dropouts: innovative online schools attract Santa Clara Co. youth By Sharon Noguchi “Mark Schmeing had just turned 18 when he faced a hard choice confronting many foster children. Forced out of See The Story
SIATech Charter High School and MYcroSchool Charter High School joined together to display their teamwork, school spirit, and support of “The Gators” as they participated in the 2015 University Of Florida’s Homecoming Parade. The schools’ float displayed a huge inflatable UF Gator which was surrounded by two orange and blue balloon arches. In addition to See The Story
On October 21st, 2015 a group of students from SIATech Boyle Heights visited the Volunteers of America facility in Skid Row. They were greeted by the director, Jason Corrasco, and were granted a tour of the center as well as a closing Q&A session with team members and clients. The VSC is a services program See The Story
On September 8, 2015, SIATech North County Independent Study’s first graduate, Christopher Newton, presented his final senior project portfolio. The event was exceptional and intimate as in attendance were his parents that inspired him to finish high school. Also in attendance was a fellow classmate and teachers, Ms. April and Ms. Niky. The SIATech Central See The Story
by Kelly Heffern The end of the year! A poignant time, filled with hope and promise, and graduations! SIATech Moreno Valley Independent Study Charter High School celebrated the graduation of their students on May 29th, 2015, with a beautiful ceremony at the lovely Moreno Valley Conference Center. After walking onto the stage, the graduates were See The Story
by Jake Gordon On Thursday, March 18, SIATech Los Angelesstudents had the privilege of learning from two local activists that participated in the historic 1968 East Los Angeles student walk-outs. SIATech staff member Genevieve Perez and longtime friend Bobby Verdugo(pictured) shared their stories of what it was like to participate in the protests and how See The Story
by José Estrada This month, we are proud to acknowledge two students.Jessica Guillen(pictured) andEvelyn Ramirez are examples of model students. They are both inspirations and role models to their peers. Both students are recipients of the Principal’s Award, which is the highest honor at the Long Beach site. Jessica Guillen grew up in South Central See The Story
by Priscilla Walker On Valentine’s Day 2014 several SIATech students and I had the opportunity to watch the play Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. The play was a first for most students who haven’t had the chance to see a play live and in-person. For these students, admission to the play was an essay about Frankenstein. They soon See The Story
by Suzanne Delahanty May 22, 2015 was a very special day for nine outstanding SIATech Students. Donning their caps and gowns, the first graduating class of SIATech Indio Campus, earned their high school diplomas. It was a full house at the ceremony, which was hosted wonderfully by Ms. Jessica Zarate, Instructional Technology Assistant for SIATech See The Story
by Leebrina Pagdilao SIATech Indio Instructor Jessica Zarateparticipated at the Relay for Life in Cathedral City, which is an organization that raises awareness and funds for Cancer research and cures. It was a 5k race and Jessica was able to raise more than $200 for the charity. This is thanks to the help and support See The Story
The SIATech Indio Independent Study team had a wonderful experience going out to the Mecca Health and Wellness event along with two ResCare employees. The school had a lot of walk-ins with people asking us what our school was about and what kind of services we provided. It was great to be able to let them know See The Story
by Ernie Silva Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia provided the May 29th, 2015 El Centro Commencement Address. He spoke admiringly of the hard work that SIATech students had undertaken to reengage in high school and earn their diplomas. He spoke of the hard work that his parents had undertaken and the pride that they had in See The Story
Wendy Bryant, Special Programming Director for Little Rock SIATech, was chosen to participate in the grade 10 English Language Arts/Literacy Performance Level Setting Meeting, taking place this summer in Denver, Colorado. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) received over 900 applications from educators in PARCC member states and was chosen based See The Story
by Evelyn Flores On March 2, 2015 Moreno Valley SIATech held their first award ceremony. Eleven students were recognized for their accomplishments and successes in various categories. These categories included outstanding CAHSEE scores and exceptional achievement in Star Renaissance reading and math testing. In addition special awards for given to students who went See The Story
