The Gallup Student Poll measures hope, engagement, entrepreneurial aspiration, and career/financial literacy. SIATech administered the poll in Fall 2015 along with more than 800,000 other high school students nationwide. SIATech students frequently give higher responses than student responses in the nationwide sample. The poll reflects the many ways SIATech provides an excellent educational environment for See The Story
A recent order in a lawsuit against the California Department of Education (CDE) is impacting all schools across the state, including SIATech. In April 2012, two organizations, the Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association and the Concerned Parent Association, filed a lawsuit against the CDE alleging widespread, systemic non-compliance by local education agencies with special education See The Story
SIATech is proud to be recognized as an ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Campaign Participant, part of EPA’s ongoing efforts to help save energy and money. The ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Campaign is a nationwide effort to assist and recognize organizations for reducing the energy consumed by computers. Learn more about how organizations can See The Story
On January 20, 2016, Flora Rodriguez, the wife of late Art Rodriguez, and daughter Marina came to San Jose Opportunity Youth Academy to speak about the book East Side Dreams. East Side Dreams is an inspirational book that takes readers through the ups and downs of Art’s life growing up in San Jose, CA. See The Story
SIATech Gainesville invites the community to come to the school and celebrate school choice week on January 28, 2016, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. All students, families and community members are welcome! The school will be hosting a free spaghetti dinner, free bingo games, free tours of the science garage, and more. There will be See The Story
The day I got my visa to immigrate to U.S, I was excited and was looking forward to a new life in a new country of a new world. During that time, I asked my parents hurry up to remove me from school, and I also persuaded them to book tickets quickly so we can See The Story
Have you ever wondered what happens to the dirty water from your shower, laundry and toilet after it goes down the drain? What about the runoff from lawns and gardens, and rainwater and car washing? On January 7, 2016, students from SIATech Boyle Heights Independent Study High School were able to discover the innovative ways See The Story
by Bobbie Arterberry III SIATech’s Fall Leadership gathering is one of the most important training sessions of the year for our program. It consists of representatives and administrators from all of our major partners, including NEWCorp, MYcroSchool and SIATech, who come together and discuss major issues for the coming year. At this year’s training, SIATech See The Story
California State University Northridge (CSUN) welcomed SIATech Boyle Heights Independent High School students for a tour of their campus in November. Although it was one of the coldest and windiest days of the year, we had a lot of fun exploring the college campus. CSUN is one of 23 public universities in the California State See The Story
Students took an eye-opening trip to the Power 106 radio station in December 2015. Power 106 welcomed both SIATech Boyle Heights and Pico-Union high school students to provide a behind-the-scenes tour of what happens in radio. Radio personnel discussed the opportunities available for students in radio through an ICT/Digital Media career focus. Students received the See The Story
SIATech is proud to provide the high school diploma program for the Opportunity Youth Academy located at the Washington Center in San Jose, California. Students complete their high school graduation requirements and benefit from the academic services of credentialed teachers, counselors, and support staff. Each student meets with an OYA teacher and counselor to develop See The Story
SIATech Seniors attended the City College Presentation/Tour and Job Fair with Mrs. Lewis, ESE and Student Services Specialist. Ms. Kimberly-Bowden-Cooper, Master Admissions Representative, provided the students information about their career technical training programs as well as a tour of the facility. After the presentation and tour, SIATech students remained on campus to attend the job See The Story
This year, SIATech Gainesville started a student ambassador program. SIATech Ambassadors (SGA) are a select group of students chosen through an application process to assist prospective students in the enrollment process, represent SIATech at various outreach activities, and conduct campus tours. The program seeks students from diverse backgrounds who are enthusiastic and who demonstrate exceptional See The Story
by Ernie Silva The School for Integrated Academics and Technologies (SIATech) is California’s first dropout recovery school to adopt UC approved a-g courses available to all students. UC utilizes “a-g” subject requirements to ensure that students have attained a body of general knowledge that will provide breadth and perspective to new, more advanced study. To 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
