Student Voting Matters! Are you registered to vote? Many students are new to voting and aren’t aware of the process. In 2008, 21% of young people ages 18-29 said they weren’t registered to vote because they missed the registration deadline. 6% said they didn’t know where or how to register. Registration Deadline California: The deadline See The Story
SIATech’s Learning Support Team announced the National Content Area Team Leads for the 2017-2018 school year. The competition was fierce as many amazing candidates applied. Congratulations to the following team leaders: Lisa Romero (LRSIA) will lead the Math Team. Luke Sponsler (SDJC) will lead the Social Studies Team. Ismael Magana (LBJC) will lead See The Story
SIATech and NEWCorp board members, along with several members of SIATech schools’ leadership team, met on Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Oceanside for its annual board workshop. SIATech and NEWCorp board members from right to left: Dave Meyer, Greg Cohen, Delaine Eastin, Brenda Hall, Mike Fickel, Bernadette Griggs, Stephen Halfaker, and Linda Dawson. This day See The Story
(Photo courtesy of Mercury News August 9, 2016) SIATech is proud to announce that it will be the curriculum provider for Santa Clara County Office of Education’s Opportunity Youth Academies. The academies will be located on five campuses throughout the county: Gilroy, Milpitas, and three in San Jose. The licensing of curriculum is an innovative See The Story
SIATech charter school teachers collaborate to sharpen their teaching methods. SIATech offers an Induction program for teachers who need to clear their credential. Pictured are teachers collaborating at SIATech’s central offices. SIATech’s fully accredited Induction program provides individualized support and guidance in teaching practice for beginning teachers. With the revisions to the California Induction Program See The Story
SIATech’s LCAP provides actions and metrics around three of the school’s primary goals. It is a living document that is in a process of continuous improvement. We would like to hear from students, staff, and parents on the LCAP. Attached are presentation slides that explain SIATech’s progress and accountability metrics based on these recent updates. See The Story
SIATech received the final presentation by the AdvancED Review Team today. The organization was commended for meeting the rigorous requirements of this prestigious full-accreditation recognition and will recommended for accreditation to the AdvancEd Accreditation Commission. The accreditation applies to SIATech as an organization as well as all MYcroSchool and SIATech schools in its network. Leonard 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
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
SIATech Participates in Senate Hearing on Dropout Crisis; School Experts Discuss the Success of SIATech’s Dropout Recovery Program LAKESIDE, CA —Oct. 23, 2008—The School for Integrated Academics and Technologies (SIATech®) is proud to announce that the school was recognized at a Senate Hearing on the dropout crisis organized by Senator Tom Torlakson. SIATech was featured See The Story
