Dear Santa Clara County Community,
It brings me great pleasure to introduce myself as the new CTE Coordinator for the Santa Clara County Office of Education. I have been the Manager of Work-Based Learning for the previous two years, and so look forward to starting new relationships and continuing those that have already been such a source of satisfaction in our shared work.
I feel honored to support a team of dedicated educators to serve your career exploration, work-based learning, and post-secondary transition needs.
This year our support services include:
- Hosting Communities of Practice and Coffee Chats to share exciting resources and best practices
- Sponsoring college day, career exploration, and sector week events to expose students to livable wage career and college opportunities
- Coaching districts and sites as they strengthen their pathways and better serve underrepresented and disproportionately impacted students
- Facilitate student participation in workplace challenges
- Launch our Future-Ready Digital Badging and Internship Programming
- Develop a regional and statewide roadmap to align sustainable economic development and student awareness of and access to green careers and educational pathways
- Curating a Padlet with up-to-the-minute information on opportunities and resources to support educator, family, and student success
- Publishing a monthly newsletter with program information and featured collaborators
- Grant writing, management, and technical assistance to increase resources directed at student success and closing the opportunity gaps in our region
Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions, support needs, or innovative suggestions to improve our collaboration and impact!
Sincerely,
Dana Richards
