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District highlights career‑technical electives, OSHA/ServSafe certifications and $1.9 million adult‑education award
Summary
Alta Vista High and the MDLA Adult School reported expanded CTE electives, employer‑oriented certifications and a $1.9 million grant to support Integrated Education and Training.
District staff and program leaders described career and technical education activity at Alta Vista High and a major adult‑education grant during the Jan. 13 Mountain View‑Los Altos board meeting.
Alta Vista staff said the campus offers hands‑on electives in areas such as health sciences, culinary arts, construction trades and forensics. Staff described recent partnerships that enabled students to earn industry credentials: the district arranged roughly 10 OSHA licenses for students and planned to add about 25 ServSafe certifications for food‑service work. Alta Vista presenters said the online courses used for credit recovery and electives include Acelus and other providers; they also described student success stories, internships and dual‑enrollment opportunities with Foothill and De Anza colleges.
Separately, a representative for the MDLA Adult School briefed trustees on a $1.9 million award the program received to implement an Integrated Education and Training model that provides English instruction paired with career technical education. Staff said the program exceeded recruitment and completion targets in its fifth cohort: it enrolled 67 students (12% over the 60‑student target) and reported 61 completions against a target of 42. The adult‑education presentation also noted a new memorandum of understanding with Work2Future to provide paid 100‑hour externships for medical‑billing and coding graduates, and staff described a partnership to connect graduates to local employers.
Why it matters: Industry certification and integrated adult‑education programs are positioned to help students enter the workforce more quickly with recognized credentials. Trustees heard evidence that current CTE pathways and adult‑education supports are producing measurable enrollment and completion outcomes.
Board follow‑up: Trustees asked for additional detail on program providers, the extent of employer partnerships and data that ties credentials to employment outcomes. Alta Vista staff said further presentations on dual‑enrollment expansion, CTE pathway growth and district‑college collaboration are planned.
