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MetroED update: Milpitas students earn industry certificates and MetroED plans AI engineering pathway
Summary
MetroED leaders told the Milpitas board that retention at CTE sites has risen to 91%, Milpitas students earned industry certificates and college credit, and MetroED will pilot an AI engineering pathway next year; two Milpitas students described hands-on certifications.
Aaron O’Neal, superintendent of MetroED (SVCTE), briefed the Milpitas board on Nov. 18 about career and technical education outcomes and upcoming priorities. O’Neal reported rising retention (about 91% across MetroED programs this year), growth in industry certifications and college-credit opportunities, and plans to introduce an AI engineering course next year with embedded ethics instruction.
O’Neal highlighted that last year 28 Milpitas students who attended MetroED programs were completers and earned industry certificates; 11 also earned college credit. MetroED is seeking CTE facilities grant funding to modernize older labs and equipment and aims to expand student scholarships to $500,000 by 2030. Partnerships and philanthropy (including a recent $200,000 operations grant) were cited as part of the strategy.
Two Milpitas High School seniors attending MetroED spoke to the board about classroom experience. Fatima (identified in the transcript as "Fa Cockub") said medical-science coursework produced OSHA and CPR certifications and practical lab work such as blood-typing; Ryan Mayor Lopez described first-aid, vitals-taking and resume/ professionalism coaching and said he will compete in SkillsUSA events.
Board members and staff praised students’ professionalism and discussed outreach to increase student pipeline and follow-up tracking of graduates to measure long-term outcomes.
Next steps: MetroED will continue certification and college-credit expansion, pursue facilities funding, and work with Milpitas counselors to strengthen student recruitment and follow-up.
