PATHWAY TO CAREER

MUSD Alliance Partners (MAP) for Future-Ready Learners​

​To accelerate the economic recovery of the City of Milpitas due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to prepare MUSD parents, adult learners and high school learners eligible for the workforce in support of the Milpitas community, the Milpitas Unified School District has created the MUSD Alliance Partners (MAP) for Future-Ready Learners program.

The MAP for Future-Ready Learners program provides our small business community with a streamlined process of meeting, training, and recruiting MUSD parents, learners eligible for internships, apprentice programs, and employment opportunities in the city. 

APPLICATION FOR MUSD ALLIANCE PARTNERS FOR FUTURE-READY LEARNERS

Business Resiliency & Recovery Webinar

MUSD Career Technical Education (CTE) Opportunities

AT MILPITAS HIGH SCHOOL
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Non-Academy

• Art & Media CTE Pathway: Photography I and II, Ian Danielson
• Business & Finance, Principles of Accounting and Principles of Finance, Elliott Terr
• Food Science CTE Pathway: Foods I and II, Lori Anderson-Day

NAF National Academy Foundation

• ​Health Sciences CTE Pathway: Biotech I and II, Rob Avelias

NAF and CPA California Partnership Academy Program

• Engineering Pathway, eTech Academy, Brian McGarry
• ICT Pathway (Information, Communications, & Technology), Digital Business Academy, Andrea Hutchison
• Hospitality Pathway, Travel Academy, Tricia BrownsteinNextFlex’s FlexFactor TM Program​

​FlexFactor Program by NextFlex

• ​​FlexFactor (partnership between MUSD, City of Milpitas, Evergreen Valley College, and NextFlex) is an outreach program that provides students with the opportunity to research emerging technologies and develop entrepreneurial skills while learning about the education and career pathways associated with the Technology and Advanced Manufacturing sectors.
  • ​Student teams are challenged to identify a problem they care about, conceptualize an advanced hardware device to solve that problem, develop a business model around their product, and pitch their product to a panel of judges.
  • Visits made to a local industry partner to understand the range of employment opportunities in the sector, and to Evergreen Valley College where students learn which degrees can help them become competitive hires in the future.
  • The program’s approach inspires the next generation of engineers and entrepreneurs to be cross-functional thinkers able to engage both business themes and technical considerations

AT CALAVERAS HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
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[Recipient of the 2019 Exemplary Program Award at the California Continuation Education Association (CCEA) Conference]

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses

• Introduction to Engineering Design (predominantly CAD, taught by Ms. Sridaya Komar, 2017 STEM Educator of the Year by Texas Instruments and Santa Clara County Office of Education)
• Principles of Engineering (predominantly Robotics, taught by Mrs. Terry Augustine)
• Environmental Sustainability (taught by Dr. Kimi Schmidt).

Available to all CHHS students, the nationally recognized PLTW courses and curriculum provide hands-on, project-based learning. Students are required to take the end-of-course exam along with students around the nation. These rigorous, double-block classes fit a year’s curriculum in one semester.
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Entrepreneurship Program by NextFlex

• Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute is offered once for four-and-a-half weeks and another year for a shorter period. CHHS students learn how cutting edge technology can be used to solve societal problems, and developed their own product proposal and presented it to an audience. They participate in Manufacturing Day field trips to local tech companies as part of the program.

For more information on these 15 Industry Sectors, go to "What are the California CTE Career Pathways?" article by Applied Educational Systems.

San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Milpitas Extension

The extension, which is a unique collaboration between San José – Evergreen Community College District (SJECCD) and Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD), is the culmination of a long-term goal for both Districts. 

Located adjacent to Milpitas High School, the community college extension will be a sustainable learning facility where community college students and eligible high school students will have the opportunity to learn together in a unique setting, fostering a college-going culture among students at Milpitas High School. Click here to learn more from SJECCD Milpitas Extension website.

Partnership with Silicon Valley Career Technical Education

We are proud to partner with Silicon Valley Career Technical Education, providing our MUSD high school students with multiple pathways to career and college.