Abel S. Gonzalez

ALT The photo shows several students holding a congratulations banner for RCOE 2025, Mr. Nicholis Kalantar. See info below pasted from RCOE CTE website: he Riverside County Office of Education Career Technical Education (CTE) Unit provides, promotes, and coordinates instructional and program supports throughout Riverside County to ensure RCOE's pledge that all students will be prepared for college, and the workforce. The CTE Unit, in coordination with Riverside County school districts, provides CTE courses in 15 industry sectors and 58 career pathways. The Unit also partners with local businesses to offer work-based learning to students in more than 1,200 places of employment, and training for teachers rooted on current and project labor department demands. All CTE programs integrate core academic best practices with technical and occupational instruction in order to increase student achievement, graduation rates, and postsecondary and/or workforce readiness.

ALT The text below is pasted from the RCOE CTE URL at https://www.rcoe.us/departments/student-programs-and-services/career-technical-education: The Riverside County Office of Education Career Technical Education (CTE) Unit provides, promotes, and coordinates instructional and program supports throughout Riverside County to ensure RCOE's pledge that all students will be prepared for college, and the workforce. The CTE Unit, in coordination with Riverside County school districts, provides CTE courses in 15 industry sectors and 58 career pathways. The Unit also partners with local businesses to offer work-based learning to students in more than 1,200 places of employment, and training for teachers rooted on current and project labor department demands. All CTE programs integrate core academic best practices with technical and occupational instruction in order to increase student achievement, graduation rates, and postsecondary and/or workforce readiness.

ALT The text below regarding the Riverside County Office of Education’s Career Technical Education Unit is drawn from https://www.rcoe.us/departments/student-programs-and-services/career-technical-education The Riverside County Office of Education Career Technical Education (CTE) Unit provides, promotes, and coordinates instructional and program supports throughout Riverside County to ensure RCOE's pledge that all students will be prepared for college and the workforce. The CTE Unit, in coordination with Riverside County school districts, provides CTE courses in 15 industry sectors & 58 career pathways. The Unit also partners with local businesses to offer work-based learning to students in over 1,200 places of employment as well as training for teachers based on projected labor department demands. All CTE programs integrate core academic best practices with technical and occupational instruction in order to increase student achievement, graduation rates, and workforce readiness.

ALT RCOE CTE capsule: The Riverside County Office of Education Career Technical Education (CTE) Unit provides, promotes, and coordinates instructional and curricular programming throughout Riverside County in fulfilling RCOE's pledge that all students will be prepared for college and the workforce. The CTE Unit, in coordination with Riverside County school districts, provides CTE courses in 15 industry sectors and 58 career pathways. The Unit also partners with local businesses to offer work-based learning to students in more than 1,200 places of employment while also training teachers based on labor department demands. All CTE programs integrate core academic best practices with technical and occupational instruction in order to increase student achievement, graduation rates, and both postsecondary & workforce readiness. CTE courses are sequenced in high schools to create pathways for students in courses of study designed to map to employment and post-secondary education opportunities.

ALT The picture depicts Vanessa Moreno, a graphic arts student at Moreno Valley High School, standing next to her instructor and coach, Mr. Ricardo Torres. Both are wearing SkillsUSA red blazers. Vanessa is holding a SkillsUSA California 2024 banner. Vanessa won the Gold Medal in her competition. She has qualified for the Summer 2024 SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta due to her hard work and talent. Mr. Torres is one of over 130 RCOE CTE instructors who teach in high schools and other sites throughout Riverside County. Use the following link to access the Moreno Valley Unified School District's press release: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:3cd91a47-0fe6-45ed-9d66-0299e66c9c1b

ALT Mr. Jamal Gerren's partial account of Martin Luther King High School film students' success follows: MLKHS CTE Digital Film achieved an impressive series of first place finishes over the April 19-21 weekend. Seth Robinson and Joshua Yen took the top spot in the Riverside International Film Festival Short Film Category. Pierce Olguin claimed first place in the PSA Category. Additionally, Zach Halama, Anthony Guerrero, and Alphonso Garcia secured first place, earning a $500 prize and the opportunity to advance to the state level of the Directing Change Film Festival. These students demonstrated extraordinary dedication and skill in their work, and they deserve hearty congratulations for their achievements. The film, YOU MATTER, submitted by Zach Halama and team has tied as the first-place winner in the Mental Health category for our region. For a complete list of winners, please visit the following link: www.directingchangeca.org/films.

ALT The picture provided depicts Vanessa Moreno, a senior in the Riverside County Office of Education's CTE Graphic Arts Program at Moreno Valley High School. Vanessa's teacher is RCOE CTE Instructor Ricardo Torres. Vanessa earned a gold medal at the California SkillsUSA event! The account following is taken from the Moreno Valley Unified School District's April 2024 press release. SkillsUSA California has a statewide membership of 50,000 students, representing 181 schools in 38 counties. Members have consistently demonstrated their expertise and professionalism while participating throughout the year in a variety of leadership and competitive conferences. SkillsUSA’s mission empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders, and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA improves the quality of the nation’s future skilled workforce through the development of SkillsUSA Framework skills that include personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics.