Erin O'Neill

The strategic plan is centered around inspiring, engaging, and connecting individuals for success in life, college, and careers. It focuses on becoming a model for authentic career technical and adult learning through high-quality instruction, staff, partnerships, and facilities. Key pillars include student engagement, staff engagement, partner engagement, and operational excellence, supported by values such as collaboration, compassion, creativity, equity, and integrity. The plan aims to enroll and retain students, continuously develop programs, promote innovation, invest in staff well-being, increase collaborative projects, strengthen partnerships, streamline processes, and develop sustainability by managing resources and pursuing new opportunities.

The strategic plan is centered around inspiring, engaging, and connecting students for success in life, college, and careers. It aims to become a model of authentic career technical and adult learning through high-quality instruction, staff, partnerships, and facilities. The plan focuses on student, staff, and partner engagement, as well as operational excellence, guided by values such as collaboration, compassion, creativity, equity, and integrity.

The mission is to inspire, engage, and connect for success in life, college, and careers. The vision is to become the model of authentic career technical and adult learning through high-quality instruction, staff, partnership, and facilities. The plan focuses on student engagement, staff engagement, partner engagement and operational excellence.

The meeting included discussions and actions regarding a proposed amendment to the 2019 Master Business Agreement, revisions to the wording, and documentation requirements for the JPA Governing Boards and SCCOE. An update was provided on the Public Storage Property Lease, including the process for unanimous approval from all JPA member districts. A discussion about a solar project approved by the MetroED board in June 2023, and a cease and desist letter from San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD) due to a conflict with their housing plans, which led to an agreement for further discussions between MetroED and SJUSD to explore alternative options for the solar project. Proposed meeting dates for 2025-2026 were also reviewed.

The meeting addressed a proposed amendment to the 2019 Master Business Agreement, which was drafted at a previous meeting. Following a discussion, the amendment was unanimously approved and will be sent out for signatures via DocuSign. The council also discussed and approved the Public Storage Property Lease Update. Additionally, the council approved the proposed meeting dates for 2025-2026, recommending four meetings per year and updating the Instructional Council meeting times.