Career Technical Education
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About Us
Welcome to Career Technical Education!
Our title emphasizes our underlining mission to have all students graduate college and be career ready, affording students limitless opportunities for their futures. This mission is realized through the aim of ensuring students obtain:
- Mastery of academic content.
- Relevant leadership, technical, and performance skills through CTE pathways/academies and co-/extra-curricular activities.
- 21st Century interdisciplinary skills of critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, and civic-mindedness.
Career Technical Education Department
Vicki Leoni
Director
vleoni@vusd.org
Drew Hernandez
Coordinator
dhernandez02@vusd.org
Deidre Johnson
Administrative Assistant
djohnson02@vusd.org
Joanna Cremers
Counselor
jcremers@vusd.org
Alma Hurtado
Counseling Assistant
ahurtadocuevas@vusd.org
Carina Mello
Work-Based Learning Coordinator
cmello@vusd.org
Hollie Tisthammer
Work-Based Learning Coordinator
htisthammer@vusd.org
John Tyndal
Work-Based Learning Coordinator
jtyndal@vusd.org
