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      Florida - Gainesville
Overview
Welcome to SIATech Charter High School in partnership with Gainesville Job Corps. Gainesville is home to the University of Florida Gators and our Job Corps Gators are located in North Central Florida. Gainesville offers many cultural opportunities with the Harn Art Museum and the Florida Museum of Natural History including the Butterfly Garden.
Faculty and staff regularly do whatever it takes to motivate students to succeed. Staff members performed an FCAT (Florida Cheerleading All-Star Team) pep rally to encourage students to give it their all. After the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) was complete, all students that passed were invited to a dinner where the staff cooked, served, and entertained the students.
Principal Profile
Joy Baldree began her teaching career in 1992 in middle grades English. Since then, she has taught all English grades and levels from 6th grade to 12th grade and served as a Principal at Cypress Creek Academy in Citrus County. Joy served as a Regional Technology Specialist for five years in Citrus County and earned the Teacher of the Year Award at Citrus High School. The partnership between Job Corps and SIATech captured Joy's attention as a way for students to learn hands-on in a technology infused program and apply that learning in real world trades. Joy believes that technology should not supplement the curriculum, but that the curriculum should infuse real-world preparation through technology. The opportunity to lead a SIATech school, for Joy, is equal to embracing her life mission statement!
Success Stories
Heather Cagle had taken the FCAT, Florida's exit exam five times prior to coming to SIATech. She passed both parts with us and completed our curriculum. Upon completing clinicals, Heather Cagle (shown in photo in the top row, third position) has a big smile as she has completed the last item to obtain her high school diploma. |
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Florida SIATech at Gainesville Job Corps Center
Our students and staff, due to our self-contained atmosphere, offer a more family-like environment where students are valued. Students have the opportunity to aspire to higher education within the Gainesville Community through Santa Fe Community College. Students also enjoy learning outside of the classroom through field trips, such as a recent excursion to the Florida Museum of Natural History.
