Pathways to ICT Education and Careers in San Francisco An Inventory of SFUSD, CCSF, CBO and Broader Community Resources, Programs and Information Relevant to ICT Education, Training, Workforce Development and Employment September 2012– Initial Draft Mid-Pacific ICT Center (MPICT) 50 Phelan Avenue CCSF Science Hall 107/Box S107 San Francisco, CA 94112 Main #: (415) 239-3600 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mpict.org Pathways to ICT Education and Careers in San Francisco - DRAFT Page 1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................... 5 The Relevance and Purpose of this Report ................................................................ 6 The ICT Pathway: A Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathway ....................................................... 6 Why ICT Matters ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 The San Francisco ICT Education and Workforce Landscape ................................................................ 8 The San Francisco ICT Pathways Project ........................................................................................................ 9 Goal: Attracting and Preparing Students for ICT Workforce in San Francisco .......................... 10 Project Timeline ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Report Format .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Existing Pathways to ICT Education in San Francisco ............................................ 11 A Map of ICT Education and Careers Pathways ......................................................................................... 11 Educational Institutions: ..................................................................................................................................... 14 ICT at San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) ............................................................................ 14 ICT at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) ................................................................................................ 20 ICT at San Francisco State University (SFSU) ............................................................................................. 25 ICT at Community Based Organizations and in the Broader Community ...................................... 26 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) ..................................................................................................... 26 Broader Community ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Opportunities, Findings and Recommendations ....................................................... 30 Opportunities to Improve ICT Pathways in San Francisco ................................................................... 30 Findings and Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 33 SFUSD ........................................................................................................................................................................... 33 CCSF ............................................................................................................................................................................... 34 CBOs .............................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Broader Community ............................................................................................................................................... 37 Summary of Recommendations ....................................................................................................................... 38 Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 40 Appendix 1: California ICT Sector Profile .............................................................. 41 Appendix 2: SFUSD Fact Sheets ............................................................................... 45 Academy of Arts & Sciences High School ....................................................................................................... 45 Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA) High School ................................................................................. 47 Balboa High School ................................................................................................................................................ 49 Burton High School ................................................................................................................................................. 54 City Arts & Tech High School .............................................................................................................................. 57 Downtown High School ........................................................................................................................................ 58 Galileo Academy of Science & Technology High School ......................................................................... 61 Hilltop Special Services ......................................................................................................................................... 67 Abraham Lincoln High School ........................................................................................................................... 68 Lowell High ................................................................................................................................................................ 72 Marshall High School ............................................................................................................................................. 74 Metropolitan Arts & Tech .................................................................................................................................... 76 Mission High School ............................................................................................................................................... 77 John O’Connell High School ................................................................................................................................. 79 George Washington High School ...................................................................................................................... 81 Raoul Wallenberg High School .......................................................................................................................... 84 Pathways to ICT Education and Careers in San Francisco - DRAFT Page 2 Ida B. Wells High School ....................................................................................................................................... 86 Appendix 3: CCSF Fact Sheets ................................................................................ 88 Administrative Support and Office Technology Program, Business Dept. – Fact Sheet ........... 88 Broadcast Media Arts Department – Fact Sheet ....................................................................................... 91 Computer Networking and Information Technology Fact Sheet ....................................................... 95 Computer Science Department Fact Sheet ................................................................................................... 99 Graphics Communication Department Fact Sheet ................................................................................ 102 Appendix 4: Overview of City College of San Francisco ........................................ 105 Appendix 5: Programs for High School Students at City College of San Francisco ................................................................................................................................ 107 Appendix 6: Catalog Descriptions of ICT Classes by Department ......................... 115 Business Department .......................................................................................................................................... 115 Broadcast Electronic Media Arts Department ......................................................................................... 117 Computer Networking and Information Technology ............................................................................ 124 Computer Science Department ....................................................................................................................... 133 Graphic Communications Department ........................................................................................................ 142 Appendix 7: CBO and Broader Community Fact Sheets ....................................... 150 Community Based Organizations ................................................................................................................... 150 African American Art & Culture Complex .................................................................................................. 150 Arriba Juntos .........................................................................................................................................................