I have been the Literacy Coach at SouthTech Academ...

I have been the Literacy Coach at SouthTech Academy for three years. After many years in education, including Teach for America in schools in California and Florida, and in the U.S. Peace Corps at schools overseas, I can say SouthTech has one of the best school environments I've experienced! Not only do we maintain highly rigorous academic standards, we provide deep and meaningful experience in various trades and careers on a daily basis for every student. Our diverse population includes students of various ethnicities, abilities, faiths, nationalities, orientations, gender identities and socioeconomic status. All students are welcomed and valued here! We have one of the highest graduation rates in all of Palm Beach County and regularly out-perform all other Title I schools on state assessments in Science, Math and Reading. (Our most recent 11/12th grade FCAT Reading scores were higher than the state and district averages.) Additionally, we excel at regional, state and national SkillsUSA competitions in our various career academies. Where else you can you work on a boat engine, give someone a fabulous make-over, bake delicious pastries or train a therapy dog for wounded veterans as part of your regular school day? SouthTech meets the needs of the whole student: academically, socially and emotionally!