圣安东尼奥报告

Education and job training center in Edgewood to build on legacy of learning in new building

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社区的影响

澳门新葡京博彩区 opens $23M revamped 西方教育 and 培训中心

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区新闻

ACD Opens New $23 Million 西方教育 & 培训中心

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准备工作

This one-of-a-kind program connects San Antonians to education and quality jobs – and, 最终, well-paid careers that can sustain their families.

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关于我们

西方教育 and 培训中心 (WETC), 位于圣安东尼奥西区, 在埃奇伍德社区的中心, opened in 2006 to improve the education and skill levels of students and community residents served by bridging the gap between education and high-skill, high-wage jobs through the alignment of education and workforce development efforts to ensure students and residents with opportunities to acquire the advanced education and skills necessary to be competitive in the workforce and to support the region’s targeted driver industries and the availability of trained and ready workforce.

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WETC and Lincoln Elementary Share a Common 任务

In 1959, the older WETC building (at the same location) was home to Lincoln Elementary, where both Black and Hispanic children went to school.

Just five years before the school opened, 圣安东尼奥 was one of the first major cities in 1954 to desegregate its schools following the U.S. 最高法院对布朗案的判决. 教育委员会. Many African Americans moved near and around WETC since Kelly Air Force Base/Duncan Army Airfield offered the opportunity of employment as mechanics and as part of the aircraft maintenance crews.

在林肯小学，Elizabeth T. Wrenn became the school’s first principal. Before that, she was a teacher at the George Washington Carver School for African American children. Wrenn was also Edgewood’s first Black teacher. In 1968, the Edgewood Independent School 区 named their junior high after her, 哪一家今天还在营业.

The new WETC building will continue Wrenn’s legacy of educating students from diverse backgrounds. WETC Advisory Board Member and social justice advocate Manuel Garza says students who attended WETC affectionately turn the WETC acronym into ‘We Empower The Community’.

任务

The Centers serve as "one-stop centers" that meet community members where they are and provide academic and workforce training for student success.

新WETC

2017年5月, voters approved $23 million to develop on the current site a brand new, 永久, 技术发展水平, 45,000平方英尺的澳门新葡京博彩校园.

建设新工厂 2021年春季开始.

The new WETC will double the size of the current facility and allow for even greater community impact. It will be capable of supporting an early college high school, college technical and academic programs, 以及对社区的服务. The facility is designed with flexibility in mind for future Smart Growth. WETC held its grand opening on March 30, 2023.