Alpha Public Schools
Jorge Arellano has a diverse work experience spanning different roles and organizations. Jorge began their career in 2002 as a Residential/Intake Counselor at the Bill Wilson Center. From 2006 to 2008, they worked as a Community Outreach Manager at CityTeam. In 2008, they joined the Santa Clara County Office of Education as a High School Math Teacher, AED, and remained in this role until 2014. Jorge then transitioned to ACE Charter Schools, where they served as the Assistant Principal of ACE Charter High School from 2014 to 2017, and later became the founding Principal of the High School from 2017 to 2018. Most recently, they worked at Alpha Public Schools, first as the Principal of Cindy Avitia High School from 2018 to 2021, and currently as the Senior Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement.
Jorge Arellano pursued their higher education by obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Santa Clara University. Jorge attended the university between 2001 and 2004. Later on, Jorge pursued further academic advancements by completing a Master's degree in Education from the same institution. This educational achievement was obtained between 2007 and 2013.
Alpha Public Schools
Alpha Public Schools is a network of public charter TK-12 schools that aims to put scholars on the path to college success – and keep them there. All Alpha students will develop not only the knowledge, but also the skills and character traits they will need to succeed in college and career. Founded in 2010 by a dedicated, experienced team that has achieved extraordinary academic results with students in other under-resourced communities, Alpha was created in response to overwhelming community and parent demand in the San Francisco Bay Area. In fall 2012, we opened our first school, Alpha: Blanca Alvarado School in east San Jose, California. The school serves grades 5-8. In fall 2014, we opened our second school, Alpha: Jose Hernandez School, and in 2015 we opened our first high school, Alpha: Cindy Avitia High School. In 2016, we joined forces with the highly acclaimed Cornerstone Academy that serves grades K-8. At the beginning of 2019, we started building out the elementary grades at both Alpha: Blanca Alvarado and Alpha: Jose Hernandez, with the goal of them growing into TK-8 schools in the future. Alpha is driven by our mission, vision and core beliefs- that all students can learn, that our scholars belong in college, and that student growth is a reflection of the teacher’s practice. Alpha is fiercely entrepreneurial and we are focused on supporting our scholars as they grow into self-reliant leaders who will achieve success in their school, college, and career. We're committed to finding educators who value and amplify the diverse experiences of our staff and scholars and their families, and who care deeply about addressing the inequities that exist in education.