Imaging Science & Technology Academy
Our Vision
The Vision of the Imaging Sciences & Technology Academy is to be a pre-eminent digital communications and technology program. It is designed to prepare students from diverse backgrounds for productive careers by providing them with a student-centered, particularly focused college prep, quality learning experience.
Our Misison
The mission of the Imaging Sciences & Technology Academy is to graduate well-educated life-long learners who are prepared to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing, increasingly complex world. This will be accomplished through:
- A qualified faculty and administration who work together and care about students and their success.
- A dynamic, up-to-date integrated curriculum that has an optimal balance between theory and practice.
- A technology laboratory, computer facilities, and instructional classrooms on par with any esteemed high school digital communications and technology program in the nation.
- Unique co-curricular opportunities for students such as participation in student design competitions, academic and technical competitions and festivals, technical organizations, and pre-professional work experience.
- Opportunities for academy students to participate in diverse culturally integrated projects.
- Mutually beneficial partnerships with area industry, which take advantage of our location in one of the most concentrated, highly scientific and technical centers in the world.
- Strong cooperative relationships with local businesses, industries, universities, and community colleges.
- A continuing adherence to the career performance standards as outlined in SCANS (The Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills)
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ISTA presents at school board meeting
On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, John Santos, with several ISTA teachers, presented information to the LAUSD school board. See a video with some out takes and the minutes from the board below:
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