CONTINUING EDUCATION CELEBRATES COMMENCEMENT FOR 1,000+ LOCAL ADULT STUDENTS
What: Commencement ceremony in Balboa Park/Spreckels Organ Pavilion to honor adult graduates from San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) and San Diego Unified School District’s Adult Education Program
When: Friday, May 27, 2016
Where: Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park
Onsite contact: Ranessa Ashton, 619-733-0122
Timeline:
4:30 p.m. Interview and photo opportunities as students primp at the glamour booth before lining up to walk across stage
5 p.m. Presentation of the colors and pledge of allegiance
5:15 p.m. VIP Remarks:
· Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Ph.D., President, San Diego Continuing Education
· Maria Nieto Senour, Ph.D., President, SDCCD Board of Trustees
· Constance M. Carroll, Ph.D., Chancellor. SDCCD
· Richard Barrera, Vice President San Diego Unified School District
· Cindy Marten, Superintendent San Diego Unified School District
· Estefany Jacob, San Diego Continuing Education Student Speaker
· Elyas Emami, San Diego Unified School District Student Speaker
6 p.m. Presentation of the Graduating Class
6:45 p.m. Ceremonial turning of the tassels
The Numbers
· 1,000+ graduates honored; 300 to participate in the ceremony
· 188 High School Diplomas from SDCE, a 24% increase from 2015
· 4,850 certificates of completion for career technical education programs and English as a Second Language certificates from SDCE, a 28% increase from 2015
· $24,000 in scholarships received by 66 students
· 189% increase in completion rates for SDCE’s Accelerated High School Diploma Program
About the Ceremony
The ceremony is a collaboration with the San Diego Unified School District Adult High School Diploma Program. The graduates are a collective group: many have, at some point, fallen through the cracks of the traditional education system and chose to re-enter classrooms and complete a High School Diploma or equivalency; some have completed specific job training skills as part of a certificate program and are eager to enter the workforce; and others have mastered English as their second language.
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