OTAN News
Read About Our Adult Education Students Succeed Honorees!
Each year, the California Adult Education Students Succeed program recognizes the hard work that adult education students have completed in the pursuit of their personal, academic, and professional goals and aspirations. OTAN is happy to share the results from the many nominations submitted this year for recognition of the wonderful accomplishments by students during their time in adult education programs across the state. Read these stories about this year's outstanding group of honorees:
- Alisa Avdalyan External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Clovis Adult Education
- Kelli Barry External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Castro Valley Adult and Career Education
- Eric Burke External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, San Diego College of Continuing Education
- Kenneth Burtis External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools
- Grasiela Carranza External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Mt. Diablo Adult Education
- Jaime Castro External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Mt. San Antonio College, ESL Program
- Evelia Cerna External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Corona-Norco Adult School
- Amy Chan External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center
- Jessie Cumberbatch External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Fontana Adult School
- Maricela Garcia External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Moreno Valley Community Adult School
- Marian Klussmann External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Los Angeles City College, Noncredit and Adult Education
- Cristina Leon External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, LAUSD DACE Harbor Occupational Center
- Thao Nguyen External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, San Diego College of Continuing Education
- Thomas Phillips External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Sutter County Adult Education
- Carolina Ponce External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Mt. San Antonio College, ESL Program
- Dearl Powell External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Escondido Adult School
- Shannon Shaw External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Liberty Adult School
- Maria Felix Suarez External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, LAUSD DACE Harbor Occupational Center
Among this group of outstanding students, there were two students who achieved the highest scores after reviewing and scoring all nominations:
- Miami Abdulal External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Corona-Norco Adult School
- America Moreno External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, Torrance Adult School
OTAN will produce video stories of Miami and America's adult education stories in the coming months, and ACSA will also honor them at its annual 2021 Every Student Succeeding event in the fall.
Congratulations again to all of our Students Succeed honorees! (And watch for our #AdultEducation #MondayMotivation social media posts that spotlight previous Students Succeed honorees!)