OTAN invites nominations of California adult education learners who are successful as a result of the education received at adult education agencies for the California Adult Education Students Succeed program. The program honors outstanding students who are adults with significant life responsibilities, who have made positive contributions to the community, established and met life goals by attending an adult education program, improved the life situations of self and others, and overcome difficult circumstances in order to pursue adult learning experiences. The program recognizes the hard work that outstanding adult education students have completed in the pursuit of their personal, academic, and professional goals and aspirations.
You can read stories and watch videos from previous years by clicking on the Students tab. You can also explore stories from specific adult education agencies and programs by clicking on the Schools and Programs tabs. To learn how to nominate a student for the program and to submit an online nomination form, click on the Nomination tab.
Students Succeed Honoree: Guadalupe Navidad
Guadalupe Navidad was born in El Salvador and she came to the United States just before entering Soledad Adult School in 2018. Guadalupe first enrolled in our ESL classroom at our Gabilan Elementary School offsite location from Soledad Adult School’s main campus. Lupita, as we call her, was very involved in her children’s education as the too attended Gabilan Elementary School. Lupita was and still is involved at ELAC, DLAC, School Site Council at Gabilan and Main Street Middle School where her children attend. Aside from being a great student, she has a vocation for volunteerism. Everytime the office staff needed help in school events at Gabilan School, they would call Lupita. She always said yes with a big smile that lights up everyone’s day. Lupita will make a point to not go alone, and she rallied up classmates in her ESL class to step up and volunteer at Gabilan School. “Lupita to the rescue” as some of the office workers would say when they would call her to seek help at school events. Her volunteering at school sparked the interest in her to work at a school.