Message from our Executive Director
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I spent the first 20 years of my career as a school counselor. My husband has been a ceramics and sculpture teacher (at San Marcos High School) for 22 years. One of our greatest joys is running into a former student and having them say we somehow made a difference in their life. The pride and sense of satisfaction we feel when we see them living a happy, healthy, productive life is what fuels our passion for what we do each day.
I’ve heard my husband say that he’s not trying to develop professional artists each year, rather he’s helping shape lives and futures through clay. Needless to say, I have a tremendous amount of respect for educators and how each, in their own space, help inspire young minds and change the trajectory of lives.
Regardless of whether you are an educator or not, we ALL have the opportunity to be that one person who makes a difference in the life of a young person. YOU could be that one guest speaker at an event like our Future Fair who introduces a student to a career he/she didn’t know exists. You could be a volunteer at an event such as our Senior Mock Interviews who offers a piece of advice or says something in which a student never forgets.
The opportunities to make an impact are endless and the sense of fulfillment knowing you’re making a difference is priceless.
If you have an interest or passion for helping young students find a direction for their future, we invite you to make an investment in The San Marcos Promise with your time, talents, or treasures. Join our collective effort to positively impact the lives of over 21,000 students in San Marcos Unified School District.
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To continue building
dreams, pathways, and prosperity
for students,
we need you
!
If you want to get
involved
, there are several ways you can help! If you are an SMUSD employee, it's not too late! You can still sign up to become a
monthly donor
too!
Click
here
to learn more about The San Marcos Promise!
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2nd Annual Promise (adult) Prom
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Join us at the 2nd Annual San Marcos Promise (adult) Prom!
What better way to recognize and honor our collective hard work and efforts in supporting student futures than a fun night of celebrating in Havana!
Enjoy salsa lessons, great eats from a Cuban food truck, mojitos & adult libations, DJ, and more dancing! It’s going to be hot, hot, hot... an event not to be missed!
This is a 21+ over event! Invitations to come
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Education Coordinator Corner
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Our Education Coordinators, Amanda and Roy, hosted a successful 2-day personal finance workshop for 54 students in grades 9-12 last month!
They covered topics such as banking basics, borrowing money (credit cards, credit scores, and student loans), paying for post-secondary education, and budgeting.
On day 2 of the workshop,
Cal Coast Credit Union brought in their
Bite of Reality Program where students participate in a hands-on simulation where they learn real-world financial realities and how to live on a budget.
The workshop was an overwhelming success with 95% of participants stating they would recommend the workshop to a friend! 97% of students felt they had the knowledge and skills needed to manage their money more effectively after attending the workshop.
Here is some
feedback from our students
:
"The FYI workshop was an amazing experience and really opened my eyes. I learned that I should manage my money responsibly--the real world is not cheap!" -Senior, SMHS
"I really liked the interactive simulation through the Bite of Reality about how to spend your money. This taught me how important it’s to maintain a budget!" -Senior, MHHS
Thank you to
Michael Hollister and
Will Rivera of Cal Coast Credit Union for bringing this program to our students and to our parent and PACE Scholar volunteers for your help as Bite of Reality mock vendors!
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Thank you Lake San Marcos Kiwanis!
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A BIG thank you to Kiwanis of Lake San Marcos for your donation of $1,000! TSMP appreciates your support and the opportunity to share more about The San Marcos Promise with Kiwanis members.
At last month's Kiwanis meeting, Executive Director, Lisa Stout, was presented with the check. Elissa Dominguez, Lead TSMP Ambassador, shared how TSMP has impacted her journey in education. Elissa attended SMUSD for her entire K-12 educational journey, is a PACE Scholar, and will be graduating in May from CSUSM.
Rogelio "Roy" Huerta, Education Coordinator, also shared how TSMP has been influential in his education! Roy attended SMUSD from K-12th grade, was a Simon Scholar and PACE Scholar, and is now helping our high school students with job and career readiness as an Education Coordinator.
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LEAP is expanding this spring! In addition to Knob Hill and Discovery, we'll have camps at Twin Oaks Elementary, San Elijo Elementary, and La Mirada Academy!
Check
here
for updates!
We're excited to be offering 3 weeks of summer LEAP camps this year! Registration will open on Thursday, February 13th! Check
here
for updates!
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Summer Dates:
- Week of July 13: La Mirada Academy
- Week of July 20: San Elijo Elementary School
- Week of July 27: San Elijo Elementary School
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Our Learning Enrichment to Achieve Promise (LEAP) program is one of the best afterschool and summer enrichment programs in the county for K-8 students.
LEAP helps students discover new interests and passions and helps them gain critical 21st century skills such as adaptive problem solving, collaborative communication, and digital fluency.
Not only is it taught by our extraordinary credentialed SMUSD teachers, the teachers are able to design a class in an area they are especially passionate about, with an emphasis on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics). Students are exposed to classes they might not otherwise have had the opportunity to take during their school day.
A huge added benefit of LEAP is that some of the proceeds go back to the school who hosts LEAP.
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We're looking for industry professionals to participate in the 5th Annual Senior Mock Interviews on
April 1st and 2nd, 2020 at San Marcos High School. The mock interviews are the culmination of the Senior Career Exploration project that all seniors participate in over the course of their senior year. With your participation we hope to create a meaningful experience for our seniors and provide students with practical, career-building skills as they depart SMHS and move into a career pathway.
Each of our 800 seniors will participate in a mock interview conducted by local industry
professionals. Each day will be broken into 2 shifts and we will gladly accept an all-day or
two-day commitment if your schedule permits.
Wednesday April 1st from 8:00 to 12:00pm
Wednesday April 1st from 12:00 to 3:00pm
Thursday April 2nd from 8:00 to 12:00pm
Thursday April 2nd from 12:00 to 3:00pm
Please feel free to share this link with friends and colleagues as our goal is to have at least 75
volunteers each day. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Alison Liu in
the SMHS Career Center with any questions. alison.liu@smusd.org or 760-290-2226
Thank you for all you do to support our students!
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TSMP is a proud fiscal sponsor to the
Warrior Village Project
, spearheaded by Mr. Mark Pilcher and coming to fruition at San Marcos High School in Mr. Chris Geldert's Woodshop class. The Warrior Village Project is helping to provide permanent, affordable housing to homeless veterans while training the next generation of homebuilders.
Thank you to our generous community supporters and volunteers, to
Mr. Pilcher, Mr. McSweeney from BIA,and to
Mr. Geldert who works tirelessly everyday sharing this amazing experience with his students.
Mr. McSweeney dedicates time each week to helping these students through the various stages of homebuilding (Mr. McSweeney pictured bottom right). Thank you for helping our students make a connection between their education and the walls beyond high school!
This is a perfect example of the importance of connections and demonstrates the impact it can have, not only in the lives of students, but the community at large.
Click
here
to view the most recent newsletter
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"Since the inception of the San Marcos Promise I have been contributing to the program because I believe that TSMP provides all of our students efforts to continue on to college and career. This is my way of helping support our students and our community." - Apolo Rios, Mission Hills High School
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Preparing our students to make their best first impression!
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We are excited to announce that our
TSMProfessional Career Closet is now open! Any high school student who needs professional clothing for an interview, networking event, internship, etc. can sign up to come to our office where our ambassadors will help each student pick out an outfit! Students work with our Education Coordinators at each high school on job and career readiness skills, such as resume preparation and interviewing, prior to receiving their outfit.
We are accepting donations on an ongoing basis. Thank you to all of our community members who have donated professional clothing!
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Thank You for Your Donation!
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Click the "
DONATE
" button for your one-time donation. Any amount is truly appreciated and helps us continue our purpose on Building Dreams, Pathways, and Prosperity.
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When you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to The San Marcos Promise!
All you need to do is shop on
smile.amazon.com
and input our organization - The San Marcos Promise
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Located in our Future Center offices off of Pico Ave. in San Marcos. The San Marcos Promise has the BEST freshly brewed coffee in the building!
Our sips for Scholars Coffee Cart is a 100% donation based program designed to support college & career readiness initiatives & scholarships for San Marcos Unified School District families.
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The San Marcos Promise is a non-profit 501(c)3 educational foundation providing college and career support for students in the San Marcos Unified School District. The San Marcos Promise operates on grants and charitable contributions from supporters like you.
With workforce development as our core goal, we strive to provide access to a wide variety of higher education pathways. By partnering with local businesses we inform students of critical workforce needs in our local economy, ensuring a return on their investment in higher education.
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