SMAS Success at CCAE Leg Day

CCAE Leg Day 2017

Sayaka, Inna, Edwin, and Lupita at CCAE Leg Day

On Tuesday, April 4th, a team of SMAS leaders went to Sacramento for CCAE Leg Day.  (Pronounce "Leg" like "Ledge.")  

Tim Doyle and Eric Saavedra, SMAS Assistant Directors along with Student Council President Lupita, Vice President Edwin, Secretary Sayaka, and Board Member Inna represented our school.

Leg Day is short for Legislative Day. A Leg Day is a day to visit legislators.  Many groups and organizations have a Leg Day once a year.



CCAE is the abbreviation for California Council for Adult Education.    CCAE represents students, teachers, administrators and community members who care about Adult Education. 




SMAS Team Visits Legislators in Sacramento

On this day, students, teachers, and administrators visit Legislators in Sacramento, the capitol of California.  They talk to them about Adult Education.   They explain why Adult Education is important.  They explain that Adult Education supports the people of California.  Adult Education helps people succeed in college, career, and community.  They tell the Legislators that in order for Adult Education to support the people of California in this way, it needs good financial support.  Good funding supports good education.  Good education supports good health and economy.



Lupita, Sayaka, Edwin, and Inna
in our state's beautiful Capitol building

Edwin, Sayaka, Inna, SMAS Assistant Director Tim, and Lupita
in front of California Governor Jerry Brown's office












California Government

The Legislators are our elected representatives.  Citizens of California elect the Legislators to make decisions about our state for all the people who live here.  Legislators make decisions about money - taxes and spending.  They make decisions about education, health care, roads, safety, transportation.  They make laws to keep the people of California safe and healthy in body, mind, and economy.  The Legislature is like the Congress of California.  The Governor is like the President.

Great Day in the Capitol



Lupita with California Department of Education
Director of Adult Education Chris Nelson

Before they visited the Legislators, the Student Leaders and SMAS Assistant Directors prepared for their visits.  They met with other students and teachers and administrators from other schools.  CCAE helped everyone get ready. 

Our group also met with California Department of Education Adult Education Administrator Chris Nelson.  In the past, he was the Director of Oakland Adult School.

Burlington English was a sponsor of CCAE Leg Day.
Here's Miranda of Burlington English
with Edwin, Sayaka, Tim, Lupita, and Inna.
Thank you, Miranda and Burlington English, for your support!






Student Council President Lupita
in front of California Capitol in Sacramento

Here is what SMAS Student Council President had to say about CCAE Leg Day 2017:

In Sacramento, our Student Council talked about the importance of San Mateo Adult School and why we need to keep it open for everyone. 

Each of us told our story to give them some of our history.      I told them, SMAS is like my second home and how proud I feel to be the Student Council President.






Lupita speaking up for Adult Ed!

 

SMAS changes our lives for the better. Now I can speak English and I have been doing better in job interviews. And l can understood the culture in USA.    I have new goals now that SMAS has helped me succeed. I want to get my GED and go to Community College.

We all depend on the school to help us with our education goals and its so important for our community.