San Diego Public Library Revitalizes Community withCOHS

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First published on City TV, the San Diego government access channel

在在情感仪式Central Library几个大人很荣幸从高中毕业。对于一些人来说,是一个正在形成的庆祝十年。

辛迪华雷斯在10年级就辍学,决定在56岁时,它终于时间得到她的文凭和推进她目前的职业生涯,在圣地亚哥市的公共事业部的。“它总是在我的脑海里,好几年了。”华雷斯说。“我希望我能早一点做的。”华雷斯工程作为泵站运营商,最近申请晋升,成为合格的废水运营商。她被告知需要高中文凭。“学校是艰难的,我在学校很难,”华雷斯说。“现在我年纪大了,我很喜欢它的每一分钟。我明白,我可以做我的时间,这是非常方便的,我可以在家里做方案或去图书馆“。

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网上职业高中(COHS)是认可的网上高中文凭和职业证书课程,在合作与圣地亚哥公共图书馆基金会和大风,图书馆资源和圣智学习的一部分的领先供应商提供的。金宝搏彩票该计划是开放给圣迭戈市居民,并提供奖学金给合格的成年人谁正在寻求提升其职业生涯或继续深造。

On Aug. 26, 11 graduates were recognized. All of them have either completed the program or are nearly finished and were invited to participate in the ceremony. The number of students in this graduating class has more than tripled since Mayor Kevin Faulconer launchedCOHSin 2015.wordswag_1473707577747

“What these students have achieved is incredible and I am so proud of their accomplishment, and we are proud that the San Diego Public Library could be part of it through the网上职业高中计划“,图书馆馆长朦胧诗琼斯说。“我们努力为大家提供的机会和这些学生都证明了,当有机会的话什么都可以实现。”

Currently, 54 students are actively enrolled in theCOHS程序。参与者可以灵活地采取类和访问功课在线 - 在自己的步伐 - 并接收从图书馆免费支持和教育资源。虽然赚取认可的高中毕业文凭作为计划的一部分,COHSstudents are also preparing for a career in one of eight high-demand, high-growth fields, including child care and education, Homeland Security, and transportation services.

“今天的毕业展示了如何库真正改变生活,和Gale很荣幸能与圣地亚哥公共图书馆的工作授权居民,”查克Leachman,在大风执行董金宝搏彩票事为战略客户说。

在圣地亚哥,205000多人,approximately 15 percent of the population, over the age of 25 who do not have a high school diploma. The unemployment rate for this group is double that for high school graduates.COHSis built on an educational model designed to help high school dropouts overcome the reasons they didn’t finish. Many students are able to complete the program in as few as six months.

“公共图书馆是一个社区的中坚力量,”市议员克里斯·凯特,谁出席了仪式,并与每位毕业生握手说。“在我们的图书馆,新的父母在婴儿连故事倍,基于学校的青少年有一个安全的地方学习,成人接受了第二次机会,以赚取高中文凭,我们的前辈上课与人交往。当我们投资于我们的图书馆,我们搞活我们的社区。”

To learn more about offering this life changing program to your community, visitgale.com/diploma

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