P ACIFIC U NION E DUCATION L ATINO L EADERSHIP C OUNCIL Presented by: Elissa Kido Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson A L C A N C E Proyecto

The Silent Invisible Crisis  Question: What is the “Silent Invisible Crisis” ?

The Silent Invisible Crisis  Answer: Hispanic young people are not completing high school.

The Silent Invisible Crisis  Nationally, high school graduation rates are low for all students  Only an estimated 69% of those who enter 9th grade graduate with a regular diploma in the 12 th grade.  This percentage is substantially lower for most minority groups  Particularly for males. —

HISPANIC All graduation rates are for the school year 2005–06. Accessed from © July 2009 by the Alliance for Excellent Education National Graduation Cap Chart 14% Gap

Dropout Rate year old Latinos  More than twice as high as that for Whites  Four times as high as Asians  Higher than the rate for blacks Accessed from "Why Latinos Are Left Behind" by Joseph Berger, 2010, The New York Times: Education Life, p.16, Sunday July 25, 2010

Percent of Adults with a Bachelor’s Degree  50% of Asian Adults  31% of Non Hispanic White Adults  18% of Black Adults  13% of Hispanic Adults Accessed From "Why Latinos Are Left Behind" by Joseph Berger, 2010, The New York Times:Education Life, p.16, Sunday July 25, 2010

What About Students in Adventist Schools?  Did you know that 85% of those graduating from academies go on to college?  Did you know that 80% of students in Adventist colleges graduate from college?

Church’s and Pastor’s Influence  According Dr. Edwin Hernández’ AVANCE research, 95% of our Latino youth are attending public schools.  Therefore, the Latino youth in our local churches are reflected in this national data.  The gatekeepers and leaders of our SDA Latino youth are the local church pastors.  As Hispanics in the Adventist community, we share a mutual responsibility to change these demographics.

 Adventist  Latino  C ouncil  A dvancing and  N urturing  C hristian  E ducation Proyecto ALCANCE Alcance means “Reach” in Spanish

The members of the Pacific Union Education Latino Leadership Council are:  Ruben Escalante, Superintendent AZ Conference  Ileana Espinosa, Assoc. Superintendent, Central CA Conference  Martha Havens, Assoc. Director, Pacific Union Conference  Elissa Kido, Director, CognitiveGenesis, LSU School of Education  Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson, Chair, LSU World Languages  Mario Negrete, Assoc. Superintendent, Southern CA Conference  Manuel Rodríguez, Retired Principal of Hawaiian Mission Academy  Josué Rosado, Former Principal of Foothills Elementary, NCC  Jorge Soria, Director, Hispanic Ministries, Pacific Union Conference  Elder Arnold Trujillo, Vice President, Pacific Union Conference  Ivan Weiss, Retired Superintendent AZ Conference

Vision for ALCANCE  We are committed to enhancing Christian Education for Latino students throughout the Pacific Union Conference and NAD.  We are committed to mentoring Latino youth.  We are committed to increasing access of Latino SDA young people to SDA colleges and universities.  Therefore, impacting the growth of Latino leaders and professionals in our churches.

Mission Statement  to recruit and retain Hispanic youth in Adventist schools  to promote academic success among Hispanic students in the context of a Christ-centered education. The mission of ALCANCE is

So. CA Anaheim Spanish Church Pastor Caleb Jara

Pastor’s Influence  The AVANCE research indicates that 85% Latino youth who attend SDA schools stay in the local SDA church.  Both our Latino youth and the local church benefit from SDA education.  The Pastor’s influence is the KEY to this taking place.

Proyecto ALCANCE  Necesitamos ALCANZAR a nuestra juventud.  Necesitamos ALCANZAR a la próxima generación de líderes latinos..  Esta es la razón de ser del Proyecto ALCANCE.

Your Church  Does your church have academy age children who would like an Adventist education?  Does your church have members who support Adventist education and could be mentors to young people?  Are you as a pastor supportive of Adventist Education? If the answer is “YES” to all of the above, then participate in ALCANCE !

Contact Information  Martha Havens  Phone Number: (805)  Address:  Elissa Kido  Phone Number: (951)  Address:  Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson  Phone Number: (951)  Address: