Program areas at The San Marcos Promise
The future centers provide a focal point at each high school where students and their families have immediate access to post-high school preparation and planning resources. Our services are building confidence, opening doors, and helping students achieve self-sufficient futures. The goal is to help students choose, with intention, a path towards meaningful post-secondary training, education, and career opportunities. Number of students served in The 2022-2023 fiscal year were 6,562. Future centers are designed to increase The number of students continuing their education after high school by assisting them in discovering opportunities in careers and connecting them with resources, both on campus and in The community, necessary to pursue post high school education. Thanks to The generous donation and partnership with pima medical institute, future centers are staffed, year-round, with a career coach to assist students and families.
Provide high school students with educational resources, guidance to prepare and empower to choose a path leading to a practical career that is suited to their passions. High school students develop skills and develop workplace skills and grow their professional network. Promise 360 program: The Promise 360 program supports 50 graduating seniors in San Marcos unified school district who plan on entering The workforce directly out of high school. Our year-long program empowers students to develop leadership and career-readiness skills, teaches them about possible non-college career options, and directly links them to local businesses with openings for jobs that pay a living wage and provide benefits. Program goal: to shift more workforce-bound high school graduates to higher-paying careers with benefits and growth potential and away from common jobs that pay lower wages, are part-time, and lack benefits.
Learning enrichment to achieve Promise (leap) is an extended-year program for children to explore their interests and discover new passions. In partnership with The San Marcos unified school district, leap provides opportunities for courses that build real-world skills such as creative problem solving, collaboration, and digital fluency, and offer a glimpse into a variety of professions. Proceeds from The program are reinvested into The San Marcos Promise to support future scholarships.