Did you know that almost 1 in 6 adults in California and 1 in 3 in the Salinas area have not graduated high school? Join us as we learn from an award-winning high school equivalency instructor just what it takes to keep the most challenging and challenged students in our classrooms and on the road to success. In this two-hour course, we will explore the importance of applying social-emotional learning principles in the classroom and how connection impacts retention, graduation, and transition.