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Adela Angiuli has proudly served as Executive Director for the San Gabriel Educational Foundation since 2012. In this role, Adela leads the Foundation, with a focus on building strong partnerships and engagement within the San Gabriel community. She strives to support the creation and implementation of strategies and initiatives across the Foundation’s focus areas.
Adela’s steadfast commitment to serving the students in the San Gabriel Unified School District is evident. During her decade of work with the Foundation she has identified and developed programming benefiting students across all grade levels. Understanding collaborative efforts have the power to create opportunities she strives to forge strong relationships with in the community. Working closely with various stakeholders, she is credited with the identification and development of programs such as the ACE Mentorship program, and District Wide Literacy and Arts events.
Adela is described as a talented strategist with skills and expertise that drive results. She was honored in 2016 by the San Gabriel Unified School District with the distinguished Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching and Leadership.
As a dedicated staff member, Adela continues to focus on outcomes benefitting the students, teachers, families and community. She remains determined to ensure that every population in the district is served.
In her free time, Adela enjoys spending time with her beloved family.
Paul Kwo opened his performing arts school ‘PopRock Academy’ in 2011 and has been educating a new generation of actors, dancers and musicians. His students have been in notable productions such as the Red Light, Green Light doll from Squid Game, various Pixar, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Disney, ABC projects, and countless commercials. He is also the current President of the San Gabriel Educational Foundation, helping the students of the San Gabriel Unified School District.
Phone: 626-451-5465
Website: seffor8schools.org
Location: 408 Junipero Serra Drive, Suite 119
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Facebook: San Gabriel Educational Foundation
Adela was born and raised in Los Angeles and grew up in Alhambra in SGV. She also raised her family here.
Paul moved to San Gabriel when he was eight years old and has been there ever since. It’s home. He also has a business in Temple City.
The San Gabriel Education Foundation (SEF) is a nonprofit charitable organization in the SGV. The goal is to support teachers, students, and the community’s public schools. There are eight public schools – 5 elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools.
There are about 4,600 students.
The organization raises funds and engages the community in support of public education. This is done through events, programs, and fundraisers throughout the year.
What was the response like?
They know they serve a uniquely diverse group of students.
They have about 38-40% of English language learners, which is essentially limited English speaking. 50% are considered economically disadvantaged.
However, they find that when there is a great need that all parents, no matter the demographic, want the best for their children.
People really want to help and give and provide resources that are possible.
Throughout the years, the board of directors raises funds, and then they allocate those funds. The 9-person volunteer board of directors meets with the district administrators and partners to identify the community’s needs.
There are varying needs, such as student needs, the teacher needs, classroom needs, district needs, etc.
The goal is to serve whatever need benefits the most amount of students, from kindergarten to 12th grade.
College counseling is a big program that SEF focuses on to provide powerful resources and a positive trajectory for students as they grow.
The businesses understand that SEF actively promotes these businesses and helps them grow. It goes beyond just providing money and moving on.
Adela: Philanthropy has seemed to be involved in her life forever.
And when she realized that she could engage in her own community, where she raised her own children, she wanted to elevate her support and apply once a position became available.
The San Gabriel Educational Foundation has a marketing and communication chair and an assistant marketing and communication chair.
They work closely with the district and school administrators and parent leaders; in addition, they send out a bi-monthly newsletter for the community.
They also place ads in particular local magazines to share information.
Other than the Reimagined Design Event, they have multiple other events. These events happen throughout the year.
They are working on a reading challenge for the high school. The main goal is to get books in the hands of kids, but the idea is to add some type of activity or event leading up to that.
The high school students will be tasked with filming a quick speech to promote their book. This combines the activity with reading with the skill of learning how to sell.
Plus, students are learning how to utilize the film medium. Paul reiterates that the film medium goes beyond acting or movies.
Working on film and knowing how to use a camera is already critical, and it’s becoming more valuable. Even many interviews are zoom calls now.
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