Surpassing Distinction, LLC

After a year of trailblazing the concept to Revitalize Colorado Family Communities across the state, we have exhausted our funds to support it as a service to our communities. Without outside investment, the work has to take a pause. Thank you to the coalition of the willing - it is only because of you that we were able to get this far!

"Include me as someone who supports these ongoing conversations!" - Adam Burg, Director of Federal & State Affairs, City & County of Denver Mayoral Appointee for Mayor Mike Johnston Thank you, Adam Burg for meeting with us last week to discuss our concept, Revitalizing Colorado Family Communities. We look forward to working more closely with you and your office. https://lnkd.in/gbks8KSN

After 6 months of meetings with educational leaders across the state, we have just posted our DRAFT proposal for Revitalizing Colorado Family Communities: A concept for Community-Led work in areas impacted by population shifts and declining enrollment. We are at the Proof of Concept Stage, Step 1: Gauging Interest. Please read through the concept, share it, provide us with feedback, meet with us, and let's get this step funded so that we can support our Colorado school communities facing declining enrollment as a result of larger population shifts. Thank you to the coalition of the willing for all of your support. You see the urgent need for innovation. Patrick Donovan Lacy McDonald Marlene De La Rosa @Joanna Rosa-Saenz Anita Banuelos Nicholas Martinez Rhonda Solis Erika Martinez Mackenzie Khan, Ed.D. James Roy II Alan H. Frosh, JD, MBA Erik Estrada Sally Daigle Clarence Burton Jr. Cody Ostenson Lisa Escárcega https://lnkd.in/e_rmJGUF

Share your feedback with the DPS Board of Directors as they make a decision about Executive Limitation 18 “School Consolidation and Closure.” DPS will be hosting 3 virtual, community meetings tomorrow (June 6th - 8AM, 11:30AM, and 7PM) and are soliciting input via survey (closing June 11). Let your voice be heard! Please interact and share this post across your networks. Marlene De La Rosa Patrick Donovan Nicholas Martinez Anita Banuelos Lacy McDonald https://lnkd.in/dR4Zt7Bw

Help us Revitalize Colorado Family Communities! We need to acknowledge that when declines in enrollment are due to population shifts, the root causes are outside of a school district's control. Surpassing Distinction has developed a proof of concept that applies an evidence-based, community-impact model that lifts community voice, incentivizes district participation, and funnels resources into affected communities to mitigate the negative impacts of the shifts, which can result in school closures and rapid community decline. At its essence, it is an economic stimulus process where population shifts and declining enrollment are factors in community identification. https://lnkd.in/g6HsrQtX

Help us Revitalize Colorado Family Communities! We need to acknowledge that when declines in enrollment are due to population shifts, the root causes are outside of a school district's control. Surpassing Distinction has developed a proof of concept that applies an evidence-based, community-impact model that lifts community voice, incentivizes district participation, and funnels resources into affected communities to mitigate the negative impacts of the shifts, which can result in school closures and rapid community decline. At its essence, it is an economic stimulus process where population shifts and declining enrollment are factors in community identification. https://lnkd.in/gpScZpm6

Thank you to everyone who has met with us to provide feedback on our concept. Because of your input and the work of the Community Advisory Committee, the concept proposal is now called, "Revitalizing Colorado Family Communities". This captures the true intent of the concept: To stimulate local economies, revitalizing them as family centers of excellence. Thank you: Felipe Vieyra Jr. Krista Spurgin Vanecia Kerr Kimberlee Sia D.L. Pos Ryant Brian Eschbacher

Our Vision is to eventually create a collaboratively developed, statewide system to meet the unique and comprehensive challenges our neighbors and schools face with declining enrollment caused by population shifts. The concept applies an evidence-based, community-impact model that lifts community voice, incentivizes district participation, and funnels resources into affected communities to mitigate the negative impacts of the shifts, which can result in school closures and rapid community decline. At its essence, it is an economic stimulus process where population shifts and declining enrollment are factors in community identification.

Our work was featured in the April CASB newsletter!

Our President, Daniel Archuleta, is attending the Donnell-Kay Foundation hot lunch on "Repurposing Schools for Community Benefit". We hope to learn a lot!