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On Jul 1, 2024, at 7:04 PM, paige noon <Paige...@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Jul 1, 2024, at 7:31 PM, Pellow, Lauren <Lauren...@frontrange.edu> wrote:
Dear Dr. Garcia:
Lauren Pellow, program director for the Larimer County site for The Learning Center, has informed us that ESL classes that have been held the past several years at Front Range Community College have been abruptly cancelled. We are told that funding previously awarded for these classes has been rescinded.
Many of us working with immigrants in Larimer County were shocked with this news and wish to hear from you the details behind the dollars having been rescinded. We work with numerous immigrants who are investing ten hours per week on top of full-time work and family responsibilities to learn English. They want to become more fully integrated into our communities and to improve their opportunities for advancement.
Since you are director of the Adult Education Initiatives (AEI) office at the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), the agency who awarded these funds, we are writing you to ask why the funding has been rescinded. Ms. Pellow has told us that the rescinded funds are federal Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) dollars, managed by your office. If you are not the one who made the decision to rescind the funds, can you connect us with those who made this decision so that we can reach out to them?
Our immigrants need these classes. We are devoted to accompanying these immigrants as they try to maneuver and thrive in their new culture. We look forward to hearing from you.
MaryLou Smith, founder Hispanic Women’s Farming Proyecto and many others copied on this email.
Glad to hear you have reached out to Dr. Garcia for more information, Rep. Boesenecker. It will be helpful to hear some details of how this came about and whether we can do anything about it.
Best, MaryLou
I know you have received some outreach regarding the corrective action that CDE has recently taken with an adult education grantee, The Learning Source (TLS), and I wanted to share a bit of background information.
As you are aware, the Colorado Department of Education serves as the fiduciary and administrator of several state and federal grants; as such, we are committed to responsible and ethical stewardship of state and federal funds and compliance with all state and federal requirements related to managing, distributing, and overseeing the use of these funds. Our work includes ensuring that grantees' use of funds meets the programmatic requirements and that grantees comply with all state and/or federal funding requirements. We are also required to monitor grantees’ compliance with these state and federal requirements and, when necessary, take corrective action.
Last week, we provided informal notice to The Learning Source (TLS) that, after a comprehensive seven-month review of their federal Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) grant activities and related financial records, we have identified significant discrepancies and non-compliance issues both programmatically and fiscally. We are in the process of finalizing this report and will share these findings directly with TLS.
Throughout the review period, which began in December, we notified TLS that the pending grant award was conditional on the results of the program review/monitoring and that a formal decision could only be made after the review was complete. To date, TLS has not been provided a formal grant award letter (GAL) for pending grant applications.
We recognize and understand that our adult education partners provide critical services to their communities. Moving forward, we will be working with other grantees in the local workforce development areas TLS has served to ensure adult learners in those areas can access the services they need. CDE will also be conducting outreach to existing partners within TLS’ service area – such as community colleges, libraries, elementary schools, and other community-based organizations – and providing information regarding future grant opportunities to support adult learners.
In the meantime, students seeking support can contact A...@cde.state.co.us for information and referrals to other programs or eligible providers in Colorado.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
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On Jul 3, 2024, at 5:25 PM, Cathy Kipp <cathy...@gmail.com> wrote: