FRCC Assessment on The Learning Source's Defunding

[Clemente, Lilian]

Dear all,

I am sending this update on behalf of Dr. Simpson. Thank you for your patience as we gathered details concerning yesterday’s email exchanges relating to the defunding of The Learning Source (TLS). This news came as a surprise to the leadership at Front Range Community College (FRCC), as we were not previously made aware of these changes.

 

We immediately began our discovery process to better understand the situation. Attached, please find an executive summary of our findings. This document includes background information, details on the impacted programs, a timeline of when the information was received, and proposed next steps. Key highlights include:

• Background on FRCC's partnership with TLS and the significance of this collaboration.
• Impacted programs and courses, specifically ESL and GED classes at the Larimer Campus (and potentially the Boulder County Campus (BCC) – we’re continuing to assess BCC).
• Timeline of notifications and communications regarding the defunding.
• Non-impacted programs and courses, ensuring clarity on what will continue without interruption.

 

Our team will plan additional discussions to identify potential solutions that will support our mission and address the needs of our students and community. We will continue to keep you updated as more information becomes available.

 

Thank you for your collaboration and support on this matter.

 

Lilian Clemente

Interim Vice President of Strategy and Innovation &

Executive Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications

Front Range Community College

lilian....@frontrange.edu

303-404-5285

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Heath, Sarah]

Greetings and thank you for reaching out!

I am currently out of the office for annual leave until Monday, July 15th. If we have a prescheduled meeting during this leave, I will be attending. I will be checking email periodically. Please note that our office is closed July 4^th & 5^th in honor of the 4^th of July.

If you need specific assistance, please contact:

Michael....@cccs.edu for Student Affairs

Tina....@cccs.edu for Academic Affairs

Michael...@cccs.edu for Workforce Solutions

Goldie...@cccs.edu for general ASA inquires and for setting up meetings with Sarah Heath

If you have any CTE questions, please contact c...@cccs.edu or visit www.coloradostateplan.com for the directory.

I will connect back with you as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Sarah

Sarah Heath, PhD

Colorado Community College System

[Clemente, Lilian]

Dear all,

 

Today, we had the opportunity to learn additional information about the The Learning Source's Defunding, so I have updated the Executive Summary accordingly. Attached you will find the latest version for your reference.

 

Have a Happy 4^th of July!

[marylou Smith]

Thanks so much for forwarding this to me, John. It says “The defunding notification was received by The Learning Source on June 28, 2024, and by FRCC on July 1, 2024” 

but it doesn’t say anything about having received poor marks earlier, which we heard about yesterday in a communication made available to us from Representative Kipp, correct? MaryLou

On Jul 4, 2024, at 8:13 AM, John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us> wrote:



FYI MaryLou. Here is additional information and perspective on this unfortunate situation. Happy Independence Day.

	John Kefalas County Commissioner, District 1
	Commissioners' Office 200 W Oak St | 2nd Floor PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 W: (970) 498-7001 Cell:  (720) 254-7598 jkef...@larimer.org | www.larimer.org

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From: Clemente, Lilian <Lilian....@frontrange.edu>
Date: Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Subject: Update: FRCC Assessment on The Learning Source's Defunding
To: Simpson, Colleen <Colleen...@frontrange.edu>, Woulfe, Rebecca <Rebecca...@frontrange.edu>, Chancellor Joe Garcia <Chanc...@cccs.edu>, Lytle, Fiona <Fiona...@cccs.edu>, Hopfer, Jason <Ja...@jlhpublicaffairs.com>, Heath, Sarah <Sarah...@cccs.edu>, Mandarich...@gmail.com <Mandarich...@gmail.com>, Cullen, Moira (Capstone Group) <mcu...@capstonegroupllc.com>, repb...@gmail.com <repb...@gmail.com>, andrew.boes...@gmail.com <andrew.boes...@gmail.com>, repemil...@gmail.com <repemil...@gmail.com>, bruce.ei...@state.co.us <bruce.ei...@state.co.us>, step...@co.larimer.co.us <step...@co.larimer.co.us>, John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us>

Dear all,

 

Today, we had the opportunity to learn additional information about the The Learning Source's Defunding, so I have updated the Executive Summary accordingly. Attached you will find the latest version for your reference.

 

Have a Happy 4^th of July!

 

Lilian Clemente

Interim Vice President of Strategy and Innovation &

Executive Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications

Front Range Community College

lilian....@frontrange.edu

303-404-5285

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From: Clemente, Lilian <Lilian....@frontrange.edu>
Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 7:41 PM
To: Simpson, Colleen <Colleen...@frontrange.edu>, Woulfe, Rebecca <Rebecca...@frontrange.edu>, Chancellor Joe Garcia <Chanc...@cccs.edu>, Lytle, Fiona <Fiona...@cccs.edu>, Hopfer, Jason <Ja...@jlhpublicaffairs.com>, Heath, Sarah <Sarah...@cccs.edu>, Mandarich...@gmail.com <Mandarich...@gmail.com>, Cullen, Moira (Capstone Group) <mcu...@capstonegroupllc.com>, repb...@gmail.com <repb...@gmail.com>, andrew.boes...@gmail.com <andrew.boes...@gmail.com>, repemil...@gmail.com <repemil...@gmail.com>, bruce.ei...@state.co.us <bruce.ei...@state.co.us>, step...@co.larimer.co.us <step...@co.larimer.co.us>, John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us>
Subject: FRCC Assessment on The Learning Source's Defunding

Dear all,

I am sending this update on behalf of Dr. Simpson. Thank you for your patience as we gathered details concerning yesterday’s email exchanges relating to the defunding of The Learning Source (TLS). This news came as a surprise to the leadership at Front Range Community College (FRCC), as we were not previously made aware of these changes.

 

We immediately began our discovery process to better understand the situation. Attached, please find an executive summary of our findings. This document includes background information, details on the impacted programs, a timeline of when the information was received, and proposed next steps. Key highlights include:

• Background on FRCC's partnership with TLS and the significance of this collaboration.
• Impacted programs and courses, specifically ESL and GED classes at the Larimer Campus (and potentially the Boulder County Campus (BCC) – we’re continuing to assess BCC).
• Timeline of notifications and communications regarding the defunding.
• Non-impacted programs and courses, ensuring clarity on what will continue without interruption.

 

Our team will plan additional discussions to identify potential solutions that will support our mission and address the needs of our students and community. We will continue to keep you updated as more information becomes available.

 

Thank you for your collaboration and support on this matter.

 

Lilian Clemente

Interim Vice President of Strategy and Innovation &

Executive Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications

Front Range Community College

lilian....@frontrange.edu

303-404-5285

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<TLS Executive Summary_Updated 070324.docx>