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GEC 07 Annual Report FINALFINAL 2 28.Pub Annual Report 2007 Great Education Colorado is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, statewide, grassroots organization of parents and other public school supporters that advocates for adequate funding for public education in Colorado. Great Education Colorado’s 2007 Accomplishments Who We Are Great Education Colorado is a Great Ed is proud of our many 2007 accomplishments to create and fund the kind of education statewide, nonprofit, nonpartisan our children need to compete in the 21st century! organization of parents and other public school supporters. What We Do Revealed the Harsh Reality of Under-funded Schools Great Education Colorado: • Advocates for improved Organized six school tours for legislators to see for themselves how dire school conditions are in funding of Colorado schools places like Sterling, Craig and the San Luis Valley. • Brings people together to Produced videos for the Colorado School Stories Project about school funding featuring first- create a vision for 21st hand accounts from teachers, principals, superintendents, parents and students. century education • Promotes the principle that all public education reforms must be accompanied by Helped Build a Vision for 21st Century Colorado Schools adequate resources Gathered priorities and policy recommendations from hundreds of business leaders, legislators, educators, parents and citizens at eight public forums, from Alamosa to Adams County. Did You Know? Colorado public school funding Informed the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) policy proposal & legislation put forth by lags behind the national average Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Andrew Romanoff, Senate President Peter by $1,034 per student. Groff and State Treasurer Cary Kennedy to make as much as $1 billion dollars available to reno- vate, repair, and replace many dilapidated K-12 schools, without raising taxes. And all our neighboring states invest much more than Colorado: • WY spends $3,187 more • NE spends $1,991 more Educated Public School Supporters • KS spends $923 more Reached over 5,000 public school supporters about crucial public education policy issues through our website, newsletters, email alerts, phone calls and public events across the state. Launched the Great Education Colorado Blog (http://blog.greateducation.org) to serve as an “Great Education ongoing forum for discussion of public school issues. Colorado has changed the political landscape in this state, and that’s great Advocated for Adequate Resources and Funding news for Colorado’s schools and kids.” Helped to elevate school funding as a pressing issue in Colorado as a source and an inspiration for print and broadcast stories in a range of media, including the Rocky Mountain News , the Denver Post , the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph , the Pueblo Chieftain , KCNC TV4, KMGH - Cary Kennedy TV7, KUSA TV9, and several statewide blogs. State Treasurer Great Education Colorado ● 1600 Downing Street ● Denver, CO 80218 ● (303) 722-5901 ● www.greateducation.org Staff Members Colorado Public Schools Liane Morrison Leadership Message By the Numbers: Executive Director Lisa Weil Policy Director Dear Great Education Colorado Friends, Allen Byrne There is a renewed commitment to create and fund the Outreach/Admin Coordinator kind of education that will prepare our children to com- pete in the 21st century, thanks to Great Ed’s grassroots Patty Bortz activism! Outreach/Volunteer Coordinator In 2007, policymakers saw for themselves that public Kady Everard education funding in Colorado is grossly inadequate. On Fundraising Administrator tours that Great Ed helped arrange they saw firsthand U.S. rank in per pupil Eric Mills public schools with collapsing classroom floors and geog- spending Technical Director raphy textbooks so old, they still feature the U.S.S.R. 36th Governor Bill Ritter appointed the P-20 Council of various stakeholders to study these issues and make specific recommendations for change in 2008. Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives An- drew Romanoff pledged that public education will be a Board Members top priority for lawmakers in 2008, saying “I think it’s City Councilwoman Carol Boigon important that we make sure. .every kid in Colorado has a smart start with top-flight teachers.” Patty Bortz Parents, business leaders, educators and community Kathy Callum members attended forums and meetings to learn more Tyler Chaffee about education reform and funding. Timely “action U.S. rank in state alerts” fueled the e-mails, phone calls and rallies to show expenditures on K-12 Rachel Chaparro elected officials that voters care about funding quality schooling as a percent of public education. state taxable income Herb Fenster 43rd Finally, Great Ed’s involvement with the media inspired Fred Franko more coverage of public funding issues in statewide newspapers, TV news, and radio. As a result, the general Melinda Gladitsch public is waking up to the reality that Colorado must Elizabeth Groginsky increase its commitment to public education and our kids. Tish Maes Great Ed was there, every step of the way, to create the Scott Reisch environment for educational change. We: • Conducted tours of dilapidated schools State Senator Chris Romer • Collected 200+ videotaped interviews U.S. rank in eligible • Distributed research to policymakers and legislators Frank Tijerina, Jr. children enrolled in • Organized legislator-citizen forums statewide kindergarten programs • Educated and worked with reporters around the state 36th “If Great We are so grateful to the many donors, leaders and vol- Education unteers who helped us accomplish so much in 2007—we Colorado couldn’t have done it without all of you! didn’t exist, But we can’t rest on our laurels—there’s much more to we’d have do—so look for another outstanding year in 2008. to create it.” U.S. rank in overall - State Rep. Andrew Romanoff Liane Morrison Lisa Weil technology in K-12 schools Speaker of the House Executive Director Policy Director 41st Producing Results Across Colorado... School Tours Impact Great Ed Having an Impact Now! Legislators, Policymakers Event Attracts 300 to Discuss Education Goals Great Ed led a series of Colorado Great Ed convened Impact Now!, an event at Northglenn road trips so state legislators, High School where 300 Adams County parents, local busi- state board of education members ness leaders, North Metro Chamber of Commerce mem- and other policymakers could see bers, teachers, students, elected officials, faith leaders, for themselves the shameful condi- senior citizens and other community members partici- tions many of our schoolchildren pated in an interactive conversation to create a vision endure every day. for 21st century public education. Bat infestation in Governor Bill Ritter and Speaker of the House Andrew As a partner in the Colorado School Crowley County gym Stories Project with the Colorado Romanoff were on hand to discuss how to deliver the School Finance Project and Children’s Voices, we docu- kind of education that will allow our students to meet mented crumbling foundations, collapsing roofs and obso- the global marketplace demands of tomorrow. lete technology while visiting disparate districts, includ- ing: Building consensus on priorities for reform Prior to the event, Great Ed conducted an online survey Eastern Plains: Wiggins RE-50J, Edison 54JT and Miami- of attendees. The survey found that participants be- Yoder 60JT districts lieved that the most important goal of public education San Luis Valley: Center 26-J, Moffat 2, Mountain Valley should be to provide students with the knowledge and RE1, South Conejos and Centennial R-1 districts skills needed for the workplace and college—and that the greatest barrier to this goal is a lack of funding and re- Western Slope: Meeker RE1, Crowley RE1J and South sources. Routt RE3 districts During the event, every participant used wireless Audi- Metro-Denver: Adams 14 district ence Response System clickers to react in real-time to After her tour, State Treasurer Cary Kennedy declared, topics being discussed and to develop ideas for next “We have students throughout Colorado who are attend- steps to make reform happen. Four strategies emerged ing school in buildings that are old and run-down and un- to realize the vision for school reform: safe. That is totally unacceptable.” • Adequate funding , for new state-imposed mandates, early childhood education, smaller class sizes, up-to- Tours Inspire Legislative Action date instructional materials and safe infrastructure BEST: Building Excellent Schools Today • Quality teaching , supported through increased com- Motivated by the Colorado School Stories Project’s tours, pensation, support and professional development photos and videos, Speaker of the House Andrew Roman- • Accountability system , aligned with what the commu- off, Senate President Peter Groff and State Treasurer Cary nity values in education Kennedy pledged to improve school capital funding. • Increased parental involvement , to ensure students Launched on November 18, their proposal—BEST: Building receive the support they need from their parents/ Excellent Schools Today —would tap growing school lands guardians and the greater community revenue to repair, renovate and replace crumbling, anti- quated and overcrowded classrooms in districts that need funding help—without raising taxes. Great Ed Announces Rose “This is the most significant statewide investment in Community Fund’s Matching Grant at the school construction in modern memory,” Speaker Roman-
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