Mission, Vision & Values
This AdvanceEDU statement focuses on closing college and career attainment gaps statewide.
What is the Vision?
This group meets monthly and advises leadership on strategic decisions.
What is the Student Leadership Board (SLB)?
AdvanceEDU currently operates largely on this type of funding source.
What are grants and gifts from high-net-worth individuals?
This policy formalizes AdvanceEDU’s trusted approach to time off.
What is the Unlimited PTO Policy?
Two (ideally 3).
AdvanceEDU’s mission emphasizes innovative, affordable paths to this outcome.
What are in-demand careers and financial freedom?
One SLB accomplishment dramatically improved access to this type of student support.
What is mental health support?
This funding type must be spent in a specific way or within a specific timeframe.
What is restricted grant funding?
AdvanceEDU currently offers a $2,000 annual pay differential for this skill.
What is full bilingual fluency in Spanish?
These are two of the five ways that we can leverage strong communications to strengthen our hybrid working environment.
What are daily check-ins, prompt Slack responses, calendar blocking, scheduling communications, and Friday celebrations?
AdvanceEDU’s aim specifically targets closing equity gaps related to these two factors.
What are race and income?
This systemwide partnership was prompted by the Student Leadership Board.
What is the Colorado Community College System?
This university partners provides a lead gen fee for every enrolled student.
What is CSU Global?
Compensation increases are reviewed on this schedule.
What is annually, as part of the performance cycle?
This weekly meeting is considered “sacred time” and held on Mondays, which means that team members should try to arrange their schedules to attend and be on-camera to the best of their ability.
What is the Weekly All-Hands Meeting?
This core value emphasizes removing barriers and expanding access to lasting economic progress.
What is Economic Mobility?
This governing body has the authority to hire and fire the CEO and reviews the CEO annually.
What is the AdvanceEDU Board of Directors?
AdvanceEDU is eligible for reimbursement through this tax-funded source.
What is Prosperity Denver Fund or COSI Achieve?
This approach recognizes pay as one part of a broader package including flexibility and growth.
What is the Total Rewards Approach?
AdvanceEDU distinguishes between these two concepts: one refers to building access and student coverage, and the other refers to individual staff schedules totaling 40 hours per week.
What are office hours and working hours?
This core value highlights curiosity, iteration, and bold thinking to design solutions for today and tomorrow.
What is Innovation?
These are three of the six AdvanceEDU Board of Directors.
Who are... (any of these: Kent Thiry, Meg Lafave, Susana Cordova, Bill Kurts, Tami Erwin, Donna Lynne)?
This funding category is not considered sustainable in the long term when relied upon for the majority of funding.
What are grants and gifts?
As a philosophy, where does AdvanceEDU set compensation relative to the market.
What is at or above?
This is the framework we use to help provide constructive, actionable feedback.
What is the STAR Framework (Situation, Task, Action, Result)?