Non-Profit Consulting

Stan has recently done presentations for Assets of Colorado, Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition and Commerce City Businessmen's Assocation. He has presented to numerous Rotary Clubs on "How to Attract New Members from Different Ethnic Groups." In August of 2005, he trained the priests and church leaders of the Episcopal Archdiocese on outreach to changing communities.

Business Consulting

Stan Perea has worked with businesses such as Johnston-Wells and many of their corporate clients, including Qwest Communications, in staff training as well as marketing to diverse customers. The New America Consulting Group also trains individual companies in marketing to diverse populations.

Adams County School District 50

Areas that have been covered in training and will continue to be covered through training modules and the use of focus groups are understanding learning differences, how best to motivate and discipline students of different cultures, and how to get parents engaged in working with the school district for their children.

A direct result of Stan's consulting with the school district has been the creation and implementation of VOICES Community Resource Center.

Adams County School District 14

District 14 training began in April 2005 and to date the board and the superintendent and cabinet have been trained. Fall 2005 will see the training of the principals, teachers and classified staff. Focus groups in the community will accomplish at least four things: to discover how the community sees the school district; to determine the needs of the community; to inform the community of school policies; and to increase parent engagement.

Conferences

Stan Perea and members of the Adams County School District 50 spoke at the NSPRA conference in Boston in July 2005. Their session, "Strengthening Schools and Community Through Effective Diversity Communication," focused on diversity in the classroom and community. NSPRA's (National School Public Relations Association) focus is on building strong schools through strong communities.

Stan Perea and the District 50 members will also speak at the National School Board Association conference in San Francisco in April 2007. Their session is "Creating a Welcoming Community: Understanding Customer Care in a Culturally Diverse Community."

PASS

Positive Alternatives for School Success was launched as a pilot program in August 2002. David Perea, who recently received an associate’s degree in criminal justice, coordinated the program at Palmer Elementary School, located in Denver, CO. The PASS program was designed to improve academic success and student behavior by providing individual mentoring, academic support, goal setting and positive social activities. PASS decreases in-classroom time spent on discipline, increasing teaching time. Positive discipline was used to help students set short and long-term goals, and incentives were offered along the way. This pilot program was a complete success and encouraged ongoing communication between school personnel and families, promoting parental involvement in the school process. Because of this program, 30% of PASS participants improved their grades, suspensions decreased by 30%, letters sent home decreased by 20%. Parental involvement increased from 40 to 60%.