The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), an expert in K-12 systems change from the ground-up, is excited to offer contracted support for educators and administrators for district and school teams. We are educators and system leaders with first-hand experience guiding schools, teachers, and leaders towards cultivating change. Read about our team. …
Advanced Placement for All Summer Institute
Learn more about the 2019 Advanced Placement for All Summer Institute (APSI), happening July 15-19, 2019 in Denver! Registration is now open for the 2019 AP for All Summer Institute (APSI), July 15-18, 2019. AP educators from across the nation and around the world to will convene at Metropolitan State …
Six Colorado Schools Redesign the Future of Student Learning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2015 Denver, CO – Three Colorado school districts are on the cutting edge of redesigning the classroom of the future — better preparing students for success in the classroom, college and the workforce. Adams County School District 50, Colorado Springs School District 11, and the …
Colorado Schools Recognized as 2015 Healthy School Champions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2015 DENVER, CO – More than 40 Colorado schools are being highlighted as some of the state’s healthiest schools at The Colorado Education Initiative’s (CEI) 7th Annual Summit and Luncheon: Seeing is Believing on Friday, April 24, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown, 1550 Court Place, …
Colorado Becomes Third U.S. State to Launch STEMworks Pilot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2015 Jan. 22 event kicks off new partnership and Colorado STEMworks pilot to identify and promote effective STEM education programs DENVER, CO – A new partnership among The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), Colorado Technology Association (CTA), and Change the Equation (CTEq) will launch the Colorado …
Prominent Colorado Education Organization Selects New CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2014 Glenna Norvelle to Lead The Colorado Education Initiative DENVER – The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) announced today its new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Glenna Norvelle will lead the statewide education nonprofit starting on January 5, 2015. She joins CEI after serving as the president …
Northridge, Greeley Central Have Gains in AP Test-Takers
By: Tyler Silvy The Greeley Tribune November 21, 2014 Northridge and Greeley Central high schools have nearly doubled the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses since 2008, and those schools’ gains have come largely thanks to their ability to close the gap with student populations that are traditionally underrepresented …
Nonprofit Program Expands Access to AP Courses
Nelson Garcia 9News November 20, 2014 The Colorado Education Initiative celebrates increasing access to Advanced Placement classes to more diverse students. DENVER – Brett Butera teaches his dream class at Thomas Jefferson High School thanks to a government grant and nonprofit program aimed at getting more diverse students into Advanced …
Advanced Placement Program Celebrates Record Gains
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2014 DENVER, CO – The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) in partnership with the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) announced today a 73 percent increase in Advanced Placement* (AP) scores for the 10 schools that began implementation of the Colorado Legacy Schools initiative in the …
Push for STEM Education in Colorado Gathers Steam
By: L. Wayne Hicks Denver Business Journal October 31, 2014 Kathy Norton gave a perfect example Friday morning of how an innovative partnership is helping her students at Arvada High School embrace the subjects collectively known as STEM — an acronym that refers to science, technology, engineering and math. The …