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Introduction It has been over a year since Colorado Children’s Hospital declared a state of emergency in youth mental health. As we near the end of July, those of us in schools feel the weight of continued crisis in stories of struggling youth and educators and wonder what the upcoming …

 Expanding School and District Support for Innovation and System Transformation CEI announced today that Patty Quinones and George Welsh will be joining CEI as Senior Partners, focused on deepening and expanding school and district support for innovation, leadership, and system transformation in Colorado and beyond. Welsh joins from Cañon City …

By Rebecca Holmes, CEI President and CEO This month’s newsletter closes a three-part series on exemplary actions we’re seeing from those leading for transformation in this moment – celebrating our wins. Celebrating big and small wins and shining a light on bright spots to inspire possibility have been cornerstones of …

AP educators from across the nation and around the world will convene to discover strategies, and resources to ensure all AP students succeed — including students typically underrepresented in AP courses such as students of poverty and color.  CEI and St. Vrain will host the College Board-endorsed professional development event, where consultants will …

AP educators from across the nation and around the world will convene to discover strategies, and resources to ensure all AP students succeed — including students typically underrepresented in AP courses such as students of poverty and color.  CEI and St. Vrain will host the College Board-endorsed professional development event, where consultants will …

AP educators from across the nation and around the world will convene to discover strategies, and resources to ensure all AP students succeed — including students typically underrepresented in AP courses such as students of poverty and color.  CEI and St. Vrain will host the College Board-endorsed professional development event, where consultants will …

We are thrilled to have welcomed Dr. Jared Anthony, Katherine Novinski, and Natalie Gonzalez to our team in the last few months. These new hires are part of our commitment to accelerating CEI’s 2023 goals and in response to increasing requests from school and district partners for expertise and support …

By Rebecca Holmes, CEI President and CEO This month’s newsletter picks up where our last left off – digging in on the second of three behaviors we’re seeing from those leading for transformation in this moment.  Now more than ever, deep listening with families and communities is one of the …

By Rebecca Holmes, CEI President and CEO Last week I had the honor of being recognized at Denver Business Journals’ 2021 Most Admired CEOs event.  The theme for this year’s awards was transformation, and I was thrilled to see that four of the 21 awardees lead education or youth-serving organizations. …