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We are thrilled to have welcomed Shelley Banker, Claire Cecere, Tristan Connett, and Katie Kraft to our team in the last few months. These new hires help accelerate progress toward our 2023 goals and respond to increasing partner requests for expertise and support in postsecondary partnership, career-connected learning, communications and …

Social Emotional Solutions: A monthly blog showcasing strategies and bright spots for Colorado’s schools The Four Academic Mindsets – Something We Can Agree On By Finessa Ferrell, CEI Social Emotional Learning Specialist Introduction Every educator knows the power of asking the right question. In the 1980s when school attendance and …

Social Emotional Solutions: A monthly blog showcasing strategies and bright spots for Colorado’s schools Do Now! Creating Belonging in Colorado Classrooms By Finessa Ferrell, CEI Social Emotional Learning Specialist Introduction With back to school behind us, many of our conversations with teachers and school leaders include a common theme – …

As schools continue to navigate fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, Colorado is witnessing a youth mental health crisis that, while not new, has reached urgent levels as both a public health and public education challenge. A new investment of more than $3.5 million in grant funding was announced today to …

The U.S. Department of Education has selected the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) to create and lead the Colorado Statewide Family Engagement Center (CO SFEC). In partnership with Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC), and the Black Parent Network …

Social Emotional Solutions: A monthly blog showcasing strategies and bright spots for Colorado’s schools Five Mindsets to Start Your Year By Finessa Ferrell, CEI Social Emotional Learning Specialist Introduction If last year was a book title, it would be The Big Squeeze. Educators were pushed to their limits; it was …

CEI, in partnership with Future Ready Families and Learning Heroes, is excited to share our new “Understanding Assessments: A Tool for Families” resource to support families in navigating the various assessments their students may engage in throughout a school year and how feedback from each can be used. As individual …

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 …