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ESSER Mid-point statewide survey identifies ongoing educational needs, challenges, and lessons learned for K-12 education
Top ongoing priorities created by COVID are student emotional support and behavior, unfilled positions, and staff social and emotional support. DENVER – K-12 district and school leaders, educators, and community members weighed in on challenges and lessons learned related to the federal pandemic relief funds provided to Colorado schools. As …
Social Emotional Solutions: February 2023
Social Emotional Solutions: A monthly blog showcasing strategies and bright spots for Colorado’s schools The ‘Restorative’ in Restorative Practices By Marcus Bratton, CEI Director of District Implementation and Partnerships Introduction Fresh out of college, my first job was at an alternative high school for credit recovery, which at the time …
Empowering Adults to Help Students Succeed
Build Adult Resilience, Trauma-Informed Practices, and Positive Youth Relationships. This social emotional learning training series is open to all those who work inside schools and to others who connect with and support children and youth in their community. Across three stand-alone sessions, you can learn how trauma influences behavior in …
Leveraging Recovery for Statewide Innovation and Scale
Message From CEI President and CEO Rebecca Holmes From CEI’s November 2022 Newsletter Over the past 18 months, CEI has helped to champion, cultivate, and support the investment of approximately $21M in new funding being invested in Colorado’s K12 systems over the next two to five years from a combination …
Teammate Spotlight: CEI Expands Our Leadership in Industry and Postsecondary Partnership, Communications Planning, and School Improvement
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: October 2022
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: September 2022
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 – …
Youth Connections Investment Grows to $9.5 Million to Support the Social, Emotional & Mental Well-Being of Colorado Students
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 …
Statewide Family Engagement Center to launch in Colorado
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 …