By Rebecca Holmes, CEI President and CEO This has been a tough, turbulent, and challenging month for communities in Colorado. It’s been inspiring to see Coloradans across our state work together to solve the urgent challenges related to this pandemic and the dramatic changes it’s brought to our school systems. …
Results of Statewide Survey Reveals Technology and Other Needs of Students During Pandemic
DENVER – Colorado schools say they need more help developing effective online instruction, providing students computer hardware and access to the Internet and supporting students who are suffering from stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statewide needs inventory conducted recently. The Colorado Department of Education and the …
Purposeful Partnership in the Time of COVID
By Landon Mascareñaz, CEI Vice President of Community Partnership Right now across Colorado, tens of thousands of families have embarked on a journey they never have taken before: virtual and online learning while being forced to stay inside because of major health issues. The COVID-19 crisis has provoked massive change …
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19
By Rebecca Holmes, CEI President and CEO This is a challenging time for schools and districts across Colorado. The impact of the COVID-19 virus has been significant and we see schools responding in key ways to a situation in which each day contains a new wave of information. Here at …
Social-Emotional Development: Creating Relationship-Rich School Ecosystems
By Rebecca Holmes, CEI President and CEO It’s been a very exciting start to the new year here at CEI. We’ve been in every corner of the state these past weeks, from designing portraits of graduates in Grand County to building common measures for improvement in Westminster. One of the …
Caring for Colorado Foundation and Colorado Education Initiative Announce “Youth Connections”
Statewide Effort Supports Mental Health and Well-Being in Middle and High Schools Caring for Colorado Foundation (CFC) and Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) are excited to announce Youth Connections: Supporting Mental Health and Well-Being, a new joint venture to redesign systems in middle and high schools. Caring for Colorado will invest …
Rural Teachers See Collaboration as Path to AP Enrollment Equity
By Susan Shebby, Ed.M. and Brittney R. Fraumeni, McREL International After joining a professional development project led by McREL International and the Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), a handful of rural high school teachers are showing the direction to build equitable participation and achievement in demanding courses. That’s a big task for a …
Setting a Foundation for Intentional and Equitable Student Learning
By Rebecca Holmes, CEI President and CEO Last year, CEI worked with just over 50 Colorado school districts. The diversity of contexts across Colorado’s school systems is incredible, and we feel honored to be able to work with so many great leaders and in so many places across our great …
Q & A: Darleen Daniels
Darleen Daniels was elected to serve on the Colorado Springs School District 11 school board in November 2019. Why did you decide to run for the school board? I was invited to the table and that’s really why. When people see who you are and they ask if you would …
Community Initiative to Improve Schools
By Douglas Bissonette, Elizabeth School District “Bold change.” That’s what Elizabeth School District parent Dave Eddy is working hard to bring about at Elizabeth Schools. And he’s not alone. A large team of local and regional partners are actively reaching out to collaboratively design, develop and implement a more dynamic, …