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CDE Student Wellness Grant
New Report! Per House Bill 23-1009, the Secondary School Student Substance Use Committee developed a report with a practice that secondary schools may implement to identify students who need substance use treatment, as well as interventions, resources, and referrals. Click here to learn more about the report.
Colorado Student Wellness Quick Links
View our Student Wellness Fact Sheet
About CDE Student Wellness Grant
This grant program, an expansion of the Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act, supports school districts, Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES), charter schools authorized by a school district or the Charter School Institute, and facility schools to implement the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) approach to:
- Increase coordination of policies, practices, and programs to support the physical, mental, emotional, and social needs of students;
- Expand local student wellness policies and local Student Wellness programs (C.R.S. 22-32-136 (5.5))
- Connect school health and wellness efforts to comprehensive health education standards and skills.
Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act (§§ 22-25-101 — 22-25-110).
News and Announcements
Request for Applications (RFA) Opportunity
The CDE Student Wellness RFA is now open in GAINS! Applications are due March 20, 2024, by 4:00 pm. Click here to learn more information.
Student Wellness Contact Form
If you need to make an update to your CDE Student Wellness Contacts, please use this form.
Learning Opportunities
Colorado Health Schools Collaborative Meetings
- Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 am Use this link to register
Sign up for the Colorado Healthy Schools Collaborative (CHSC) Listserv
Current Student Wellness Grantees
- Cherry Creek 5
- Charter School Institute - New America School
- Charter School Institute - Steamboat Montessori
- Douglas County RE-1 - Renaissance Secondary School
- Eagle County RE 50
- Greeley 6
- Harrison 2
- Harrison 2 - Atlas Preparatory School
- Hayden R-1
- Mountain Valley RE-1
- Salida R-32
- Sheridan 2
- Swink 33
- Trinidad 1
Resources for Grantees
The Hub
The Hub, powered by the Colorado Education Initiative, connects PK-12 educators with
each other, families, and community partners to increase student success.
RMC Health Skills Models
Skill guides for the seven key health skills
aligned with the National Health Education Standards.
- School Wellness Committee Toolkit (PDF) - This guide was created as a resource for school wellness committees to convene, plan and implement their action plans.
- Virtual Healthy School - The CDC interactive Virtual Healthy School (VHS) that shows how components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model can be integrated into your school to meet the needs of the whole child.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Adolescent and School Health
- Colorado Department of Public Safety - School Safety Resource Center
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Colorado Community Partners
Previously Funded Districts
- Archuleta School District
- Center Consolidated Schools
- CSI - New America School
- Harrison School District #2
- Hayden School District
- Lake County School District
- Poudre School District
- Silverton School District
- Weld County School District 6
- El Paso County School District 49
- Englewood Schools
- Jefferson County Public Schools
- St. Vrain Valley School District
- STRIVE Preparatory Schools
Success Stories
- WSCC Success Stories
- Silverton School District - Healthy Transformations through the Silverton Cåfe
- Jefferson County Public Schools - More Movement, More Recess!
- Poudre School District - Creating a Wellness Legacy
Contact
Liz Schroeder
Health Education Senior Grants Consultant
720-926-1753
Email Liz
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