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School Health Professional Grant Program (SHPG)
About
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO OPEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE WITH THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL GRANT.
The School Health Professional Grant Program (SHPG) is designed to provide funds to eligible education providers to enhance the presence of school health professionals in both elementary and secondary schools.
School Health Professionals are defined as School Nurses, School Psychologists, School Social Workers and School Counselors.
This grant program intends to:
- Increase the presence of school health professionals in both elementary and secondary schools to provide substance abuse and behavioral health care to students who have substance abuse or other behavioral health needs
- Implement substance abuse prevention education and provide evidence-based resources to school staff, students and families
- Reduce barriers for enrolled students, who are at risk for substance abuse, to access services provided by community-based organizations for treatment and counseling.
The State Board of Education adopted Rules for the Administration of the School Health Professional Grant Program (CCR 301-97) (PDF)
New Professional Development Information
The Health and Wellness team is offering various trainings throughout the 2020-21 school year.
Building Strong Collaborations with Culturally and Linguistically Minoritized Families During COVID-19--click HERE for more information and registration link
Featured Presenter: Andrew Garbacz, Ph.D.
Date: Jan. 14th
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Who: General educators, special educators, English language acquisition teachers, administrators, school mental health professionals, family liaisons, school partners/collaborators
The virtual trainings that CDE is supporting will be hosted by national experts noted below:
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Intricate Roots is offering Foundations 1 & 2 beginning January 2021. Foundations 1 (January 14, 21, 28 and February 4, 2021) and Foundations 2 (February 11, 18, 25, and March 4, 2021) will meet on consecutive Thursdays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The 16-hour training will begin by covering the basics of human neurodevelopment to give those who work in the educational setting (physical educators, classroom teachers and behavioral support teams) a foundational lens for understanding the organ they interface with daily. For more information, please visit the registration link HERE. These trainings are a repeat offering for those who could not attend in the Fall of 2020 or previous years.
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Intricate Roots Student Case Presentation and Book Study will again be offered in the Spring of 2021 (March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and May 6, 2021 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM). It is highly encouraged to complete Foundations 1 & 2 prior to registering and completing this course. This 16-hour course is specifically tailored for those wanting to take a deeper dive into neurobiological principles. For more information, please visit the registration link HERE.
We encourage you look at each of these closely to understand how the material will support the valuable work you are currently doing.
If you have any questions at all please contact Phyllis Reed, Kristi Elliott or Shannon Milliken
New information as of 06/26/2020--SHPG Timelines
To address questions received on the School Health Professional Grant the following is provided:
To address the unobligated funds for those grantees (Cohort 4) in their final year of the SHP grant the following is provided as it is a change in the current procedures.
- Grantees with unspent funds (unobligated funds) will be issued a No-Cost Extension (NCE) until June 30, 2021, allowing the program to continue the services as outlined in the approved budget. Changes in the scope cannot be requested as the application remains the guiding document.
- A final expenditures report will be due 90 days after the end of the NCE.
To address the unobligated for those grantees (Cohort 5) that will be in continuation of the SHP grant the following is provided:
- All unobligated funds will remain available for FY20-21. The annual financial report must be completed and a budget revision submitted with the additional funds added to the current year.
For additional fiscal questions, Contact Matthew Freeman at Freeman_M@cde.state.co.us at any time.
School Health Professional Grant Funded Grantees Work Plan and Budget Templates
Cohort 4 (2017-20 Cohort)
Cohort 6 (2020-23 Cohort)
- Year 1 Work Plan Template
- Year 1 Budget Template
- SHPG 2020-23 Funded Grantee List
School Health Professional Grant Fact Sheet
Marijuana Instructional Units (PK-12)
Mental Health Education Literacy Resource Bank
Marijuana Use Prevention Resource Bank
Spotlights on Success
School Health Professional Grant 2017-2020 Cohort Updates
Funded Education Providers
The SHPG defined an eligible education provider as:
- A school district (on behalf of one or more K-12 schools);
- A Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES);
- A charter school (authorized by a school district or the Charter School Institute)
See the list of funded education providers
Conference Calls/Webinar Recordings
Resources for School Health Professionals
General Resources
Community Partners
For more information, please contact:
Phyllis Reed
Health and Wellness
Phone: 720-498-2059
Email: reed_p@cde.state.co.us
Kristi Elliott
Health and Wellness
Phone: 303-968-5736
Email: elliott_k@cde.state.co.us
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