CDE Student Wellness Grant

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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).

Request for Applications (RFA) Status: CLOSED

Current funding from 2024-2028

News and Announcements

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.

Learning Opportunities

Colorado Healthy Schools Collaborative (CHSC)

The CHSC was launched in September 2020 to connect anyone interested in healthier schools and a focus on engaging individuals and partners across Colorado. The CHSC includes members from schools, districts, charters, BOCES, government agencies, public health agencies, non-profits, community partners, and health care and health services. The CHSC meets quarterly to offer opportunities to network and learn from one another.

Next virtual CHSC convening: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM at the Lowry Conference Center, 1061 Akron Way, Denver, CO 80230.

Register now! Space is limited. You will receive a meeting invite to confirm your registration.

CHSC Listserv Sign-Up

Health Equity in Schools: Data-Driven Strategies

The Colorado Healthy Schools Program team is excited to announce the launch of our self-paced, online course, Health Equity in Schools: Data-Driven Strategies in collaboration with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center! This course emphasizes the crucial role of the education community in promoting health equity. Utilizing the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, participants will learn strategies to incorporate health equity principles into school settings.

Length of Learning Opportunity: 1 hour

Trauma-Informed Practices in Physical Education

CDE, in partnership with UNC, created a "Trauma Informed Practices in Physical Education" course.

Participants will:

Recognize the impact of trauma on student behavior and learning in PE.
Implement trauma-informed strategies to promote emotional safety and inclusivity.
Foster positive relationships and mindfulness to support all students in physical education.

Certificate Included

Current Student Wellness Grantees

If you need to make an update to your CDE Student Wellness Contacts, please use this form.

5280 High School
Calhan RJ-1
Colorado River BOCES
Crowley County RE-1-J
Eagle County RE 50

Garfield 16
Gunnison Watershed RE1J
Kwiyagat Community Academy
Lake County R-1
Montrose County RE-1J

New Legacy Charter School
Poudre R-1
Silverton 1
Steamboat Montessori
Swink 33

Student Wellness Resources

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) 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.
RMC Health Skills Models - Skill guides for the seven key health skills aligned with the National Health Education Standards.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Adolescent and School Health

Community Partners

Colorado Department of Public Safety - School Safety Resource Center
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Community Partners for Comprehensive Health

Local Student Wellness Program

Each school district and board of cooperative services (BOCES) is encouraged to establish a local student wellness program that includes or is otherwise coordinated with health education. A school district’s or BOCES’ comprehensive health education advisory council or accountability committee may address and make recommendations to the school district or the board of cooperative services concerning the local student wellness program, including but not limited to the programs to be provided and best practices and strategies for involving families and the community in the local student wellness programs (C.R.S. 22-25-106(1)(b)).

“Local student wellness program” means a program adopted by a school district, board of cooperative services, charter, or facility school that is coordinated with health education and is designed to provide services to students in one or more of the following areas (C.R.S. 22-25-103 (5.5)):

(a) Physical education;

(b) Nutrition services;

(d) Promotion of a healthy school environment;

(e) Health education;

(f) Health services;

(g) Involvement of students’ families and communities in supporting and reinforcing healthy choices.