CDE Student Wellness Grant

About CDE Student Wellness

In 2008, the Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill 1224, expanding the Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act to include funding for local Student Wellness programs. The general assembly acknowledged that for students to reach their full potential, school communities must address comprehensive student wellness issues, including but not limited to addressing students' physical, mental, emotional, and social needs (Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act (§§ 22-25-101 — 22-25-110)).

This grant program 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 (C.R.S. 22-32-136 (5.5))
Connect school health and wellness efforts to comprehensive health education standards and skills.

View our Student Wellness Fact Sheet

News and Announcements

Student Wellness Contact Form

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

Learning Opportunities

2023 CDE Fall Grant Writing Training

Please join us for a grant writing training hosted by CDE and conducted by grant-writing specialist, Annette Sloan! We have 4 locations and dates across the state.

Annette will guide participants in:

Getting organized for grant applications
Writing high-quality grant application responses
Using data effectively for a compelling case
Crafting SMART goals aligned with grant purpose
Clear communication of grant activities and timeline
Creating a well-thought-out budget

Dates and Locations (all trainings are from 9 am - 3:30 pm):

December 14, 2023 - Lewis Palmer School District - 146 Jefferson Street, Monument, CO 80132

View PDF Invitation

Wellness Coordinator Office Hours

Monthly Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:30 & Monthly Thursdays 12:00 - 1:00

Fall 2023

December
- Link to Join - Tuesday, December 12th, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Link to Join - Thursday, 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Colorado Health Schools Collaborative Meetings

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 10:00-11:30 am; Register with this link

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