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CDE Student Wellness Grant
About
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:
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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).
Current funding from 2024-2028
Request for Applications (RFA) Status: CLOSED
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;
(c) Mental health counseling and 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.
News and Announcements
- Our webpages are undergoing updates. Thank you for your patience. If you need help finding something, please reach out to Liz.
- Measles resources are on the Health Services page, or found through the A-Z Topic Index.
- New! Local Wellness Policy Toolkit - Use this toolkit to strengthen your district’s Local Wellness Policy—from meeting federal requirements and completing triennial assessments to updating policy language, building an action plan, and sustaining wellness efforts over time.
Student Wellness Resources
Professional Development Opportunities
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