Growing Together Showcase

For the full Showcase agenda, session descriptions, and to register, please see the links below.

UPDATE! CASB session: Core Leadership Skills and Strategies for Effective …

ELO Ignite Innovation Challenge

The 2013 Ignite Innovation Challenge finalists have been announced!  Public voting will run from Feb. 25 – Mar. 25.

This online competition seeks Colorado’s most innovative approaches to personalized learning.

8 winners will be announced April 17th. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges as well as online votes. Judges include Lt. Governor Joe Garcia and many other high profile leaders in education.
Learn more by visiting colegacy.org/igniteinnovationchallenge/

Colorado Legacy Foundation’s 5th Annual Legacy Luncheon

Colorado Legacy Foundation’s 5th Annual “Legacy Luncheon” celebrated excellence and innovation in public schools.

The Colorado Legacy Foundation (CLF)’s 5th Annual Legacy Luncheon, held on April 17th, 2013 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown, was our largest yet! We were thrilled to have close to 1,000 educators, policy makers, foundations, and businesses from across Colorado celebrate the individuals and organizations that represent the values that guide our work. The Legacy Luncheon is among the highest profile education …

2013 Healthy Schools & Integration Summit

The Colorado Legacy Foundation hosted the 2013 Healthy Schools and Integration Summit on April 17th, which brought together educational leaders and stakeholders throughout the state to learn, promote, and celebrate advancing academic achievement efforts.  The event was held from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel at 1550 Court Place, Denver.

The day started with an energetic breakfast keynote from 2011 MacArthur …

Healthy School Champions Score Card

Healthy School Champions Score Card is now open!
Complete the Score Card by January 10, 2013 and your school will be in the running for seed money to grow in becoming a healthy school, or for a monetary award and recognition. With the help of either a Planning Story or Success Story template, the Score Card tool assesses your school based on best practices in the eight components of …

Bullying Prevention Institute

CLF partners with education, safe school climate, and community organizations to hold statewide Bullying Prevention Institutes.  The Institutes provide opportunities for leaders to learn about best practices in bullying prevention, on-the-spot interventions, changes in the Colorado Law, recent federal guidance, measuring school climate, cyberbullying, and creating safe, supportive school climates for diverse students (race/ethnicity, LGBT, and disability). This free training is provided in partnership with the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado School Safety …

Integration II Announcement

On Monday, November 19th, Governor John Hickenlooper, Lt. Governor Joe Garcia and Dr. Helayne Jones will announce a second stream of funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Colorado Integration Project.

This announcement will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, November 19th in the West Foyer at the State Capitol.

For more information, please contact Sara Bracken at sbracken@colegacy.org.

Legacy Schools Academic Pep Rally

On Saturday, October 6, $17,700 will be awarded to students at half-time of the long time rivalry football game between Mesa Ridge and Widefield High school.  These funds will be awarded to students who received qualifying scores on this year’s Advanced Placement exams at Mesa Ridge and Widefield High School.

This academic pep rally is part of the Colorado Legacy Schools Initiative through the Colorado Legacy Foundation. This initiative is a local replication of the National …

2012 Legacy Luncheon

2012 Legacy Luncheon
Matt Miller
On April 4, 2012, Matt Miller delivered the keynote address at the Colorado Legacy Foundation’s 2012 Legacy Luncheon. Miller is an author, columnist, radio host, television commentator and consultant whose work focuses on agenda-setting ideas and creative problem-solving in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Click below to hear his thoughts and ideas on improving public education in the United States.

 
2012 Legacy …

2012 Healthy Schools Summit

Presentations: 2012 Healthy Schools Summit
Morning Keynote: Healthier Students Are Better Learners – Dr. Charles Basch

Download Dr. Basch’s slides.

Morning Breakout Sessions

Session 1- Making School Health Accountability a Local Priority: Getting Comfortable with the UIP Planning Process

Session 2 – The Taste of Health

Session 3 – Parent Engagement: Successful Models of Engaging Parents and Community, Especially in Hard to Reach or Vulnerable Populations

Session 4 –