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The Colorado Legacy Foundation believes that increased student achievement for all Colorado students requires effective leaders in every school, effective educators in every classroom, and healthy and engaged students who come to school ready to learn.

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Below is a sampling of relevant materials for administrators, school board members, parents and community members. We have grouped them by topic for ease of reading. Some topics such as physical activity and nutrition overlap.

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State Council for Educator Effectiveness Report and Recommendations

All students in Colorado will have effective teachers in their classrooms and ...
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Effective Staffing Practices Interview Handbook

The purpose of this handbook is to make available interview processes, models, ...
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Case Study: Improving Health and Wellness in Rural Areas

Across Colorado, schools and school districts are creating healthier environments for students ...
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Statewide Blueprint for Bullying Prevention

Research shows that positive school climates where all students feel safe and ...
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Colorado’s New Educator Effectiveness System: Advice from National Experts

On June 9, 2011, Colorado invited experts from across the nation to ...
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The Expanded Learning Opportunities Commission: Beyond Walls, Clocks and Calendars

The Colorado Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Commission was created to advance a ...
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Evaluation Strategies

Click below to view the Colorado Legacy Foundation’s Webinar, “Evaluation Strategies: Why ...
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Workplace Wellness Best Practices

More than 93,000 people are employed by school districts in Colorado. This ...
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School Health Services Best Practices

School health services — whether led by a nurse or approached ...
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Show Me the Money: Writing a Successful Grant Application

Successful grant writing is part art and part science. This Webinar will ...
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Physical Activity Best Practices

More than one in 10 Colorado children is obese. Lack of physical ...
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Health Education Best Practices

A comprehensive approach to health education includes physical, social-emotional and personal wellness ...
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Nutrition Best Practices

Poor diet is one of the leading causes of obesity; inadequate physical ...
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Implementing Evaluation Systems: Learning from Pioneering Colorado Districts

In order to help districts prepare for and implement new evaluation systems, ...
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Getting Healthy

Learn how school districts are incorporating health and wellness into their schools. ...
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School Health Services

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Five Best Practices

These five best practices are a roadmap to improving student and staff ...
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Marion & Buckley: Considerations for Non-Tested Grades

This paper is designed to help policymakers and accountability professionals wrestle with ...
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Marion & Buckley: Survey of Approaches Used to Evaluate Educators in Non-Tested Grades and Subjects

In this paper, we define non-tested grades and subjects as those that ...
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Rural Case Studies

Across Colorado, schools and school districts are creating healthier environments for students ...
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Bullying Prevention Best Practices

Students who are harassed or bullied are more likely to skip class ...
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School District Guidance on Mutual Consent

Developed by The New Teacher Project (TNTP) through its partnership with the ...
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Data Snapshot – A Closer Look

Colorado has a reputation as an active, fit state. We boast the ...
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Colorado’s 2011 Bullying Prevention Law: What Every School and District Needs to Know.

The Colorado Legacy Foundation believes that every student should have a safe ...
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