Exemplary Districts and Schools

Across Colorado, districts and schools are working hard to improve nutrition, get students moving and provide more comprehensive health services. They are putting in place workplace wellness programs that are getting results. Find out more about how rural, mountain, urban and suburban districts are turning best practices into everyday practices below.

2010 Health and Wellness Grantees

The Colorado Legacy Foundation awarded best practice mini innovation grants to 10 school districts in 2010. This funding supports efforts to improve existing health and wellness programs. The one- and two-year grants are designed to positively impact student achievement by implementing best practices in nutrition, physical education, health education, school-based health and workplace wellness.

Two-year $10,000 grantees
Bethune School District
Nutrition, health education, physical activity and employee wellness

Boulder Valley School District
Nutrition and employee wellness

Campo School District
Nutrition and employee wellness

Durango School District
Health education and employee wellness

East Grand School District
Nutrition and employee wellness

Elizabeth School District
Health education and physical activity

Monte Vista School District
Health education, nutrition, physical activity and employee wellness

One-year $10,000 grantees
Colorado Springs School District 11
Coordinated school health

Thompson School District
Employee wellness

Weld County School District 6
Nutrition

 

2009 Commissioner’s Choice Award Winners
Best Practices in Health and Wellness

Adams County School District 14
Superintendent Susan Chandler, Ph.D.
School-based health

Boulder Valley School District
Superintendent Chris King, Ph.D.
Nutrition

Denver Public Schools
Superintendent Tom Boasberg
Nutrition, physical education and school-based health

Douglas County School District
Superintendent Elizabeth Celania-Fagen, Ph.D.
Workplace wellness

Durango School District
Superintendent Keith Owen, Ph.D.
Nutrition, physical education, health education and school-based health

East Grand School District
Superintendent Nancy Karas
Nutrition, physical education, health education and school-based health

Garfield School District
Superintendent Susan Birdsey
Nutrition

Gunnison High School
Principal Andy Hanks
Physical education

Las Animas School District
Superintendent Scott Cuckow
Nutrition

Montrose County School District
Superintendent George Voorhis, Ed.D.
School-based health

Poudre School District
Superintendent Jerry Wilson, Ph.D.
Physical education

Pueblo School District 60
Interim Superintendent Maggie Lopez, Ph.D.
Nutrition

The Academy at High Point
Executive Director Terry-Croy Lewis, Ph.D.
Nutrition, physical education, health education and workplace wellness