Learning Cohorts: Highly Mobile Students Leadership

Our Approach | Lead with Understanding. Build with Care.

Through focused goal setting, expert presentations, peer learning, and exploration of promising models, participants will tackle the systemic challenges of serving highly mobile youth. This cohort centers on sustainable, student-centered strategies that foster access, engagement, and academic progress across district and school systems during the three-year grant time.

Learning Cohort Facilitators

The District Improvement Strategy Office Team and cross-office partners from the Colorado Department of Education. For this learning cohort, we work closely with the Office of Student Support to align strategies and resources.

Participants

This cohort is designed for Education of Homeless Children and Youth Grant (EHCY) and/or  Educational Stability Grant (ESG) grantees. We welcome both individuals and cross-functional teams who are leading or supporting efforts to improve outcomes for highly mobile students.

We encourage participation from both those who manage grant implementation and those directly supporting students. Teams that include program coordinators, technical leads, and on-the-ground implementers often gain the most from this cohort.

Common Roles Include:

• District: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Executive Directors, Program Directors, Coordinators, Grant Managers, BOCES staff, and District Liaisons
• School: Principals, Assistant Principals, Deans, School-Based Liaisons, and Student Support Staff
• Cross-Department Partners: Transportation, Enrollment, Student Services, and Community Engagement staff

Additional Resources:

• CDE Attendance Goal Calculator
• CDE - Colorado Multi-Tiered System of Support
• CDE Dropout Prevention Aligned Policies and Practices Framework
• CDE Family, School, Community Partnerships - Community Resource List 
• CDE Promising Practices -  Greeley/Evans School District 6 Family Center PDF 
• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) - Program Guide for Evidence-Based Social Emotional Learning Programs 
• National Center for Homeless Education - Guide to Effective Collaborations with Community-Based Organizations to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness 
• National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk (NDTAC)  - Voices From the Field Program Feature on the Intersection of Title I, Part D; McKinney-Vento Act; and Title I Part A Foster Care.  July 2024 Washington, D.C. PDF
• Schoolhouse Connection Awareness and Training Resources
• Schoolhouse Connection - Policies and Practices to Address School Discipline and Student Homelessness 
• Schoolhouse Connection - Transportation Strategies PDF 
• US Government Education of Homeless Children and Youth Non-Regulatory Guidance PDF 
• US Government National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment (NCASE) 
• US Government Office of Child Care - Voices from the Field: Special Population Brief