Meet The Team
The CFEC was formed in 2022 through Colorado’s first Statewide Family Engagement Center grant.
National Center for Families Learning (NCFL)
NCFL is a national nonprofit that supports family success and well-being through education. We believe education is a shared responsibility and collaboration among families, schools, and community members leads to powerful learning experiences. Partnering with educators, literacy advocates, and communities, NCFL has worked for over 35 years to eradicate poverty through education solutions for families.
Colorado Education Initiative (CEI)
CEI is a statewide nonprofit that cultivates systems improvement and equity in Colorado’s public education system. CEI has been a primary state education partner to the Governor’s Office and Colorado Department of Education (CDE) in Colorado’s COVID-19 emergency response leadership and support, making them uniquely positioned to partner with NCFL in leading this effort for Colorado.
Black Parent Network (BPN)
The purpose of BPN is to create a network of parents advocating collaboratively for Black children in schools, school districts, and other civic and state arenas to positively impact Black students through advocacy, information, and active community engagement. BPN is focused on developing Black Excellence plans modeled after work in Denver Public Schools to assist schools in being inclusive and ensuring educational equity for Black students.
Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC)
CSPC has been promoting equity in education for over forty years. Established by a group of parents who wanted better for their children, CSPC teaches others about their rights as parents and effective ways to support their children’s early development and education. CSPC offers programs, courses, and other community resources that support schools, parents, students, and childcare providers throughout Colorado.
Colorado Department of Education (CDE)
The CDE provides leadership, resources, support, and accountability to the state’s 178 school districts, 1,888 schools, and more than 53,000 teachers and 3,200 administrators to help them build capacity to meet the needs of the state’s approximately 905,000 public school students. CDE’s Office of Family–School–Community Partnerships sits within the Accountability and Continuous Improvement Office at CDE and was created in response to Colorado Senate Bill 13-193 increasing parent involvement in public schools.
