Updates & Resources for Our Community
In this issue:

  • COVID-19 Update
  • Englewood Leadership Academy
  • Mental Health Matters
  • Special Education Advisory Committee
  • Board of Education Scholarships Available
  • Explore Colorado with Arapahoe Libraries
  • Good News Stories
COVID-19 Update
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More than 65% of our staff members are reporting they have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. We continue to work closely with our vaccination partners at Kaiser Permanente, Centura Health and HealthOne to make sure that any employee who wants a vaccine is able to receive it.

As community spread goes down, we have seen fewer quarantines and classes going to rolling remote, which means more consistency and in-person learning time for our students. Thank you to everyone in our community who are continuing to follow COVID guidelines. It is making a difference for our students and schools. Please continue to monitor your family’s health and keep students home from school if they are exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19.

If it is outside of school hours and you need to report a positive COVID case, a known exposure to COVID or a loss of taste or smell, please call 303-806-7500. For any other symptoms, please keep your student home from school and contact your school's health assistant during school hours.

Current Schools/Cohorts on Rolling Remote:
  • Ms. Cautero's 1st Grade at Bishop, returning March 5
Englewood Leadership Academy Application
Englewood Leadership Academy (ELA) is a public middle school in Englewood School District that welcomes students entering 6th-8th grades through an application process. Located in the recently constructed Englewood Campus (TEC), ELA provides a challenging curriculum for highly focused learners. If your student is one who:

• Thrives in a small, accepting community of learners
• Needs personal attention to harness their potential
• Wants to develop leadership qualities 

Consider applying for ELA!

The application deadline has been extended to March 12, 2021. Join us for an information night on zoom on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. Use this link to join: https://zoom.us/j/98305837836
Mental Health Matters
During these challenging times, we know that parents and caregivers may need some extra mental health support. In this section, we will provide resources that families can access in order to support their mental wellbeing.

Laughter Can Help
Laughter has both psychological and physiological benefits as a stress management tool. From soothing physical tension to improving our mood, laughter impacts us. Check out this Mayo Clinic article about some benefits of laughter.

It is ok to laugh, even in highly stressful and sad times! Laughter is a natural human reaction and it allows us to regain our power when our situation has left us feeling powerless. It also helps us connect with others.

Sometimes we might need to deliberately seek out things to make us laugh. Here are some tips and resources:

  • Try laughter mediation. The Colorado Spirit team at AllHealth Network practiced this mediation together over Zoom.
  • Practice some laughter yoga. Check out Liliana DeLeo’s TEDx Talk to give this a try and find out why even self-created laughter is impactful.
  • Give some “humor interventions” a try. Dr. David Fessell wrote this piece for JAMA about humor in the pandemic. Actions like writing down 3 funny things from your day and reflecting on how they made you feel can be simple shifts to our routine that help us with stress management.
  • Find those funny memes, watch those hilarious YouTube videos, and make time for your favorite comedy shows.
If speaking to someone would help, please reach out. AllHealth Network provides several supports.

  • To speak with someone in the Colorado Spirit Program about stress related to the pandemic, please call 720-707-6789 or visit the webpage at www.allhealthnetwork.org/Colorado-Spirit
  • If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and are in need of immediate assistance, please call the Colorado Crisis Hotline at 1-844-493-8255 (TALK) or text TALK to 38255.
Special Education Advisory Committee
Do you have questions or need support for your special education student or for yourself? Are you looking for resources or just a place to have your voice heard? The Englewood Special Education Advisory Committee (ESEAC) is a group of parents, educators, community members, and students who work together to provide opportunities, guidance and share our visions for our students in Englewood.

To learn more or to join the committee, reach out to misty_leflar@engschools.net or kristin_fozard@engschools.net.
Board of Education Scholarships Available
The Englewood Schools Board of Education offers scholarships to graduating seniors. This spring, the Board will be offering two $2,000 scholarships to EHS students and one $2,000 scholarship to a CFHSC student.

The deadline to submit an application is April 5, 2021.

Application links:


Please encourage graduating seniors to apply!
Explore Colorado with Arapahoe Libraries
Arapahoe County Libraries offer FREE Explore Colorado Passes for museums and attractions around Colorado. You need an Arapahoe County Library card to be eligible. Attractions include the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Museo de Las Americas, the Clyfford Still Museum, and more! Please note, Englewood Public Library is an independent city library and not part of Arapahoe County Libraries.
Good News Stories
4th Grade eLearning Virtual Field Trip

Fourth grade students from Englewood eLearning had the amazing opportunity to experience a virtual field trip through the History Colorado Museum. Students explored the Keota exhibit to discover how life in the 1920s was different from today--and what life was like during the Dust Bowl years for homesteaders on the Eastern Plains.

** A special THANK YOU to the Charles Hay PTSA for making this opportunity possible! **
Wish Week at Englewood Middle School

Every year, the Englewood Middle School student council team hosts a "Wish Week" for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year, they are fundraising for a 4-year-old named Cliff who has congenital heart disease.

The week of March 8, the student council team will have restaurant fundraisers, a read-a-thon and a walk-a-thon. See this flyer for more information about how you can support Wish Week!
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