School Counselor Corps Grant Program (SCCGP)

Welcome to the School Counselor Corps Grant Program

Announcement:

The SCCG team is reaching out across the state to fill one SCCGP Advisory Board vacancy. If you are interested in serving on the SCCG Advisory Board, please submit a cover letter, letter of recommendation, and resume for consideration for immediate placement.

Read more about the vacancy on the SCCG Advisory Board webpage and in the SCCG Advisory Board Vacancy memo (DOC).
Please submit your resume, letter of recommendation and cover letter to Smartsheets by August 1, 2024.

The PWR of the SCCGP:

Colorado's SCCG Program is a state funded, competitive, four-year grant that is designed to distribute funds to eligible education providers to:

Increase the availability of effective school-based counseling to help increase the state graduation rate and increase the percentage of students who appropriately prepare for, apply to, and continue into postsecondary education; and
Support work-based learning awareness, education, and opportunities.

This program is pursuant to C.R.S. 22-91-101 through 22-91-105.

Comprehensive School Counseling through SCCG:

The SCCG Program focuses efforts on hiring licensed school counselors to develop and implement data-driven programming that supports students':
- Academic success
- Career success
- Personal/social needs
The SCCG Program facilitates closing the achievement gap and improving attendance, academics, and postsecondary outcomes for students by:
- Decreasing the student-to-school-counselor ratios
- Enhancing partnerships
- Increasing postsecondary preparation programming
Colorado's licensed school counselors hold a master's or higher degree in School Counseling. View details about the Special Services Endorsement in School Counseling.

What's New?

School Counselor Corps Grant Program

2011 to 2024

Review previously funded site list (XLS).

Annual Report on the SCCG Program

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CDE collaborated with University of Denver's Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab to release the 2023 SCCGP Legislative Report (PDF) to describe outcomes of the SCCG Cohort 8 at the close of the four-year grant period.

Takeways include:

Funding from SCCGP moved student-counselor ratios from 860:1 to 276:1 across grantees, allowing counselors to provide more individualized support to students and their schools.
The number of licensed school counselors in Cohort 8 schools went from 9.0 FTE before the beginning on the grant cycle to 25.5 FTE in the last year of the grant.
In the final year of the original grant term (2021-2022), the dropout rate for the 8 grantee schools serving grades 7-12 (0.9%) remained below the state average (2.2%) but increased by .7% points from the implementation year.
SCCG sites attended nearly 2,000 hours of professional development in the final funding year alone, which further developed their knowledge, skills, and ability to meet students’ needs.

Download Archived Annual SCCG Legislative Reports

Having trouble with this webpage? Contact us.

If you have problems accessing the content or materials on this page, please copy the specific URL link and send an email to one of the School Counseling Specialists below.

Brooke Morgan, School Counseling Specialist

(303) 923-0966 | Morgan_B@cde.state.co.us

Jennicca Mabe, School Counseling Specialist

(303) 923-0974 | Mabe_J@cde.state.co.us