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Rapid Innovation Cycles And The Use Of Implementation Science For Embedding SEL - Cory Notestine
Rapid Innovation Cycles And The Use Of Implementation Science For Embedding SEL - Cory Notestine
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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Today our guest is Cory Notestine the Executive Director of Student Success and Wellness for Colorado Springs School District 11. We talk to Cory about a concept known as rapid innovation cycles, which contribute to educational progress while fighting a failure-to-launch mentality. Cory Notestine serves as the Executive Director of Student Success and Wellness for Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) an urban district of 25,000 students. In this role, Cory has implemented and developed a district-wide Comprehensive Student Support Model that integrates SEL practices, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Restorative Practice with a focus on Trauma Responsive classrooms. Additionally, he oversees the work of School Nurses, Discipline and Attendance, Homebound and Extended Learning, Homeless Youth, MTSS, Counseling Services, and the development of a Community Based Health Center. Currently, he is serving as D11’s COVID Incident Commander and supporting the district’s response and services provided across the school community during these challenging times. Before his role with CSSD11, Cory served 7 years as a school counselor in both urban and rural settings in North Carolina and Colorado. Through collaborative efforts and cooperative leadership, he developed two Recognized American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Model Programs that have led to increased student outcomes. His work with students has been honored by the North Carolina School Counselor Association, and the Colorado School Counselor Association, as Secondary School Counselor of the Year's in 2011 and 2013. The American School Counselor Association along with the White House recognized him as the 2015 National School Counselor of the Year. Cory has provided instruction and supervision as an Adjunct Instructor in the Counseling and Human Services Department at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and Counselor Education at Adams State University and has received degrees from the University of Kentucky in Psychology and from Gonzaga University where he completed his Masters in School Counseling. Cory is the Past President of the Colorado School Counselor Association and served as the Chair of the Governing Board of Directors for the American School Counselor Association. His passion for creating systemic change and counselor advocacy continues to drive his work in the profession of school counseling and educational leadership.
Released:
Mar 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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