The Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL) at the University of Indianapolis is one of three organizations selected by the Lilly Endowment Inc. to provide technical support to public school corporations and charter schools as they apply for planning and implementation grants to strengthen their counseling programs.
“I am pleased that CELL is being recognized once again for bringing innovation to K-12 Indiana schools,” said University of Indianapolis President Robert Manuel. “CELL’s expertise in networking schools, delivering support and providing research-based guidance will help districts and schools transform their counseling services.”
Lilly Endowment Inc. has launched a five-year Comprehensive Counseling Initiative to expand innovative counseling services and incorporate strategies that better prepare K-12 Indiana students for academic, career and personal success. The Endowment expects to allocate up to $30 million for this initiative depending on the number, types and quality of proposals submitted. To read the Request for Proposals, go to http://www.lillyendowment.org/ed_ci.html [1]
“CELL welcomes the opportunity to work with school districts across the state as they explore ways to strengthen their current counseling programs,” said CELL Executive Director Janet Boyle. “CELL is poised to share best practices and research on effective counseling models as well as facilitate study visits, networking and informative webinars with schools.” She added that many schools may need assistance in preparing and writing grant proposals, and CELL is equipped to provide those services as well.
Joining CELL as technical support providers will be the Indiana Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Indiana Youth Institute (IYI). These organizations bring a variety of types of expertise to this initiative and have conducted research about counseling promising practices, Indiana school counseling challenges and the welfare of the state’s children.
About the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning
Created in 2001 at the University of Indianapolis, CELL is a leading convener, catalyst and collaborator for dynamic, innovative education change to improve student achievement throughout Indiana. CELL’s efforts are rooted in the principle that all students, regardless of background, should graduate from high school prepared for postsecondary education, training and success in the 21st-century global economy. More information is available at http://cell.uindy.edu/ [2]
About Lilly Endowment Inc.
Lilly Endowment Inc. is an Indianapolis-based private philanthropic foundation created in 1937 by J.K. Lilly and his two sons, Eli and J.K. Jr., with gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical company. In keeping with the founders’ wishes, the Endowment supports the causes of community development, education and religion and maintains a special commitment to its hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana.