School Climate: The "quality and character of school life" based on how members of the school community experience school and the school's "norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching, learning and leadership practices, and organizational structures" (Reference: National School Climate Council). National School Climate Council
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Guiding Questions for Educators: Promote Equity using SEL in your School When social and emotional learning (SEL) is implemented with a culturally responsive lens, educators can use SEL to cultivate equitable learning opportunities, responsive relationships, and inclusive practices. This resource features reflection questions for school-level educators to explore the CASEL core competencies through an equity lens. |
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Strategies for Establishing School-Family Partnerships in Support of SEL This tool suggests ways that the SEL team can further engage families in learning about, supporting, and promoting SEL. |
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Strategies for Establishing School-OST-Family Partnerships in Support of SEL This tool suggests ways that the SEL team can further engage families in learning about, supporting, and promoting SEL. |
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Key Responsibilities of a School-Family Partnership Lead (Spanish) El Líder entre Familia-Escuela coordinará esfuerzos para crear auténtica sociedad entre escuela-familia para promover aprendizaje socio-emocional en toda la escuela. |
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Plan SEL Foundational Learning for the School Community This tool is designed to help SEL leaders prepare a broad plan and access resources to support foundational learning about SEL. It should be used in the early stages of schoolwide SEL implementation |
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Planning Foundational Learning for the School Community (OST) This tool (OST version) is designed to help OST leaders prepare a broad plan and access resources to support foundational learning about SEL. It should be used in the early stages of SEL implementation. |
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School-based Staff Survey Research Snapshot Provides salient indicators of construct validity and a summary of this tool’s development. |
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SEL in the Classroom Self-Assessment This tool can be used to assess strengths and areas to develop for promoting SEL through explicit instruction, integration into academic instruction, and a supportive classroom climate. |
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Modeling SEL for Young People (OST) This tool (OST version) provides an activity and examples to engage adults in reflection about how they will intentionally model SEL in their interactions with young people and influence the learning climate. |
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Key Responsibilities of an SEL Team Member Members of the school’s SEL team will model social and emotional competence throughout the school community and work to advance the vision and mission of the SEL team. |