Family partnerships (Authentic Family Partnerships): Regular and meaningful opportunities for families and school staff to build relationships and collaborate to support students’ social, emotional, and academic development. CASEL - Indicators of Schoolwide SEL
Schoolwide SEL is evidenced by indicators in the classroom, school, family, and community.
Focus Area 3 Continuous Improvement Connections
There are a variety of data sources that can be used to continuously improve how SEL is implemented for students.
This collection of videos from CASEL, collaborating districts, and other producers are sorted by the Ten Indicators of Schoolwide SEL and other key categories to support you in visualizing, communicating, and generating discussion about SEL.
Foster supportive classroom environments that engage in explicit SEL and integrate SEL throughout instruction.
Continuously Improve Schoolwide SEL Implementation
Use the PDSA cycle to drive high-quality schoolwide SEL implementation.
Define Team Member Roles and Responsibilities
To ensure meetings are productive, it’s a good idea to define team roles and responsibilities, and strive to share work equitably.
Engage all members of the school community in foundational learning opportunities to help them understand their role in schoolwide SEL.
Social and emotional learning is essential to every child’s education.
Develop a coordinated approach for supporting students’ social and emotional learning across the school, classrooms, homes, and communities.