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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Preparing SEL Team Meeting Agendas The SEL Team Meeting Agenda provides recommendations, samples, and a template for preparing agendas for SEL team meetings throughout the school year. Strong meeting agendas are inclusive of all team members, are grounded in your school's core SEL implementation goals, and consistently draw upon data to drive continuous improvement. |
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Reflection: Authentic Partnership with Families and Caregivers Use this tool to spark reflection and discussion among school leadership teams about areas for growth for creating a more welcoming and participatory school environment for students’ families and caregivers. |
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5-Minute Chats With Parents and Caregivers This template includes a structure and sample questions for one-on-one chats to open dialogue between school staff and students’ family members and caregivers near the beginning of a school year. |
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Create a Professional Learning Plan Use this tool to organize a customized professional learning plan for your school staff that is clearly tied to the schoolwide goals for SEL, can be assessed for effectiveness throughout the year, draws upon available resources, and includes intentional follow-up to ensure that new practices are sustained and supported over time. |
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Creating Staff Shared Agreements This tool provides guidance for creating staff shared agreements about how they will work together to achieve a shared vision for schoolwide SEL. |
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Key Responsibilities of an SEL Team Lead The SEL Team Lead will model social and emotional competence while motivating, guiding, and keeping the school’s SEL team organized and on task. |
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Modeling SEL in Interactions with Students and Families This professional learning activity can be used in an all-staff meeting or professional learning community to collectively discuss how school staff model social and emotional competencies in their interactions with the students and families they serve. |
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Private: Continuous Improvement Connection: Community Partnerships This tool provides an example of how out-of-school-time activities could be better coordinated with SEL strategies. |
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This tool is intended to guide teams through a process for completing the Schoolwide SEL Implementation Rubric. |
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Selecting an Evidence-Based Program This tool offers guiding questions and a rating table template to determine whether an evidence-based program answers the needs of your students, families, teachers, school, and district. |