Community Partnerships

Leverage strategic and aligned community partnerships that ensure students receive consistent SEL supports, increase access to a broad range of community services, and expand the professional learning opportunities for SEL.

Community-Building

By making the time to build the relationships that allow learners to feel a sense of community- that they are “in this together”- teachers create a safer, more equitable environment where all students participate and achieve.

Involve the full school community

Decisions about why and how to implement SEL should be made with the input of the broader school community.  Lay the foundations for strong buy-in by ensuring all understand what SEL is and how it connects to their role and what they value.  Establish two-way communication structures to invite perspectives, ideas, and feedback from staff, […]

Staff, Caregiver, & Community Partner Survey

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Family Partnerships

Create meaningful partnership opportunities and two-way communication that invites families to understand, experience, inform, and support the social and emotional development of their students.

SEL Workshops

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Foundational Learning

Engage all members of the school community in foundational learning opportunities to help them understand their role in schoolwide SEL.

Adopt an Evidence-Based Program for SEL

Evidence-based SEL programs are grounded in research and principles of child and adolescent development, and scientifically evaluated and shown to produce positive student outcomes.

FAQs on Schoolwide Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

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Connect and Collaborate With Students

Professional learning communities provide an important opportunity to integrate SEL into existing practices, work collaboratively on the goals of schoolwide SEL, and cultivate their own social and emotional competencies.