Foster a Supportive School Climate

Schoolwide norms help operationalize how all staff and students will contribute to a school culture that achieves their shared vision.

School

Align schoolwide systems, policies, programs, and practices to promote SEL for students.

Using Interactive Pedagogy

When instructional practices actively involve students in making meaning of content, they are more deeply engaged in their learning and have meaningful opportunities to practice SEL skills.

Make a plan to evaluate progress

With clear goals in place, determine what data you’ll need to collect throughout the year to measure progress and continuously improve your implementation plan.  Consider these questions when planning how to evaluate your SEL efforts: What type of data will help us understand if we are making progress toward our goals?  Who will be in […]

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.

Implement and reflect on data to continuously improve

The SEL team meets regularly to drive the action plan forward, reflect on new data, and continuously improve SEL implementation to meet established SEL goals and respond to needs that arise.

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.

Focus Area 3

Develop a coordinated approach for supporting students’ social and emotional learning across the school, classrooms, homes, and communities.