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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Collaboration Tools for Building SEL Across the School Day and Out-of-School Time These resources were developed specifically for school communities that are looking to align SEL practices across the full day - from before school, through classes, lunch and recess, until the last student leaves after-school programming. In this process, you will prioritize the relationships, communication skills, and context necessary for this collaborative approach to SEL. |
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These guiding questions support work with out-of-school time (OST) staff and planning for deepening OST partnerships as part of continuous improvement. |
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Student Survey: How I feel about my classroom and school This simple survey has students rate their perception of school climate, adult support, and sense of belonging. It is intended as an informal measure for individual classroom teachers to invite feedback from students and reflect on areas for growth, and has not been validated as a formal evaluation tool. |
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Key Responsibilities of a School-Family Partnership Lead The School-Family Partnership Lead will coordinate efforts to create authentic school-family partnerships to promote schoolwide social and emotional learning. |
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School-based Staff Survey on Schoolwide SEL Implementation Includes sample letter and survey items to learn from school staff about their perceptions and experiences of social and emotional learning and implementation support so far. Suggested citation: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). (2021). School-based Staff Survey on Schoolwide SEL Implementation. https://schoolguide.casel.org/resource/tool-staff-family-and-community-partner-survey-on-sel-implementation/ |
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Learning More About Your School’s Surrounding Community This tool provides suggestions for learning more about your school’s community and guiding questions for reflecting on the information you gather. |
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Social-Emotional Learning Assessment Measures for Middle School Youth The purpose of the current review is to identify valid, reliable, and useable school-wide assessments for social/emotional well-being of youth and to help schools and districts identify tools that could be useful in determining the success of the programs created to improve student social/emotional well-being. |
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Reflecting on School Discipline and SEL Alignment Reflect on your school’s discipline policies, procedures, practices, and mindsets. Create alignment between your discipline approach and your SEL vision. |
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Create a High School Peace Room This tool shares four case examples of how Peace Rooms can be used in secondary school settings and ways to include students in the process of creating one. |
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This tool provides readings, individual and group reflection questions, and activities for small groups to discuss and support each other to implement practices that strengthen learning environments. Use this as a source to strengthen collaboration, relationships, knowledge and skills over the course of the school year. |