Oakland’s Leadership Growth and Development System Principal Handbook

Handbook detailing each dimension of the principal evaluation framework, with categories including "Leadership for Healthy Relationships and Culture" and "Leadership for Equity".

TAGS board policies human and financial resource alignment equity culture and climate integrate with district priorities SEL leadership

Coordinator SEL Parent Outreach Job Description

El Paso's job posting for a coordinator for SEL-focused family outreach, including key knowledge, skills, and responsibilities.

TAGS job descriptions hiring practices implementation support human and financial resource alignment SEL leadership

District SEL Best Practices: Cultivating Shared Leadership for Schoolwide SEL

A district SEL leader from Austin, TX describes their leadership structure and approach to supporting SEL implementation through district SEL specialists who provide coaching and training for cohorts of school-based SEL leaders who in turn work with an SEL steering committee that is representative of the broader school community. This model has been shown to significantly improve implementation.

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Integrating Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD): An Action Guide for School Leadership Teams

The guide provides practical advice, curated resources, and action steps for school leaders to improve the student experience, calling out specific equity implications in every section to give these issues priority in planning.

TAGS Adult SEL equity culturally responsive culture and climate

Annual Report on Student, Parent and Teacher Climate Surveys

High level report on parent, student, and staff climate surveys with highlighted focus areas, followed by district-level report for each item category, followed by campus level results from Washoe County.

TAGS data dashboards conducting local SEL research continuous improvement culture and climate family and community engagement youth voice

Student-Led Conferences Parent Letter

Sample letter to inform families and build anticipation for student-led conferences.

CASEL Parent SEL Foundations Intro Facilitator Agenda

An activity-rich, fully bilingual 45 minute presentation to introduce the larger school community to SEL. Includes slides, a detailed facilitator guide, and a planning template for adapting the presentation.

Test Parent Resource

This tool provides guidance for creating classroom shared agreements, which reflect students’ shared understanding of how they wish to be treated and will treat one another.

Parent SEL Brochure

Austin's brochure for parents and caregvers explains SEL concepts and provides 10 ideas for families to use SEL practices at home.

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Parent Toolkit: Social & Emotional Development

Collection of short articles for parents about ways to develop social and emotional skills at home for a range of ages, available in English and Spanish, from NBC News.

TAGS reading lists - parents videos toolkit spanish language resources social awareness self awareness self management relationship skills responsible decision making building buy-in for SEL