Page 10 – CASEL District Resource Guide

Title	Document Type
DRC Resources
Students with Strong Social Skills in Kindergarten More Likely To Thrive As Adults Short article describing a 20 year study connecting students' social skills in kindergarten to their well-being as adults. SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation TAGS reading lists - staff SEL competence research brief evidence-based programs district SEL expertise building buy-in for SEL
CDI District Standards Links to SEL standards adopted by 9 districts within the Collaborating Districts Initiative. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS SEL standards SEL competence middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12
Developing and Articulating Learning Goals or Competencies for Social and Emotional Learning American Institutes for Research and CASEL teamed up to create this guide for developing SEL standards. Includes a definition of terms and guidance for setting up a writing team and articulating learning goals. SOURCE: AIR TAGS SEL standards board policies SEL competence implementation plan planning
SEL Rollout in Austin Austin's sample process for growing a cohort of SEL leadership schools and expanding the scope of SEL work at each over time. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS SEL coaching for staff implementation plan PK-12 professional learning planning
SEL in El Paso (infographic) El Paso's succinct infographic describes the "Why" for bring SEL to the district. SOURCE: El Paso Independent School District TAGS SEL overview communications building buy-in for SEL
Director of SEL and MTSS Job Description Job description and required exprience and knowledge for Director of SEL and MTSS, who leads a large SEL team and liaises with other departments and outside partners. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS job descriptions hiring practices implementation support human and financial resource alignment SEL leadership
SEL Assistant Director Job Description Job description for Austin's assistant director of SEL, managing planning, implementation, and supervision of the SEL department coaches. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS job descriptions hiring practices implementation support human and financial resource alignment SEL leadership
SEL Coach Job Description Job description for Austin's SEL coaches SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS job descriptions hiring practices implementation support SEL coaching for staff human and financial resource alignment SEL leadership
The Case for PreSchool through High School State Learning Standards for SEL Chapter providing a research review about the importance of state SEL standards for all grade levels, components of high quality standards, examples from states, and areas of overlap with other standards. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS school board SEL standards board policies research brief PK-12 integrate with district priorities building buy-in for SEL
SEL: Why Students Need It. What Districts are Doing About It. Education First produced this implementation-focused booklet aimed at policymakers, funders, and school/district staff. Featuring Anchorage, Sacramento, and Bridgeport, Connecticut. SOURCE: Education First TAGS SEL overview model SEL schools implementation plan evidence-based programs planning integrate with district priorities building buy-in for SEL

Students with Strong Social Skills in Kindergarten More Likely To Thrive As Adults

Short article describing a 20 year study connecting students' social skills in kindergarten to their well-being as adults.

SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

TAGS reading lists - staff SEL competence research brief evidence-based programs district SEL expertise building buy-in for SEL

CDI District Standards

Links to SEL standards adopted by 9 districts within the Collaborating Districts Initiative.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS SEL standards SEL competence middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12

Developing and Articulating Learning Goals or Competencies for Social and Emotional Learning

American Institutes for Research and CASEL teamed up to create this guide for developing SEL standards. Includes a definition of terms and guidance for setting up a writing team and articulating learning goals.

SOURCE: AIR

TAGS SEL standards board policies SEL competence implementation plan planning

SEL Rollout in Austin

Austin's sample process for growing a cohort of SEL leadership schools and expanding the scope of SEL work at each over time.

SOURCE: Austin Independent School District

TAGS SEL coaching for staff implementation plan PK-12 professional learning planning

SEL in El Paso (infographic)

El Paso's succinct infographic describes the "Why" for bring SEL to the district.

SOURCE: El Paso Independent School District

TAGS SEL overview communications building buy-in for SEL

Director of SEL and MTSS Job Description

Job description and required exprience and knowledge for Director of SEL and MTSS, who leads a large SEL team and liaises with other departments and outside partners.

SOURCE: Austin Independent School District

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

SEL Assistant Director Job Description

Job description for Austin's assistant director of SEL, managing planning, implementation, and supervision of the SEL department coaches.

SOURCE: Austin Independent School District

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

SEL Coach Job Description

Job description for Austin's SEL coaches

SOURCE: Austin Independent School District

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

The Case for PreSchool through High School State Learning Standards for SEL

Chapter providing a research review about the importance of state SEL standards for all grade levels, components of high quality standards, examples from states, and areas of overlap with other standards.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS school board SEL standards board policies research brief PK-12 integrate with district priorities building buy-in for SEL

SEL: Why Students Need It. What Districts are Doing About It.

Education First produced this implementation-focused booklet aimed at policymakers, funders, and school/district staff. Featuring Anchorage, Sacramento, and Bridgeport, Connecticut.

SOURCE: Education First

TAGS SEL overview model SEL schools implementation plan evidence-based programs planning integrate with district priorities building buy-in for SEL

DRC Resources