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Title	Document Type
DRC Resources
Using an SEL lens to review the vision and/or mission of a school district or organization This short activity can be led by a superintendent after a presentation about SEL to board members, or by any leader who wants to facilitate a discussion of how/whether SEL is already positioned within the mission and vision of the district, school, or organization. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS school board integrate with district priorities building buy-in for SEL
Create a Stakeholder Map to Support a Strategic Plan for SEL This tool was made to help district leaders (in particular superintendents and designated SEL leaders) identify key stakeholders and determine how best to bring in their voice and support in the process of strategic planning and continuous improvement for districtwide SEL implementation. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS SEL partnerships human and financial resource alignment implementation plan
SEL Implementation Guide from Austin ISD In this resource, Austin Independent School District shares an overview of their SEL story, the results they have seen, and tips learned along the way. This presents a detailed and successful model to share with district leaders who are preparing an implementation plan or just beginning to consider investing in SEL. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS implementation plan communications planning building buy-in for SEL
Health Education/SEL Crosswalk Document aligning CASEL's 5 SEL competencies and related skills to the National Health Education Standards and Performance Indicators, to support educators in planning a skills-based health education curriculum. SOURCE: SHAPE America TAGS SEL and Academic Integration teacher tool
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
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
Austin K-12 SEL Standards Austin's SEL standards and student expectations, differentiated by grade band. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS SEL standards SEL competence middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12
Case Study: Washoe County School District Process for Developing SEL Standards Washoe's process for developing SEL standards, including useful artifacts from the 2 day retreat where they were written by a team of educators. SOURCE: Washoe County School District TAGS SEL standards SEL competence professional learning planning
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 Partnership between Denver Public Schools and the Denver After-school Alliance 2 page flyer summarizing the plan for infusing evidence-based SEL throughout all grade levels in schools, afterschool, and in summer programs throughout Denver. SOURCE: Denver Public Schools TAGS community partnerships SEL partnerships SEL overview out of school family and community engagement

Using an SEL lens to review the vision and/or mission of a school district or organization

This short activity can be led by a superintendent after a presentation about SEL to board members, or by any leader who wants to facilitate a discussion of how/whether SEL is already positioned within the mission and vision of the district, school, or organization.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS school board integrate with district priorities building buy-in for SEL

Create a Stakeholder Map to Support a Strategic Plan for SEL

This tool was made to help district leaders (in particular superintendents and designated SEL leaders) identify key stakeholders and determine how best to bring in their voice and support in the process of strategic planning and continuous improvement for districtwide SEL implementation.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS SEL partnerships human and financial resource alignment implementation plan

SEL Implementation Guide from Austin ISD

In this resource, Austin Independent School District shares an overview of their SEL story, the results they have seen, and tips learned along the way. This presents a detailed and successful model to share with district leaders who are preparing an implementation plan or just beginning to consider investing in SEL.

SOURCE: Austin Independent School District

TAGS implementation plan communications planning building buy-in for SEL

Health Education/SEL Crosswalk

Document aligning CASEL's 5 SEL competencies and related skills to the National Health Education Standards and Performance Indicators, to support educators in planning a skills-based health education curriculum.

SOURCE: SHAPE America

TAGS SEL and Academic Integration teacher tool

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

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

Austin K-12 SEL Standards

Austin's SEL standards and student expectations, differentiated by grade band.

SOURCE: Austin Independent School District

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

Case Study: Washoe County School District Process for Developing SEL Standards

Washoe's process for developing SEL standards, including useful artifacts from the 2 day retreat where they were written by a team of educators.

SOURCE: Washoe County School District

TAGS SEL standards SEL competence professional learning planning

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 Partnership between Denver Public Schools and the Denver After-school Alliance

2 page flyer summarizing the plan for infusing evidence-based SEL throughout all grade levels in schools, afterschool, and in summer programs throughout Denver.

SOURCE: Denver Public Schools

TAGS community partnerships SEL partnerships SEL overview out of school family and community engagement

DRC Resources