Integrate with District Priorities:
The process of aligning and embedding SEL within the district’s primary objectives and goals, e.g. components of the district’s strategic plan or school improvement initiatives.
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Oakland USD Social and Emotional Learning homepage Oakland Unified School District's SEL homepage features a mission statement, quotes from school leaders, spotlighted SEL strategies with links to tools and templates, and ways to join different SEL-focused communities of practice. SOURCE: Oakland Unified School District |
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Sample School Report – Staff Survey on SEL Implementation To support schools in their process of SEL continuous improvement, provide school leaders with data that gives insight relevant to their SEL goals and action plans. This report is an example of what a district might provide to a school, summarizing staff responses to CASEL's survey on SEL implementation. SOURCE: CASEL |
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The Continuous Improvement Journey: Where Are We now and Where Do We Want To Go? This brief offers a case study focused on Guilford County Schools in North Carolina, to illustrate the experience of a research-practice partnership between CASEL researchers and the district and the use of goal-setting, data, and reflection for continuous improvement. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Student Voice Resources from Chicago Chicago Public Schools Department of Student Voice and Engagement shares resources for district schools to elevate student voice, learn from students, and build stronger student-adult partnerships. SOURCE: Chicago Public Schools |
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Playbook to Leverage the Power of Communities of Practice Developed with state policy teams, this resource is designed to support anyone who is working to build a community of practice across multiple schools or districts. Describes 6 steps for building a high quality CoP with tools and examples for each step. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Fellowship Spotlight – Collaborating on a Vision SEL Fellow and district SEL leader in New York David Blahowicz describes building a team of SEL champions of teachers and leaders through foundational learning activities and community building. Visit https://casel.org/series/sel-fellows-briefs/ for more briefs from SEL Fellows. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Fellowship Spotlight – Spreading the Word About SEL SEL Fellow and district leader in Florida Daniel Shapiro describes the effort to communicate about the what, why, and how of SEL in a persuasive and accessible way. Visit https://casel.org/series/sel-fellows-briefs/ for more briefs from SEL Fellows. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Readiness Considerations for Schoolwide SEL This reflection tool outlines readiness considerations that could benefit a school community embarking on the process of building a schoolwide SEL effort, and can be useful to district leaders preparing to guide a cohort of schools with SEL implementation. Many of these readiness factors can be reinforced over time and/or built while the school community works towards systemic SEL. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Integrating Equity and SEL: Classroom Visits and Look-Fors A Minnesota school district shares a set of learning experiences and classroom walk-through tools to develop a shared understanding of how SEL and equity initiatives intersect in classroom environments and instruction. SOURCE: ISD 197 - West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area Schools |
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Measuring SEC: How to select a tool for assessing student social and emotional competencies Use this tool to determine if a social and emotional competency assessment will meet your data needs (as opposed to a mental health screener), and prepare a list of questions to ask when choosing a high-quality assessment for your district. SOURCE: CASEL |
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