Page 4 – CASEL District Resource Guide

Title	Document Type
DRC Guidance Pages
SEL as a Lever for Equity and Excellence Social and emotional learning (SEL) can be a powerful lever for creating caring, just, inclusive, and healthy communities that support all individuals in reaching their fullest potential.
Communication Process Clear, ongoing communication helps build awareness, promotes social and emotional learning (SEL) in classrooms and schools, and makes the case for investing in SEL. View process information here.
Focus Area 1 – Build Foundational Support and Plan This focus area of the CASEL District Resource Center guides districts in building the support and plan they need to ensure that social and emotional learning (SEL) can thrive.
Equity Resources The CASEL District Resource Center provides worksheets, webinars, and more resources to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) and equity in school districts.
Plan for Improvement Planning for continuous improvement is the first phase in a PDSA cycle. This includes the work you’ve done in Key Activity 1 (Vision and Plan) to develop an action plan based on your current needs, resources, and level of implementation.
Make Improvements to the Action Plan Process Sharing about progress and what is learned with district stakeholders helps raise awareness about what the SEL team is achieving, highlights successes that can be celebrated, and maintains commitment and buy-in among those key stakeholders. View process information here.
Focus Area 3 – Promote SEL for Students This focus area of the CASEL District Resource Center helps districts ensure consistent opportunities for social and emotional learning (SEL), integrate SEL into key priorities, and develop deep family and community partnerships.
Focus Area 4 – Reflect on Data for Continuous Improvement This focus area of the CASEL District Resource Center helps districts collect and reflect on data, address challenges, and build upon successes to continuously improve social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation.
Communication Resources Clear, ongoing communication helps build awareness, promotes social and emotional learning (SEL) in classrooms and schools, and makes the case for investing in SEL. View Resources here.
Focus Area 1 – Build Foundational Support and Plan – Rubric Monitoring and reflecting on your district’s progress in promoting district-wide social and emotional learning (SEL) is an important part of quality implementation. Here are tools for Focus Area 1 – Build Foundational Support and Plan that can help.

SEL as a Lever for Equity and Excellence

Social and emotional learning (SEL) can be a powerful lever for creating caring, just, inclusive, and healthy communities that support all individuals in reaching their fullest potential.

Communication Process

Clear, ongoing communication helps build awareness, promotes social and emotional learning (SEL) in classrooms and schools, and makes the case for investing in SEL. View process information here.

Focus Area 1 – Build Foundational Support and Plan

This focus area of the CASEL District Resource Center guides districts in building the support and plan they need to ensure that social and emotional learning (SEL) can thrive.

Equity Resources

The CASEL District Resource Center provides worksheets, webinars, and more resources to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) and equity in school districts.

Plan for Improvement

Planning for continuous improvement is the first phase in a PDSA cycle. This includes the work you’ve done in Key Activity 1 (Vision and Plan) to develop an action plan based on your current needs, resources, and level of implementation.

Make Improvements to the Action Plan Process

Sharing about progress and what is learned with district stakeholders helps raise awareness about what the SEL team is achieving, highlights successes that can be celebrated, and maintains commitment and buy-in among those key stakeholders. View process information here.

Focus Area 3 – Promote SEL for Students

This focus area of the CASEL District Resource Center helps districts ensure consistent opportunities for social and emotional learning (SEL), integrate SEL into key priorities, and develop deep family and community partnerships.

Focus Area 4 – Reflect on Data for Continuous Improvement

This focus area of the CASEL District Resource Center helps districts collect and reflect on data, address challenges, and build upon successes to continuously improve social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation.

Communication Resources

Clear, ongoing communication helps build awareness, promotes social and emotional learning (SEL) in classrooms and schools, and makes the case for investing in SEL. View Resources here.

Focus Area 1 – Build Foundational Support and Plan – Rubric

Monitoring and reflecting on your district’s progress in promoting district-wide social and emotional learning (SEL) is an important part of quality implementation. Here are tools for Focus Area 1 – Build Foundational Support and Plan that can help.

DRC Guidance Pages