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Student Discipline:

The policies and practices that promote positive behavior and respond to student misconduct. Effective approaches to student discipline are instructive, restorative, developmentally appropriate, and equitably enforced. They also maintain respectful relationships, teach social and emotional skills, and promote student agency.

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School Leaders Say Plan for Remote Teaching. But Take Care of Students First. EdSurge interviews school and district leaders who emphasize that student mental health and wellbeing should be the first priority of distance learning. SOURCE: EdSurge TAGS COVID-19 distance learning coronavirus
How to Teach Social-Emotional Learning When Students Aren’t in School EdWeek speaks with SEL experts about specific strategies to help student maintain social connections, manage stress, and build supportive environments through distance learning. SOURCE: Education Week TAGS COVID-19 distance learning coronavirus
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. SOURCE: The Aspen Institute TAGS Adult SEL equity culturally responsive culture and climate
Supporting Implementation of Evidence-Based Programs in El Paso and Oakland In this webinar you will hear from El Paso Independent School District and Oakland Unified School District on their process to support meaningful implementation of SEL programs in their communities. Hear about their lessons learned, what worked well, and the strategies they employed to improve the adult and student experiences of programs. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS implementation support evidence-based programs
District-Level Learnings From the Field: Redesigning School District Systems and Structures for Human Thriving Part of the BELE learning series, this paper explores insights from our equity initiatives in partner districts. It focuses on the conditions necessary to create equitable learning environments that enhance the student experience, and where districts should focus their efforts to sustain meaningful change. TAGS SEL partnerships equity
Nashville’s Strategic Plan for High Schools Nashville's 3 year plan for high schools includes strategies, action steps, and yearly goals for leadership, teaching, and curriculum with highlighted connections to social and emotional learning throughout. SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools TAGS student leadership implementation plan restorative practices high school grades college and career readiness planning integrate with district priorities
Naperville K-12 SEL Standards Rubric Naperville's rubric descriptors for their SEL standards, articulating beginning, approaching, secure, and exemplary demonstration of each standard. SOURCE: Naperville Community Unit School District 203 TAGS student assessment SEL standards middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12
Are You Ready to Assess Social and Emotional Development? Toolkit from AIR providing key background information about SEL assessment to weigh risks and benefits, a decision tree, and a comprehensive index of validated tools for measuring SEL outcomes. SOURCE: AIR TAGS student assessment toolkit define SEL metrics assessment conducting local SEL research continuous improvement implementation evaluation
American Institutes for Research Conditions for Learning Survey Contact information to use this no-cost survey, appropriate for grades 2-12. It gathers students' views on climate, support, challenge and expectations, and social and emotional skills. SOURCE: AIR TAGS student assessment define SEL metrics assessment continuous improvement implementation evaluation culture and climate
Definitions of Important Measurement Concepts Everything you need to know about validity, reliability, and bias when selecting a measurement tool. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS student assessment anti-bias define SEL metrics culturally responsive assessment

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