Convening a Cross-Functional Advisory Council for SEL: Resources, Best Practices, and Suggestions

Key considerations for districts as they build a council consisting of members from different organizations and departments to align social and emotional learning between in-school and out-of-school time settings.

TAGS community partnerships community relations out of school

SEL Inventory – Elementary Interview

This interview protocol was used by evaluators at elementary school sites in Sacramento City to gather baseline data on the implementation of SEL programs and practices. Includes handouts that were provided to interviewees.

TAGS assessment evidence-based programs school visit/observation tool elementary school grades data dashboards conducting local SEL research implementation monitoring implementation evaluation

Inside Chicago Public Schools: SEL at Marcus Garvey Elementary (video)

Video featuring Marcus Garvey Elementary, a K-8 school in Chicago that has been using SEL schoolwide for many years. Includes interviews with a student and teachers at 3 grade levels.

TAGS videos model SEL schools middle school grades elementary school grades communications culture and climate building buy-in for SEL youth voice

Lifting Our Voices – Sacramento City (video)

Video featuring high school students telling their stories -- their stressors, ways they know their teachers care, and aspirations for the future. Ends with a challenge to viewers to cultivate spaces where students' stories can be heard.

TAGS anti-bias videos teacher training advisory/homeroom middle school grades high school grades building community youth voice

Austin K-12 SEL Standards

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

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

Case Study: Anchorage Public Schools Process for Developing SEL Standards

SEL standards and a description of Anchorage's process of developing them, piloting their use, and bringing them to scale district-wide.

TAGS SEL standards board policies implementation plan middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12 planning

CDI District Standards

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

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

Nashville K-12 SEL Standards (I Can Statements)

Nashville's "I Can" statements differentiated for each grade K-12, and categorized by the 5 core SEL competencies.

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

Naperville K-12 SEL Standards Rubric

Naperville's rubric descriptors for their SEL standards, articulating beginning, approaching, secure, and exemplary demonstration of each standard.

TAGS student assessment SEL standards middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12

SEL Integrated Lesson Plan Template

Washoe's template to integrate SEL meaningfully within academic lesson plans--- see the completed sample to better understand how to use this template.

TAGS SEL and Academic Integration english/language arts math social studies lesson planning teacher tool middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades instructional practices classroom level