SEL Aligned With Your School Community: Select an Evidence-Based SEL Program
Your SEL team will need to consider several factors prior to the adoption of an evidence-based program for SEL. This activity will assist your team t…
Component: Step 1: Establish Foundations
Establish a shared understanding and purpose, a why, and a collective identity. Create momentum and accountability for the school’s purpose that is shared by all. This allows school leaders to look at systems and structures through the lens of what we are trying to accomplish for all students, and tap into the collective wisdom and energy of the entire school community.
Student-Led SEL Implementation: Develop Schoolwide SEL Norms
Schoolwide norms are a set of agreed-upon expectations of how all students and staff will behave and interact to contribute to a positive school clima…
Defining SEL Outcomes: Develop Goals for Schoolwide SEL
This tool will help the SEL team develop and document goals for schoolwide SEL implementation and outcomes using the SMARTIE goal-setting process.
Making SEL a Community Priority: Develop a Shared Vision for Schoolwide SEL With These 5 Steps
Develop a shared vision for schoolwide SEL with the steps outlined. Gather stakeholder thoughts on their shared why and incorporate group feedback int…
SEL Support Starts With Strong SEL Teams: Assemble an SEL Team Checklist
Assembling the right team to lead a school-wide effort is key to success. This checklist will provide insight into the many stakeholders you should be…
Hiring and Retaining Top Talent: The Importance of Site Leadership and Identity Alignment
It doesn't need to be in the news for us to know: hiring and retaining teachers and school staff is an increasingly difficult task. And it's also the …
Rethinking Master Schedules: Build a School Day That Prioritizes People
An effective master schedule is so much more than making sure the bells ring on time. It not only sets the pace for the school and community, but it c…
How To Build a Culture of Mind, Heart, and Spirit: 4 Ways Leaders Can Support Their Team & School
Embedding school identity in instruction, setting positive expectations, and embracing meaningful change are just some of the educational practices An…
Develop Leaders of Today and Tomorrow: Create Student Leadership Opportunities
Create leadership courses and set up structures for students to take on meaningful leadership roles, empower their voices, and engage them in decision…
Foster Students’ Sense of Self and Community: Develop a Community Service-Based Project Course
Develop a course where students do a community service based project.