SEL For Students
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships and make responsible and caring decisions.
SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.
Resources
Second Step
Second Step is one of the district's SEL programs aimed at helping students, staff and schools foster and sustain supportive, learning environments to address the needs of the whole child.
Read more on Second Step’s website.
Leader in Me
Leader In Me is an SEL model based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The Leader In Me program equips students with the self-confidence and critical thinking skills that they need to thrive in the 21st century.
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a school-wide framework that aims to create a safe and positive learning environment for all students. It's an evidence-based, three-tiered system that integrates data, systems, and practices to support students' behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health. PBIS focuses on: Identifying positive behaviors, Teaching and reinforcing positive behaviors, Using proactive strategies to address problematic behaviors, and prevention over punishment.