Communication: When schools send regular, coherent messages about SEL that are consistent in tone and content, while also ensuring they listen and respond to the inputs, ideas and needs of stakeholders (including staff, students, families, community partners, etc.). This is most likely to happen when schools take the time to learn more about the stakeholders they serve and use strategies to create personal connections.
Strategies for Establishing School-OST-Family Partnerships in Support of SEL
A list of the written sources
Develop a coordinated approach for supporting students’ social and emotional learning across the school, classrooms, homes, and communities.
Schoolwide SEL helps students excel academically, build stronger relationships, and lead happier, healthier, more fulfilling lives.
While your team works to align school discipline policies to SEL, it’s important to ensure that all classrooms consistently reinforce a student-centered approach to discipline.
Explicit SEL instruction refers to consistent opportunities for students to cultivate, practice, and reflect on social and emotional competencies in ways that are developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive.
Continuously Improve Schoolwide SEL Implementation
Use the PDSA cycle to drive high-quality schoolwide SEL implementation.
Align schoolwide systems, policies, programs, and practices to promote SEL for students.
Expand adult learning through structures such as professional learning communities and mentoring opportunities.
Review your current level of implementation, identify needs and resources, set goals, and develop concrete action steps for SEL implementation.