1. Social Emotional Learning Partner Sponsor
Introduction
Presenter: Dennis Henegar

2. Students don’t care how much you know
until they know how much you care
SEL Initiatives give your teachers the opportunity to show how much they care
Presenter: Dennis Henegar

3. How do you know if a Social Emotional Learning
initiative would really make a difference?
What is Social and Emotional Learning?
A technical definition might be that “Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.”
Sometimes you will see SEL divided into distinct categories such as Self Awareness, Self Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making
Some say SEL should be a critical component of today’s educational process. And when we realize that recent data suggests that more than 50% of our students who are dropping out of school today are passing all of their classes, we intuitively know that our challenges in K-12 education today are not just about academics.
Presenter: Dennis Henegar

4. Benefits of a successful SEL Initiative
Behavior Improvement
Healthier Students
Happier Teachers
Engaged Parents
Positive School Culture
And we often see and hear reports about the benefits of SEL – about how school culture has improved … how students feel better about themselves … and how teachers and parents can see the difference. But most if not all of that is anecdotal evidence.
How do we really know? And how do we really know that we are being as successful as we could be or should be?

5. Real results
Can it really make a difference?
The Lamar experience

6. Key Components of a successful SEL Initiative
Commitment
Planning
Leadership
Accountability
Commitment means making it a priority
Planning means knowing up front what you are trying to accomplish, setting goals and objectives. This will help you know what to measure.
SEL is still an emerging segment of the educational tapestry, one that is still being defined and refined. It is not something that all educators understand or know how to do. Leadership is critical – at the district and at the school level
You have to know if the plan is being followed. Is everyone on board? Are they doing what they should be doing? How will you know?

7. How to Get started
Get Moving
Start Simply
Get Buy-in
Learn and adjust

8. Key Metrics in the program
Are your schools / educators using it?
Do your teachers like it?
Are they following the plan?
Are your students making progress?

9. Classroom Performance
Other Data Points
Behavior Incidents
Attendance
Classroom Performance

10. Other Metrics
Teacher Feedback
Parent Feedback
Student Feedback