1. Social/Emotional Support for Students
Supporting whole child development in teachable moments

2. Why we think it is needed
Provide independent school data

3. What it is Purposeful teaching of essential social/ emotion skills
A common language
Consistent tolerances
Respectful of students development
Supportive of adults expectations

4. What it is not A distraction from academics
Undermining the primary role of parents
A passing phase/ trend of the moment
A quick fix
Teaching individual values

5. What it looks like Partners with parents
Planned lessons across the school
Spontaneous teaching to behavior in the moment
A whole school approach: everyone has a role
Partners with parents

6. Common Outcomes Improved School/classroom climate
Positive teacher/student relationships
Reductions in aggression/problem behavior
Increases in pro-social behavior
Reduced office referrals
Increased time on-task
Increased academic performance

7. Outcomes Positive impacts include:
Increases in positive social behavior
Reductions in conduct problems, like aggression and truancy
Improvement in academic achievement
Meta-analysis of 213 controlled studies (2011), Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, and Schellinger.

8. Outcomes SEL programs are associated with:
Improved attitudes about self/others
Increased pro-social behavior
Lower levels of problem behaviors/ emotional distress
Improved academic performance
(Catalano, et. al., 2002; Greenberg et. al., 2003; Zins et al., 2004.)

9. Q & A