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To celebrate SEL Week, we invited you—students, parents, teachers, counselors, school and district administrators, and community leaders—to share your SEL story. Of the many excellent entries we received, Ingrid, a parent in Austin, Texas, is one of our 10 finalists. You can view all 10 finalists here.
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The views in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of CASEL.
Ingrid Ristroph is a parent and educator in Austin, Texas, passionate about enhancing K-12 mathematics education. She volunteers her time at her children’s school, empowering teachers to excel in math instruction, and does contract work with Austin ISD. Currently, she works for Boston University.