What is Level Up?
Back to topStudies have shown the myriad ways SEL benefits schools, students, and communities. We want to help you maximize those benefits.
With Level Up: Next Steps for SEL Implementation, you’ll get intensive, customized guidance to launch or upgrade SEL work across your school or district. You’ll not only level up your SEL efforts—you’ll gain the tools and insights you need to improve everything from student well-being to relationship-building to creating a positive school culture and so much more.
No matter where you are with SEL, Level Up meets you there.
Starting Out
Your district or school is enthusiastic about SEL, but it looks different from classroom to classroom. We help you gain consistency, clarity, and the infrastructure to ensure all students experience high-quality SEL.
Upping Your Game
You’re invested in SEL. Practices are in place and staff are trained. The vision is clear and you have stakeholder buy-in. But how do you know it’s working? Could it work better? Now’s the time to revisit your work and uncover areas for growth.
Setting New Goals
Your SEL implementation has been a success and now you’re ready to tackle new challenges. Maybe you want to boost attendance, raise graduation rates, or improve academic performance. It’s time to refine your focus and make SEL the lever to your next level up!
Step by Step with Level Up
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School or district visit by our team of expert practitioners
- Meetings with your leaders, teachers, staff, families, students, board members, and other key stakeholders to learn about your vision, goals, needs, and assets.
- Observation in classrooms, halls, and broader school environment to see SEL in action and the overall culture and climate of your school or district.
Analysis of findings
- Review of your school’s or district’s self-assessment and data submissions.
- Analysis of interviews and observations.
- Identification of your school’s or district’s strengths, challenges, and opportunities for growth.
Report and recommendations
- Delivery of the written report and action plan for your next steps.
- Presentation of report’s findings and recommendations.
- Opportunity for further coaching and consultation by CASEL experts.
Our Partnerships
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What our partners say:
“The comprehensive nature of the review and CASEL’s visit to our schools and district office was extremely valuable. We appreciate the amazing service and quality coordination of the visit.”
“Level Up gave us a sequence of next steps that build on each other. We refer back to the report often when planning next steps or reflecting on previous work.”
“All of the report’s recommendations resonated with our team. The process was so valuable to our understanding of systemic implementation.”
Contact Us about Level Up
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