SEL should pervade every aspect of a district’s work – from the superintendent’s office, to academics and core priorities, to the classroom. It is a unifying thread to help bring together district priorities, impacting central office staff, school leaders, teachers, students, and families.
School districts play a vital role in modeling and creating the conditions for schools to prioritize and advance SEL. How? Districts can center SEL in strategic planning and in the ways the central office operates, set policies, budget for resources to support implementation, provide professional learning, and enact a vision and long-term plan for implementing, integrating, and continuously improving SEL practices.
This page examines how a systemic, districtwide approach to SEL supports an equitable, high-quality education for all.
Articulate the value and importance of social and emotional learning in every space. Social-emotional learning is the pathway towards equity, access, and social justice.
