By the end of the school year, the SEL dept will complete the installation phase of goal 2.3. To lay the groundwork for Anti-Racist SEL (AR SEL) implementation, we created a 5 year logic model to serve Tier 1 coordinating with Student Support Services to meet Tier 2 and 3 needs. The logic model addresses building beliefs, knowledge, and skills at three levels: central office, associates/school admin, and in schools with teachers.
To support messaging, we have a clear AR SEL framework based on CASEL's Transformative SEL- focal constructs (we call them concepts) and AR SEL strategies. Our "one-pager" addresses strategies implemented at all levels of the logic model. We will have 2 informative videos explaining our districtwide approach to Anti-Racist SEL and the expectations for all spaces by the end of the fiscal year.
We provided PD for principals, associates, the academic dept, ECSE, community ed, student support services, all secondary teachers, and some elementary teachers. Additionally, we offered PD at some schools across the district.
We embedded AR SEL practices into the non-exclusionary discipline policy and the Climate Framework observation tool to ensure the common messaging and systematizing of practices.
Finally, by the end of 2023-24, the SEL Dept will adopt SEL curriculum for use across PK-12. The approval process will conclude with the School Board on May 7th, at which point we will purchase materials for the 2024-25 school year. At that point we will move to the initial implementation phase. As part of the curriculum adoption, we will name the SEL measurement tool to use across the district to better understand and address student needs. The goal is for the assessment to align with the SEL curriculum to have lessons that support identified needs.
