What surprised you? practices. Our staff has participated in a number of school-wide and district pro-d What conclusions / days with an SEL focus and our student services team and principal have visited some inferences might you schools within our district to see how our colleagues were implementing SEL practices draw? in their schools. Through these experiences, we are prepared to implement a How does this inform strategic SEL plan of our own. potential next steps? We plan to continue learning, implementing, reflecting and adjusting as we move forward on our journey. We see SEL as a not a product and have already “process” begun the process of implementing intentional environmental improvements to address the SEL needs of our students. We have already begun our “de-cluttering” school, class by class to create an environment that is calming and conducive to learning. In addition, our foyer and hallway displays are beginning to reflect our shift to a more neutral and calming learning environment. Our inclusive model of support combined with grade-group and school-wide collaboration opportunities has allowed our school to develop a shared understanding of SEL. Staff discussions on this subject, along with the ongoing support and expertise of our student services team, have helped us to work effectively toward this shared goal. Teachers can work collaboratively to address individual and class SEL learning needs. We have investigated and implemented programs such as Mind Up, Zones of Regulation and RULER, and have implemented the school-wide program Hidden “Our Heroes”, with much success. We aim to expand the use of classroom programs already in place and to align our school-wide focus on SEL with district initiatives. Backup Documentation (Delete this section if Literacy is your main goal) Literacy Data Literacy Data: Attach the following : Classroom Assessment (District collected) Attached – Classroom Assessment Classroom Assessment (School collected) - Attached School Assessment School Assessment - Attached FSA results FSA Results (To be added in July, 2015) Satisfaction Survey - Attached Signatures School Name: School Goal: School Year: Submitted by School Planning Council: Title Name Signature Principal Mike Gordon Parent Christine Minty
What surprised you? What conclusions / inferences might you draw? How does this inform potential next steps? practices. Our staff has participated in a number of school-wide and district pro-d days with an SEL focus and our student services team and principal have visited some schools within our district to see how our colleagues were implementing SEL practices in their schools. Through these experiences, we are prepared to implement a strategic SEL plan of our own. We plan to continue learning, implementing, reflecting and adjusting as we move forward on our journey. We see SEL as a “process” not a product and have already begun the process of implementing intentional environmental improvements to address the SEL needs of our students. We have already begun “de-cluttering” our school, class by class to create an environment that is calming and conducive to learning. In addition, our foyer and hallway displays are beginning to reflect our shift to a more neutral and calming learning environment. Our inclusive model of support combined with grade-group and school-wide collaboration opportunities has allowed our school to develop a shared understanding of SEL. Staff discussions on this subject, along with the ongoing support and expertise of our student services team, have helped us to work effectively toward this shared goal. Teachers can work collaboratively to address individual and class SEL learning needs. We have investigated and implemented programs such as Mind Up, Zones of Regulation and RULER, and have implemented the school-wide program “Our Hidden Heroes”, with much success. We aim to expand the use of classroom programs already in place and to align our school-wide focus on SEL with district initiatives. Backup Documentation (Delete this section if Literacy is your main goal) Literacy Data Attach the following : Classroom Assessment School Assessment FSA results Literacy Data: Classroom Assessment (District collected) – Attached Classroom Assessment (School collected) - Attached School Assessment - Attached FSA Results (To be added in July, 2015) Satisfaction Survey - Attached Signatures School Name: School Goal: School Year: Submitted by School Planning Council: Title Name Signature Principal Mike Gordon Parent Christine Minty
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