Page 10 – CASEL District Resource Guide

Title	Document Type
DRC Resources
Washoe County School District 4 Fundamentals A summarized view of the district vision (curriculum & instruction, inclusive practice, climate & engagement, and multi-tiered systems of support). SOURCE: Washoe County School District TAGS implementation plan MTSS planning integrate with district priorities SEL leadership
Sacramento City Unified School District Strategic Plan Sac City's strategic plan integrates SEL and equity objectives throughout and is built around goals of college and career readiness, safety and emotional health, and family and community empowerment. SOURCE: Sacramento City Unified School District TAGS equity integrate with district priorities
Marcus Garvey Elementary: Exemplary Supportive School Chicago Public Schools recognizes schools for systemic SEL implementation through a Supportive Schools Certification process. Marcus Garvey Elementary is one of the schools that has earned the highest certification level, and this video illustrates the ways SEL has been integrated into systems and practices. SOURCE: Chicago Public Schools TAGS videos model SEL schools communications
MTSS SEL School Model Chicago Public Schools' model for how social and emotional learning should be integrated into a multi-tiered system of supports for all students. SOURCE: Chicago Public Schools TAGS MTSS
Portrait of a Graduate – Framing a Vision for your School System Battelle for Kids has built out a 4 phase design process with examples and supporting materials for bringing together stakeholders to co-create a Portrait of a Graduate, i.e. the community's goals for its students. Free tools include a Getting Started Guide for superintendents and system leaders and a My Sketch tool, which helps the community prioritize competencies and create a visual representation. SOURCE: Battelle for Kids TAGS building buy-in for SEL family and community engagement
How to Teach Social-Emotional Learning When Students Aren’t in School EdWeek speaks with SEL experts about specific strategies to help student maintain social connections, manage stress, and build supportive environments through distance learning. SOURCE: Education Week TAGS COVID-19 distance learning coronavirus
SEL: What Young People Need to Succeed in School, at Work, and in Life This designed 2 page infographic can serve as a template for your district's communications about SEL. SOURCE: Collaborative Communications TAGS communications
Practices of Promise: Youth Voice in Washoe County School District, Nevada This case example offers a glimpse into WCSD’s process of creating structures to elevate and listen to students, before and through the pandemic. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS student leadership conducting local SEL research continuous improvement youth voice
District-Level Learnings From the Field: Redesigning School District Systems and Structures for Human Thriving Part of the BELE learning series, this paper explores insights from our equity initiatives in partner districts. It focuses on the conditions necessary to create equitable learning environments that enhance the student experience, and where districts should focus their efforts to sustain meaningful change. TAGS SEL partnerships equity
SEL Communications Toolkit for School and District Leaders Extensive focus groups and surveys have shown that the more people know about SEL, the more supportive they become. This toolkit shares five clear actions for a proactive communications strategy for SEL, including examples of effective messages, cautions, and guidance for developing your own materials. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS communications community relations

Washoe County School District 4 Fundamentals

A summarized view of the district vision (curriculum & instruction, inclusive practice, climate & engagement, and multi-tiered systems of support).

SOURCE: Washoe County School District

TAGS implementation plan MTSS planning integrate with district priorities SEL leadership

Sacramento City Unified School District Strategic Plan

Sac City's strategic plan integrates SEL and equity objectives throughout and is built around goals of college and career readiness, safety and emotional health, and family and community empowerment.

SOURCE: Sacramento City Unified School District

TAGS equity integrate with district priorities

Marcus Garvey Elementary: Exemplary Supportive School

Chicago Public Schools recognizes schools for systemic SEL implementation through a Supportive Schools Certification process. Marcus Garvey Elementary is one of the schools that has earned the highest certification level, and this video illustrates the ways SEL has been integrated into systems and practices.

SOURCE: Chicago Public Schools

TAGS videos model SEL schools communications

MTSS SEL School Model

Chicago Public Schools' model for how social and emotional learning should be integrated into a multi-tiered system of supports for all students.

SOURCE: Chicago Public Schools

TAGS MTSS

Portrait of a Graduate – Framing a Vision for your School System

Battelle for Kids has built out a 4 phase design process with examples and supporting materials for bringing together stakeholders to co-create a Portrait of a Graduate, i.e. the community's goals for its students. Free tools include a Getting Started Guide for superintendents and system leaders and a My Sketch tool, which helps the community prioritize competencies and create a visual representation.

SOURCE: Battelle for Kids

TAGS building buy-in for SEL family and community engagement

How to Teach Social-Emotional Learning When Students Aren’t in School

EdWeek speaks with SEL experts about specific strategies to help student maintain social connections, manage stress, and build supportive environments through distance learning.

SOURCE: Education Week

TAGS COVID-19 distance learning coronavirus

SEL: What Young People Need to Succeed in School, at Work, and in Life

This designed 2 page infographic can serve as a template for your district's communications about SEL.

SOURCE: Collaborative Communications

TAGS communications

Practices of Promise: Youth Voice in Washoe County School District, Nevada

This case example offers a glimpse into WCSD’s process of creating structures to elevate and listen to students, before and through the pandemic.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS student leadership conducting local SEL research continuous improvement youth voice

District-Level Learnings From the Field: Redesigning School District Systems and Structures for Human Thriving

Part of the BELE learning series, this paper explores insights from our equity initiatives in partner districts. It focuses on the conditions necessary to create equitable learning environments that enhance the student experience, and where districts should focus their efforts to sustain meaningful change.

TAGS SEL partnerships equity

SEL Communications Toolkit for School and District Leaders

Extensive focus groups and surveys have shown that the more people know about SEL, the more supportive they become. This toolkit shares five clear actions for a proactive communications strategy for SEL, including examples of effective messages, cautions, and guidance for developing your own materials.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS communications community relations

DRC Resources