Developed by Cleveland Metropolitan School District Downloaded from CASEL’s District Resource Center

From Picture to Practice:

Making SEL a Whole School Commitment in CMSD

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Every school in CMSD received this poster as a reminder of
the district’s commitment to social and emotional learning
(SEL). This power point is designed to help familiarize all staff
with the components of SEL to spark discussions about how
to bring them to life within school buildings.

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What is Social and Emotional Learning?

Social and emotional learning (SEL) involves

processes through which children and adults
develop fundamental emotional and social
competencies to:
• understand and manage emotions
• set and achieve positive goals
• feel and show empathy for others
• establish and maintain positive relationships
• make responsible decisions.
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What is Social and Emotional Learning?
(cont’d.)
SEL takes place within the context of safe and
participatory school, family, and community
environments that support children’s
development and provide opportunities and
recognition for successfully applying these
competencies.

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 Why SEL?
Science Links SEL to Student Gains:
• Social-emotional skills
• Improved attitudes about self, others, and school
• Positive classroom behavior
• 11 percentile-point gain on standardized achievement
tests

And Reduced Risks for Failure:

• Conduct problems
• Emotional distress

Source: Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., Dymnicki, A.B., Taylor, R.D., & Schellinger, K. (2011) The
impact of enhancing students’ social and emotional learning: A meta-analysis of school-based 5
universal interventions. Child Development: 82 (1), 405-432.
 Self-Awareness
• Identifying emotions
• Accurate self-perception
• Recognizing strengths
• Sense of self-confidence
• Self-efficacy

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 Social-Awareness
• Perspective-taking
• Empathy
• Appreciating diversity
• Respect for others

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 Self-Management
• Impulse control
• Stress management
• Self-discipline
• Self-motivation
• Goal setting
• Organizational skills

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 Relationship-Skills
• Communication
• Social engagement
• Building relationships
• Working cooperatively
• Resolving conflicts
• Helping/Seeking help

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 Responsible Decision-Making
• Problem identification
• Situation analysis
• Problem-solving
• Evaluation
• Reflection
• Ethical responsibility

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 Why Implement SEL in Schools

• Relationships provide a foundation for learning.

• Emotions affect how and what we learn.
• Social and emotional skills can be taught.
• SEL has positive impact on academic performance,
health, relationships, and citizenship.
• SEL skills and attitudes are demanded by employers.

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What SEL looks like across the district
• Conditions for Learning Surveys
– Implemented in May 2008; administered annually
– New for 2012-2013 CFL benchmarks Early Fall, Late Winter
• PATHS
– Implemented in 2009-10 school year in PreK-2
– Implemented in 2010-11 school year in 3-5
– Current 2012-13 school year PreK-5
• Social & Emotional Learning Standards and Lesson Plans
– embedded into Scope & Sequence curriculum 2011-12 school
year & revised SS for 2012-13 school year
– Creation of SEL/Academic grade level lessons 2012-13 school
year
• Class Meetings
– Implementation via freshman seminar course
– Developing a Train the Trainer Plan for 2012-13 school year
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 What SEL looks like across the district, cont.

• Screening for Risk Factors: Schoolnet

o Implemented in 2008-09
o New for SY2013 will be implementing an RTI tab on School net
• Planning Centers
o Implemented in 2010-11 school year
o Ripple Effects Early Intervention model began in 2011-12 school year
• Target 11 for attendance
o Implemented in 2010-11 school year and 2011-12
• Graduation Rate:
o Linkage Coordinators , Career-College Readiness & Web-Based Credit
Recovery /AP strategy

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 What SEL looks like across the district, cont.

•Student Support Team

o Implemented in 2009-10 school year
o Begin implementing electronic data collection tool for 2012-13 school year
o Building bank of interventions connected to RTI tab SchoolNet

•Crisis Response Team

o Implemented in 2008-09 school year

•PRIM Pre-Referral Intervention Manual

o Implemented in 2010-11 school year
o 2012-13 Expansion of Ripple Curriculum for classroom center being explored

•FALL 2012-district wide anti-bullying initiative entitled "Not on our Watch." (N.O.W.)

o Effort was organized in collaboration with “Facing History and Ourselves.”

o Each school selected five to ten students in grades 8-12 to serve as the N.O.W.
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 Bringing SEL to life in a school:
Every space, the right place

Ofce Hallways Bus

Fro nt
School
Ground
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Teacher’s Lounge

SEL
Auditorium
School Lunchroom

o m s
s la ss ro
Stairway C
Bathrooms
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 Bringing SEL to Life in a School:
Every time, the right time
Entering encounters
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Classroom visits
Afterschool/
Extra-curricular time SEL
Faculty meetings
Meetings with students School
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Parent m eting
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Sporting events
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 Humanware:
CMSD’s support team for SEL
CAO
CAO Leadership
Leadership Team
Team
Dr.
Dr. Michelle
Michelle Pierre-Farid,
Pierre-Farid, Chief
Chief Academic
Academic Officer
Officer
Academic
Academic Superintendents
Superintendents && Deputy
Deputy Chiefs
Chiefs Assessment
Assessment &
& Curriculum
Curriculum &
& Instruction
Instruction

Denine Goolsby
Executive Director
Humanware

Eugenia Cash Bill Stencil Deborah Aloshen

Flexpert-SST’s, External Partners, Flexpert- Internal Programs, Nurse Manager- Nursing, Vision,
and Quality Standards Paths, Planning Centers and Crisis Dental services & Health-Wellness
Desk Outreach

External Support Internal Support

• AIR Support Team • CTU Leadership Team
• CASEL Support Team • Executive Director FACE
• PATHs Support Team • Manager Student Hearings & Appeals
• Class Meeting Support Team • Manager ADM/Attendance

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 For additional guidance on SEL:

Two websites for guidance:

• www.casel.org (website of the Collaborative

for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning)

• www.edutopia.org (Website of the George

Lucas Foundation. Click on the tab for Social
and Emotional Learning for videos and other
resources.)
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