Social Emotional Learning for Academic Success

Skills for Learning, Skills for Life

Mission:

To provide the school community with the foundation for lifelong social and emotional learning in a safe and caring environment.

Vision:

To be a school district where children learn to:

• Be self-aware and able to manage their emotions and behaviors
• Have understanding and empathy for others and develop positive relationships
• Make responsible decisions 

To be a school district where adults and children:

•  Have positive relationships that foster the greatest learning and rewarding experiences for all, during both formal instruction of SEL and informal teachable moments.

Goals:

SELAS will:

• Support the leadership for SEL at each school.
• Provide on-going training of staff
• Communicate about SEL with staff and families
• Educate parents about the value of SEL
• Evaluate the district's progress in teaching SEL, according to the IL SEL Standards

Specific projects for SY 2010 - 2011:

Projects related to the Goals above:

• Fully align L-Q lessons to each grade level and produce binders for each teacher with specific lessons to teach
• Coordinate SELAS meetings of staff, administrators, parents, community members
• Sponsor a SELAS Week that will include activities (i.e. assemblies, service projects) at each school, a district-wide parent event, news coverage, etc.
• Train instructional aides in L-Q
• Plan evaluation/assessment of the district's SEL instruction
• Develop the SELAS portion of the district website to be a resource for staff and families