Evaluate Systems & Structures That Support School Communities
During a Crowdsource on March 16, 2023, Anaheim Union High School District shared strategies for effectively engaging parents and family members. How …
Tag: Inclusive Leadership
The Literacy Playbook: Integrate Literacy Into Every Period, Every Day
When students are struggling with literacy, consider teaching it schoolwide during every period of every day. This is what Valley High School implemen…
Liberatory Design Cards: Engage Your Students in Equity Center Design
Create opportunities for the human-centered designer to notice and reflect on the identities, experiences and biases they bring to a design opportunit…
Monday Morning Wins: Staff Newsletters Support and Connect the School Community
To support her school staff, a principal developed a weekly newsletter called Monday Morning Wins where she ties what's happening in the school to a n…
SEL Aligned With Your School Community: Select an Evidence-Based SEL Program
Your SEL team will need to consider several factors prior to the adoption of an evidence-based program for SEL. This activity will assist your team t…
Student-Led SEL Implementation: Develop Schoolwide SEL Norms
Schoolwide norms are a set of agreed-upon expectations of how all students and staff will behave and interact to contribute to a positive school clima…
Defining SEL Outcomes: Develop Goals for Schoolwide SEL
This tool will help the SEL team develop and document goals for schoolwide SEL implementation and outcomes using the SMARTIE goal-setting process.
SEL Support Starts With Strong SEL Teams: Assemble an SEL Team Checklist
Assembling the right team to lead a school-wide effort is key to success. This checklist will provide insight into the many stakeholders you should be…
Hiring and Retaining Top Talent: The Importance of Site Leadership and Identity Alignment
It doesn't need to be in the news for us to know: hiring and retaining teachers and school staff is an increasingly difficult task. And it's also the …
Rethinking Master Schedules: Build a School Day That Prioritizes People
An effective master schedule is so much more than making sure the bells ring on time. It not only sets the pace for the school and community, but it c…