What are the components of effective school-wide SEL programming?
Effective SEL programming includes • Instruction in and opportunities to practice and apply an integrated set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills • Learning environments characterized by trust and respectful relationships • Implementation that is coordinated and reinforces classroom, school-wide, out-of-school, and at-home learning activities • Systematic and sequential programming from preschool through high school • Developmentally and culturally appropriate behavioral supports • On-going monitoring and evaluation of implementation for continuous improvement Effective SEL programming provides students with opportunities to contribute to their communities, families with opportunities to enhance their children’s social and emotional development, school personnel (administrators, teachers, student support services, and support staff) with ongoing professional development, and community groups that affect the lives of children and youth (e.g., after-school and before-school pr
