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What steps is ISBE taking to support implementation of the SEL standards?

April 26, 2017Implementation isbe SeL Standards steps support taking

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What steps is ISBE taking to support implementation of the SEL standards?

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All Illinois school districts have established policies for incorporating social and emotional development into their educational programs. ISBE is taking steps to help Illinois schools build upon, strengthen, and systematize practices that they may already have in place that promote their students’ social and emotional development. Establishing the SEL learning standards provides an important foundation to guide and support Illinois educators as they enhance the social, emotional, and academic growth of all students. Five core activities have been highlighted in ISBE’s plan to support implementation of the SEL standards: (1) ISBE is taking supplemental steps to establish informative, practical SEL standards, including posting a list of SEL readings and resources on its website and establishing classroom-based assessments aligned with the standards to help educators determine students’ progress in meeting the standards; (2) raising educator and public awareness about the SEL standards;