SEL Implementation – Signature Practices

Session Description:

COMPASS requires that SEL be present in every program activity, not only in dedicated SEL lessons, and Program Directors are accountable for making sure their staff can name and use the three required elements– Welcomes, Engaging Strategies, and Intentional Closes–with consistency. Building shared language and a clear implementation expectation before launch is what allows PDs to coach staff toward the standard from day one rather than retrofitting practices mid-year.

In this working session, organizational leaders will work directly with the three Signature Practices: examining how each one shows up in actual program activities, identifying where their staff is likely to need the most support, and drafting how they will introduce and reinforce the practices with their team. The session moves between facilitated examples rooted in CASEL's framework and individual work time on the leader's own implementation plan.

By the end of the session, participants will leave with a Signature Practices Implementation Plan: the three practices defined in their organization's language, expectations named for what staff should be doing in each, and a draft of how the leader will introduce and reinforce the practices with their team. The plan gives the PD what they need to set the SEL standard for their site before staff training begins.

Intended Audience:

Organizational Leaders responsible for SEL implementation. Executive Directors, Multi-Site Leaders.

Facilitated By:

Ramapo for Children

Available Seats:

27 of 30

Session Length:

90 mins