{"id":10995,"date":"2022-03-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coreeducationllc.com\/blog2\/?p=10995"},"modified":"2022-03-07T10:56:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T14:56:26","slug":"10-years-of-social-and-emotional-learning-in-u-s-school-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coreeducationllc.com\/blog2\/10-years-of-social-and-emotional-learning-in-u-s-school-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Years of Social and Emotional Learning in U.S. School Districts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In 2011, CASEL launched the Collaborating Districts Initiative (CDI) to study whether it was possible to implement SEL systemically in large, urban districts across the United States. Systemic SEL implementation is more pervasive and complex than the introduction of a single lesson or class period. It permeates all aspects of the district from classroom instruction and school climate to staffing, professional learning, district policies, family engagement, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only did districts demonstrate that it was possible to implement SEL systemically, but every district has deepened and expanded SEL implementation since joining the CDI. How does a district equip itself to sustain its commitment to SEL over the long term, even as the people and contexts within the district change?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To examine this question, CASEL spoke with SEL leaders and superintendents in each district and drew from their own experiences of partnering with them. They also reviewed implementation data and available outcome data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a new 10-year CDI report, CASEL has summarized six elements for sustaining SEL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n