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Social Emotional Learning

September 11, 2024

• September 2024: Designing Accessible Graduation Pathways for All Students
• Social Emotional Learning Advisory Committee
• Learning & Engagement Opportunities
• College & Career Pathways Resources

September 2024: Designing Accessible Graduation Pathways for All Students

Washington’s graduation pathways have changed in the last few years to provide one diploma and a variety of ways to earn it. This month's Graduation Equity Webinar will share what you’ll need to know about graduation to keep the kids at your school on track for graduation and taken a deeper look at CTE and ways to make it more accessible for all students. We’ll talk about course equivalencies, credit flexibility for CTE courses, and ways schools can award credits on transcripts. We’ll be sharing with you lesson plans that can help CTE teachers increase inclusion and differentiate learning and talk through resources OSPI has developed in the Graduation Toolkit. Free Equity Clock Hours are available for participants.

Wednesday, September 11
10–11:30AM
Register for the Zoom Webinar online

Presenters 

• Candace Conroy, Director of K-12 Curriculum & Instruction, AGC Education Foundation
• Alexandra Toney, Program Improvement Supervisor, OSPI
• Maria Muto, Secondary Counseling Program Supervisor, OSPI
• Stanley Weaver, CTE Program Supervisor, OSPI
• Kefi Andersen, Assistant Director of Early Warning Systems, OSPI

Social Emotional Learning Advisory Committee

The next SEL Advisory Committee meeting is Tuesday, September 24, 9am–12pm via Zoom.

We encourage the public to attend and include time for public comment. You may share public comment to the SEL Advisory Committee at any time by using the comment link on the SEL website.

Want to make a difference in Social Emotional Learning in Washington?

The SEL Advisory Committee is accepting applications for new members to fill vacant seats. We would love for you to apply if you have the following: A passion for helping our students and for social emotional learning You have the time and capacity to fill the position for a year (The Advisory Committee’s 2024–2025 schedule is in the application.) If you apply for a seat that is currently filled, we hold applications for one year to fill future vacancies. To learn about all representative positions on SELAC, review RCW 28A.300.477. Our current vacancies are: One representative for Hispanic Americans in partnership with the Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs (CHA) For more information on the SEL Advisory Committee, please visit our web page. If you have any questions, please contact Debra Parker or Emme Williamson.

Learning & Engagement Opportunities

Did you know? The new revisions of the learning standards will include implementation documents on how to intentionally embed social emotional learning across disciplines!

To learn more about the benefits of SEL in literacy, read: The Role of Social and Emotional Learning in Improving Literacy Development (CASEL)

Open Public Comment for Learning Standards Revisions through September 13

This informational bulletin (number 053-24) provides an update to the information about the learning standards review project and announces that drafts of the learning standards for ELA, mathematics, and science will be available for public comment from August 16 through September 13, 2024, before they are finalized. Community members are encouraged to review the drafts and then provide their comments to OSPI through an online survey.

Requesting Feedback on the Restraint & Isolation Technical Assistance Manual

As part of the Reducing Restraint and Eliminating Isolation (RREI) project, OSPI is asking educators, community members, and other stakeholders to provide feedback on suggested topic areas to be included in the forthcoming RREI resource and technical assistance manual. If you'd like to provide feedback, you can take this anonymous survey. The survey should take 5– 8 minutes to complete, and closes on Monday, 9/30.

New Early Learning Guidance!

OSPI is providing this Funding Early Learning Activities in Washington State with Title I, Part A guide to advise Local Education Agencies (LEAs) of the possible uses of federal funds for early learning activities. This guide is not meant to require LEAs to implement early learning activities, but to make LEAs aware of the possible uses of federal funds for those considering early learning activities. One of the examples within the guide comes from Kennewick School District. Kennewick utilizes a portion of their Title I, Part A funding to purchase SEL curriculum. Check out the guide linked above for more information!

College & Career Pathways Resources

• Review the webpage: Career Pathways Framework (Washington STEM)
• Learn about the free training opportunities: Mental Health First Aid Training (Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care)
• Review the resources: Back-to-School with SEL (Leading with SEL)

These resources may contain links to websites operated by third parties. These links are provided for your convenience only and do not constitute or imply any endorsement or monitoring by OSPI.