Maria Bartlett
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Intervening early: Do Data on SEL and School Climate Help Identify Students At Risk of Poor Academic Outcomes?
Identifying students at risk of not meeting academic goals, such as graduation or being college ready, ranks high on the list of school and district priorities. Many districts use early warning systems to identify students who are struggling, to intervene early and provide support to get them back on track. These systems, described in this infographic, typically use academic measures, such as credits earned, to identify students who need support.1 Relying exclusively on academic measures...
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Sep 08, 2021
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Using a survey of social and emotional learning and school climate to inform decision making
The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has prioritized efforts to support students' social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies, such as perseverance and social awareness. To measure students' SEL competencies and the school experiences that promote SEL competencies (school climate), DCPS began administering annual surveys to students, teachers, and parents in 2017/18. DCPS partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory to study how the district could use these s...
Aug 03, 2021