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SEL for Washington is following the Washington State Legislative session and is tracking bills related to Social Emotional Learning. You can find information on those bills on our Bill Tracker Page.
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SEL NEWS AND INFORMATION
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Upcoming Events
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SEL proposed legislation retained into Second Special Session in the Washington Legislature:
The bills that have been retained into the Second Special session can be found on the Advocacy in Action/ Bill Tracker page linked here. ACLU of Washington Report:
"The Need to Reform School Policing in Washington State." Read the report from the ACLU of Washington linked here. OSPI initiates RFP for SEL Modules:
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has initiated a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from Consultants interested in participating on a project to develop and organize content for a Social and Emotional Learning web-based module for educators, administrators, and other relevant staff. You can find out more information about the RFP and how to apply here. Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks Workgroup Report Released:
The Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks (SELB) workgroup that formed in October 2105 released their report today. The report is linked here. Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Technical Report on Best Practices and Strategies for Reducing Disruptive Behavior:
"Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 5946 requires the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to convene a panel of experts to identify best practices in reducing disruptive classroom behavior. This panel developed a menu of best practices and strategies to help eligible students in grades K–12 served by the state’s Learning Assistance Program (LAP) to receive behavior supports and, by extension, improve their academic success." Excerpt from Executive Summary |
Watch here for upcoming events
in the community Middle Childhood Summit
November 1st, 2017 Daybreak Star & Discovery Park Seattle, WA. Free to attend Connecting Communities: Moving toward a common vision for middle childhood Health and Wellness across generations
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SEL Insights & highlights
In this section we will share SEL insights & highlights
from our community and beyond.
from our community and beyond.
Aspen institute announces
National commission aiming to improve schools through
social and emotional learning
"The Aspen Institute announced Tuesday it has launched a commission to accelerate the transfer of research about social and emotional skill-building — which includes developing the interpersonal skills that organizers say contribute to success in school, college and work — into teaching practices across the nation."
Read the whole story here.
Read the whole story here.
Sumner school district whole child video
A CAse for emotional intelligence in our schools
from "sixseconds"
Learn more about the research around Emotional Intelligence from SixSeconds The Emotional Intelligence Network" at
http://www.6seconds.org/emotional-intelligence/
http://www.6seconds.org/emotional-intelligence/