Region 10 Public Schools is committed to the social, emotional, and academic development of students.
Region 10 also recognizes that building the capacity of adults to model social and emotional skills
(SEL) is central to teacher
and leader excellence. Region 10 uses the CASEL framework to inform its social
and emotional
programming in alignment with the district's strategic plan.
CASEL defines SEL as
the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge,
skills, and attitudes, to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, and achieve personal and collective goals,
feel,
and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible
and caring decisions (CASEL, 2020).
There are five competencies that CASEL has identified to promote social and emotional development.
Region 10 uses these five competencies in its social and emotional learning:
- Adult learning
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
- Responsible decision making
- Relationship skills
- Social awareness
Benefits of SEL
Durlak, J. A., Weissberg, R. P., Dymnicki, A. B., Taylor, R. D. & Schellinger, K. B. (2011),
The impact of enhancing students’
social and emotional learning: A meta-analysis
of school-based universal interventions.
Child Development, 82: 405–432.
Taylor RD, Oberle E, Durlak JA, Weissberg RP. Promoting Positive Youth Development
Through
School-Based
Social and Emotional Learning Interventions: A Meta-Analysis
of Follow-Up
Effects.
Child Dev. 2017 Jul;88(4):1156-1171. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12864. PMID: 28685826.