AWRSD Strategic Plan - Universal Social Emotional Learning Goal #1: Alignment

Theory of Action: If we develop and implement consistent readiness and wellness processes to address social/emotional, mental health, behavioral, and academic preparedness in a safe environment, then students’ social emotional core competencies will increase.

SMART Goal: By the end of the 2026-2027 school year we will improve universal 1 SEL support across the district as measured by an improvement in DESSA screener scores and discipline data.

Strategic Initiative 2.1: Align mental health services and wellness strategies across the district.

Priority Initiatives

Person(s) Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Evidence of Effectiveness

Year 0 (2023-2024)

Launch DESSA screener in Elementary Schools

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Teachers

SY 23-24 

MTSS Coordinator train all administrative staff on administering DESSA Screener, building administration will train all teaching staff on administering DESSA

Three sets of DESSA Data (fall, winter, spring) uploaded to Branching Minds platform by May 2024

Elementary Staff wide PD in universal Social Emotional Learning Supports

Assistant Director of Special Education and Director of Health and Safety, Teachers, ParaEducators

SY 23-24 (October in JRB and January in MHS/WES)

Trauma Informed Classroom PD

PD Calendar

Launch DESSA screener at Overlook

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Teachers

SY 23-24 

MTSS Coordinator train all administrative staff on administering DESSA Screener, building administration will train all teaching staff on administering DESSA

Three sets of DESSA Data (fall, winter, spring) uploaded to Branching Minds platform by May 2024

Year 0 (2023-2024), continued

Overlook Staff wide PD in tier 1 SEL

Assistant Director of Special Education and Director of Health and Safety, Teachers, ParaEducators

SY 23-24 (August)

Trauma Informed Classroom PD

PD Calendar

Launch DESSA screener at Oakmont

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Teachers

SY 23-24 

MTSS Coordinator train all administrative staff on administering DESSA Screener, building administration will train all teaching staff on administering DESSA

Three sets of DESSA Data (fall, winter, spring) uploaded to Branching Minds platform by May 2024

Staff wide PD in tier 1 SEL

Assistant Director of Special Education and Director of Health and Safety, Teachers, ParaEducators

SY 23-24 (October)

Trauma Informed Classroom PD

PD Calendar

Expand Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training

Director of Health and Safety, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Participants

October 2023

PD Time, Administrative facilitators

All para educators in the district will be CPI certified.  All staff identified as “high priority” will be CPI trained 

Alignment of practices around using data and forming groups k-12

Director of Health and Safety, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Counselors

Winter and Spring 2023-24

PD for counselors and administration on screening and progress monitoring (December) and 

Developing a group CBT program (February) with ongoing administrative consultation and coaching

All schools will have aligned practices around using data and using data to form intervention groups

Year 1 (2024-2025)

Identify priority areas in each of the 5 core SEL competencies using DESSA data in every elementary school

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Teachers, Counselors

Summer 2024 

MTSS Coordinator will work with building administration to analyze data gathers from the year’s DESSA screener and work to identify core SEL competencies that are the highest leverage

A list of priority core competencies for all elementary school students

Alignment of SEL instruction to identified priority SEL core competencies in all elementary schools

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Teachers, Counselors

SY 24-25

DESSA Data, CASEL Core competencies

A pacing guide for SEL instruction k-5

Identify priority areas in each of the core SEL competencies using DESSA data at Overlook

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Teachers, Counselors

Summer 2024  

MTSS Coordinator will work with building administration to analyze data gathers from the year’s DESSA screener and work to identify core SEL competencies that are the highest leverage

A list of priority core competencies for all middle school students

Alignment of SEL instruction to identified priority SEL core competencies in all elementary schools

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Teachers, Counselors

SY 24-25

DESSA Data, Discipline Data, CASEL Core competencies

A pacing guide for SEL instruction 6-8

Year 1 (2024-2025), continued

Identify priority areas in each of the core SEL competencies using DESSA data at Oakmont

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Teachers, Counselors

Summer 2024  

MTSS Coordinator will work with building administration to analyze data gathers from the year’s DESSA screener and work to identify core SEL competencies that are the highest leverage

A list of priority core competencies for all high school students

Alignment of SEL instruction to identified priority SEL core competencies in all elementary schools

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Teachers, Counselors

SY 24-25

DESSA Data, CASEL Core competencies

A pacing guide for SEL instruction 6-8

Establish benchmark for each core competency in our SEL data

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Spring 2025

DESSA Data, Discipline Data

A list of benchmarks for all core competencies by grade level 

Year 2 (2025-2026)

Revise growth targets for areas of improvement in core SEL competencies in all elementary schools

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Summer 2025

DESSA Data, Discipline Data, Administrative training

A revised list of priority core competencies for all elementary school students

Revise growth targets for areas of improvement in core SEL competencies in all middle schools

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Summer 2025

DESSA Data, Discipline Data, Administrative training

A revised list of priority core competencies for middle school students

Revise growth targets for areas of improvement in core SEL competencies in all high schools

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Summer 2025

DESSA Data, Discipline Data, Administrative training

A revised list of priority core competencies for high school students

Year 2 (2025-2026), continued

Progress monitor improvement in all core competencies with the intention of revising focus areas and growth targets

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

SY 2025-26

DESSA Data, Discipline Data

Centralized Data to evaluate program successes and challenges

Create growth targets for areas of improvement in core SEL competencies in all schools

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Summer 2025

DESSA Data, Discipline Data

A list of growth targets for improvement in the core SEL competencies

Year 3 (2026-2027)

Progress monitor improvement in all core competencies with the intention of revising focus areas and growth targets

MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

SY 2026-27

DESSA Data, Discipline Data

Centralized Data to evaluate program successes and challenges

Conduct an audit of current support systems

Director of Curriculum and Instruction, MTSS Coordinator

Winter 2027

DESSA Data, Discipline Data

Revises growth targets for areas of improvement in core SEL competencies