Addressing the Social Emotional Needs of Students, Staff and Families

Santa Fe Public Schools is committed to developing and supporting the wellness and mindfulness of students, staff and families. Our goals are to:

• Foster meaningful connections with students,

• Understand and respond to the challenges presented by trauma, stress, anxiety, and depression,

• Utilize social-emotional learning to move our district toward equity and

• Develop, practice and reflect on the attitudes, skills and knowledge for positive personal and social growth and academic and career success.

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.  As a District, SFPS is implementing an adapted version of CASEL’s comprehensive district-wide SEL framework:

• Build foundational support and plan
  
• Strengthen adult SEL competencies and capacity
• Promote SEL for students
  
• Practice continuous improvement
  

Additionally, SFPS is dedicated to integrating SEL schoolwide, in an approach to integrate academic, social, and emotional learning across all school contexts. When fully implemented, schoolwide SEL contributes to more successful and equitable outcomes for young people, and is evidenced by the following indicators, more fully articulated in the CASEL Guide to Schoolwide SEL:

• Explicit SEL Instruction
  
• SEL Integrated Into Academic Instruction
  
• Youth Voice and Engagement
  
• Supportive School and Classroom Climates
  
• Supportive Discipline
  
• On-going Integrated Supports
  
• Adult SEL
  
• Family Partnerships
  
• Community Partnerships
  
• Systems for Continuous Improvement

Other Social Emotional Resources

For more information and resources, please refer to the FAQ tab: Students' Social & Emotional Needs

School Reentry Considerations: Supporting Student Social and Emotional Learning and Mental and Behavioral Health Amidst COVID-19 from the National Association of School Psychologists
https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/covid-19-resource-center

Social Emotional Learning Guidance to Reopen and Renew your School Community from CASEL
https://casel.org/resources-covid/

Planning for Transitioning Back to School from the Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/newsletter/spring20.pdf

Building Positive Conditions for Learning at Home from the American Institute of Research
https://www.air.org/resource/building-positive-conditions-learning-home-strategies-and-resources-families-and-caregivers

Resources for Supporting Children During Crisis from Turnaround for Children
https://www.turnaroundusa.org/coronavirus/

Trauma-Informed School Strategies from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network https://www.nctsn.org/resources/trauma-informed-school-strategies-during-covid-19

Culturally Sensitive Trauma-Informed Care from the Health Care Toolbox
https://www.healthcaretoolbox.org/cultural-considerations/culturally-sensitive-trauma-informed-care/12-health-care-toolbox/cultural-considerations.html#:~:text=Culturally%2DSensitive%20Trauma%2DInformed%20Care%20refers%20to%20the%20capacity%20for,values%2C%20beliefs%2C%20and%20practices

Strategies for Trauma-Informed Distance Learning from WestEd
https://selcenter.wested.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/SEL_Center_Strategies_for_Trauma_Informed_Distance_Learning_Brief.pdf

Supporting Mindfulness in Learning from WestEd
https://selcenter.wested.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/SEL-Center-Mindfulness-Brief_508.pdf

Supporting Families with PBIS at Home from the Center on Positive Behavior Intervention
https://www.pbis.org/resource/supporting-families-with-pbis-at-home

School Counseling During COVID-19 from the American School Counselor Association
https://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors/professional-development/learn-more/coronavirus-resources

Resources to Support Social Emotional Learning from the Comprehensive Center Network
https://compcenternetwork.org/collection/5866

SFPS Social-Emotional Framework Implementation for Schools
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