SEL in Palm Beach County

Community of Practice

Site SEL Teams, including administrators, SEL leads, school day SEL champions and OST SEL champions, met on October 23, 2019, for a productive community of practice. We are grateful that CASEL Assistant Director of Continuous Improvement Duncan Meyers, along with Weikart Center Field Services Director Laenne Thompson, joined us, providing valuable insights, technical assistance and support.

Teams worked on refining staff roles, identifying activities needed to support their Year 3 Plans, building relationships, aligning school day/OST efforts and more. Thank you to all participants for your hard work and active participation.

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Launch of Prime Time’s First Out-of-school Time Cohort Focused on Social and Emotional Learning

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