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This month's feature article:
SEL and School Safety


EXSEL Staff
Project EXSEL Objectives

Sheila Brown, Project Director
Sheila Brown, Project Director
Karen Mildener, Project Counselor
Cristi Riccio, Project Counselor
Consultants & Experts
Dr. Robin Stern,Teachers College
Dr. George Kowalis, St. Vincent's Hospital

Ema Genijovich, Menuchin Center
Kenny Kwong, Charles B. Wang Health Clinic

One of our objectives is to develop the capacity of District Two elementary schools to infuse a standards-based approach to social and emotional literacy (SEL) into literacy and social studies instruction in grades K-5

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  • Twenty-seven teachers were recruited in the first year of the EXSEL program
  • An ACSA standards-based student checklist was developed to determine the focus of the EXSEL curriculum and to determine the impact of the program (pre-test October, post-test May)
  • Overall, checklist results showed that students increased from pretest to posttest in almost all Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) areas. The largest improvements were found in the areas of self-motivation, goal setting, problem solving, and resolving conflicts.

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ASCA Standards addressed a quick glimpse is offered here.

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