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Social Emotional Learning & Mindfulness District Engagement Plan

Matthew Golusin

Oakland University

Dr. Wells

6/4/19
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Mindfulness Implementation Plan and Timeline

Stakeholders:
● Parent Community,
● Local Community (i.e. Redford)
● Leadership Administrative Team (Dean of Students, Academic Assistant Principals...etc.)
● Teaching Staff
● Support Staff (i.e. Specialists, Para Pros)
● Special Education Team (i.e. Director of SPED, Social Worker)
● Maintenance Crew (i.e. Lunch Staff, Custodians)
● After School Caretakers (i.e. Kidzone Staff Members)

Horizontal/Vertical Development
● Focus of Staff Professional Development/Parent Workshops (CASEL Social Emotional Competencies):
○ Self-awareness is the ability to recognize one's own feelings, interests, strengths, and limitations
○ Self-management refers to when individuals regulate emotions and manage daily stressors
○ Social awareness refers to perspective taking and to appreciate similarities and differences
○ Relationship skills are when individuals exhibit prosocial behavior and demonstrate positive social skills in order to develop
meaningful relationships
○ Responsible decision making refers to when individuals make ethical decisions, and strengthen the ability to develop appropriate
solutions to identified problems (MDE, 2019)

Staff/Parent/Student Survey
● SEL Committee will review and select a simplistic set of questions to administer via Google Forms/Survey Monkey

Challenges
● School Community Buy-In
● Parent Buy-In/Engagement
● Creating/Administering SEL Survey for Teacher/Parent/Student
● Adhering to timeline
● Coordinating community partnerships
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Timeline of Implementation

Month Area of Focus (PD, Parent Objective/Plan Notes

Communication,
Students...etc.)

June/July 2019 Staff Perception Send out staff perception survey

to gain perspective towards
school-wide/personal social and
emotional culture needs

August 2019 Staff Communication Establish SEL team consisting of

(Early August) the following members
● Administrative Team
● Social Worker
● Director of SPED
● Teachers
● Parents
● Maintenance Staff
● Kidzone Team Members

Create shared mission and vision

for SEL program based on staff
perception data along with 3 key
priorities for the school year

Staff Engagement (Horizontal) ● Share mission and vision

(Late August Staff PD) created by SEL
Committee
● Review science and Teachers have area on lesson
research behind plans to indicate weekly focus for
Mindfulness Restorative/Community Circles
● Review outline of Second
Step curriculum Administrative Team will
● Allow time for Grade participate in activities
Level Teams to establish
goals for grade levels,
and to pace out Second
Step curriculum
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September 2019 Community/Parent Engagement
(i.e. Curriculum Night)
Administrative Engagement
Administrative/Staff/Student
Engagement/Collaboration
Staff PD
3
Suicide Prevention Month Roll
Out
● Review science and
research behind
Mindfulness
● Review competencies of
Second Step curriculum
● Mental Health Guest
Speaker on Curriculum
Night
● Inviting community
organizations to provide
informational tables to
engage parents in
support (i.e. Family
Support Services)
Dean of Students and 3-5
Academic Assistant Principal will
begin modeling Mindfulness
activities with students K-8 at
least 1x per month
Teachers will create and establish Anchor charts will be posted in
classroom mission and vision with each classroom by the end of
students September
Social Media Awareness Roll Out Classroom
Restorative/Community circles will
SEL Committee will engage focus on social media awareness
Student Leadership Committee for grades 5-8
(SLC) centering on student needs
regarding SEL
Monthly PD aligned to updates
and discussions centering on 3
key priorities
Monthly Focus - Self Awareness
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October 2019 Community/Student Engagement Anti-Bullying Month Roll Out
● Guest speakers on Anti-
Bullying
● Culminating with Anti-
Bullying March with area
schools
Yearly activity for David Ellis
Academy West, Redford Service
Learning Academy, and Beech
Elementary

Parent Engagement Roll Out of SEL Student

Perception Survey (distribute
waivers)

Workshop offered for parents

during Student Led Parent
Teacher Conferences

Administrative/Student Dean of Students and 3-5

Engagement Academic Assistant Principal will
cont. modeling Mindfulness
activities with students K-8 at
least 1x per month

Student Engagement Social Media Awareness cont. in

conjunction with Anti-Bullying
Month

Teacher/Student Engagement Cont. Mindfulness/Restorative

Circles weekly basis

Staff PD Monthly PD aligned to updates

and discussions centering on 3
key priorities

Monthly Focus - Self Awareness

November 2019 Staff PD/Engagement Monthly PD aligned to updates

and discussions centering on 3
key priorities
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Monthly Focus - Self

Management

Staff will share feedback

regarding Restorative/Community
Circles

Wellness Checks/Restorative
Circles during weekly GLMs

Wellness Week prior to Community engagement led by

Thanksgiving SEL Committee in Wellness
Week (i.e. coupons, discounts,
School-wide wellness week free offerings)
offering different types of activities
for teachers TBD Students will participate in offering
handouts to Teachers
Administrative/Student Dean of Students and 3-5
Engagement Academic Assistant Principal will
cont. modeling Mindfulness
activities with students K-8 at
least 1x per month

Teacher/Student Engagement Cont. Mindfulness/Restorative

Circles weekly basis

Student Engagement Students will create words of

encouragement for Interim
Assessments

Student will partake in SEL

Needs/Awareness Assessment

December 2019 Staff PD/Engagement Monthly PD aligned to updates

and discussions centering on 3
key priorities

Monthly Focus - Self

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Management

Reflection Time for Grade Levels

in conjunction with reviewing
Interim Assessment Data/Student
SEL Assessment Needs

Administrative/Student Dean of Students and 3-5

Engagement Academic Assistant Principal will
cont. modeling Mindfulness
activities with students K-8 at
least 1x per month

SEL Committee will review Social Worker/Dean of Students

student/teacher needs/perception will reach out to families
data broken up by Grade Levels

Teacher/Student Engagement Cont. Mindfulness/Restorative

Circles weekly basis

January 2020 Staff Monthly PD aligned to updates

PD/Engagement/Administrative and discussions centering on 3
Collaboration key priorities

Monthly Focus - Social

Awareness

Grade Levels will create action

plans to address SEL needs

Administrative Team will review

action plans

Teacher/Student Engagement Cont. Mindfulness/Restorative

Circles weekly basis

Administrative/Student Dean of Students and 3-5

Engagement Academic Assistant Principal will
cont. modeling Mindfulness
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activities with students K-8 at

least 1x per month

Student Engagement SEL Committee will engage

Student Leadership Committee
(SLC) centering on student needs
and improvements regarding SEL

February 2020 Staff PD Monthly PD aligned to updates

and discussions centering on 3
key priorities

Monthly Focus - Social

Awareness

Student Engagement Black History Program

Celebration

Teacher/Student Engagement Cont. Mindfulness/Restorative

Circles weekly basis

Parent/Student/Teacher Student Led Conferences,

Collaboration centered on SEL Data to establish
growth goals between home and
school

Administrative/Student Dean of Students and 3-5

Engagement Academic Assistant Principal will
cont. modeling Mindfulness
activities with students K-8 at
least 1x per month

March 2020 Staff PD Monthly PD aligned to updates

and discussions centering on 3
key priorities

Monthly Focus - Relationship

Skills
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Administrative/Student Dean of Students and 3-5

Engagement Academic Assistant Principal will
cont. modeling Mindfulness
activities with students K-8 at
least 1x per month

April 2020 Staff PD Monthly PD aligned to updates

and discussions centering on 3
key priorities

Monthly Focus - Relationship

Skills

Staff Engagement School-wide wellness check-in Community engagement led by

School-wide wellness week
offering different types of activities
for teachers TBD
Teacher/Student Cont. Mindfulness/Restorative
Circles weekly basis
SEL Committee in Wellness
Week (i.e. coupons, discounts,
free offerings)
Students will participate in offering
handouts to Teachers

Administrative Engagement Dean of Students and 3-5

Academic Assistant Principal will
cont. modeling Mindfulness
activities with students K-8 at
least 1x per month

May 2020 Staff PD Monthly PD aligned to updates

and discussions centering on 3
key priorities

Monthly Focus - Responsible

Decision Making

Community/Parent Engagement Mental Health Awareness Month

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Workshops for parents during

final Parent Teacher Conferences

Teacher Appreciation Month with Community engagement led by

Wellness Month offering different
types of activities for teachers
Administrative Engagement Dean of Students and 3-5
Academic Assistant Principal will
cont. modeling Mindfulness
activities with students K-8 at
least 1x per month
SEL Committee in Wellness
Week (i.e. coupons, discounts,
free offerings)
Students will participate in offering
handouts to Teachers

Teacher/Student Engagement Cont. Mindfulness/Restorative

Circles weekly basis

June 2020 Staff PD Monthly PD aligned to updates

and discussions centering on 3
key priorities

Monthly Focus - Responsible

Decision Making

Staff Engagement Staff will partake in final needs

assessment

Staff will use data to assess the

success of the 3 key priorities of
the school year

Student Engagement Students will partake in a

reflection survey

Teachers will compare scores

between November and June

Administrative Engagement SEL Committee will review data

and make recommendations for
improvements/focus in year 2
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