We use the phrase "Social Emotional Learning (SEL)" interchangeably with "behavior MTSS."
SEL is an expansive umbrella of practices provided to students at every level of the MTSS framework in order to build skills in the areas of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making.
Our SEL team includes two kinds of positions that each support SEL at different levels of the MTSS framework:
Our SEL Services Coordinator supports Tier 1 and Tier 2, including (examples):
- Core SEL instruction and other activities during advisory/morning meetings/class connect, etc.
- School-wide behavior expectations and core behavior management strategies
- Systematically integrating/embedding SEL into academic instruction
- Universal screening and assessment
- Discipline systems — thresholds for referral, office consequence procedures, threat assessment, discipline data review, etc.
- Mental health supports and procedures — e.g., suicide and self-harm risk assessment
- Community relations and strategic planning regarding SEL — e.g., school board presentations, handbooks, newsletters, parent handouts, etc.
- Adult SEL — meeting rituals that support teamwork and collaboration, adult self-care, culture and climate work, etc.
- ADSIS/Tier 2 consultation: developing the menu of standardized “plug and play” interventions we offer, how we match students to them, what curriculum we use, how we measure progress, when we move to a Tier 3 level of support, etc.
Our two
Social Behavior Services Coordinators support Tier 3 and Special Education, including (examples):
- Working with Problem Solving Teams on Tier 3 cases to intensify and individualize interventions
- Training and coaching regarding curriculum, strategies, progress monitoring, and other intervention elements at the Tier 3 and SpEd levels
- Consultation on optimizing school-wide systems to support high-needs students (e.g., how special education students interact with discipline procedures)
- Training and coaching regarding Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Support Plans
- Systems-level consultation regarding behavior-focused federal setting III/IV programs
- Consultation regarding federal setting placement changes, restrictive procedures, and manifestation determinations