Cole Elementary SEL Culture and Climate Debrief Meeting
Leadership Team Meeting--November 6, 2017

The SEL Department conducted an SEL Culture and Climate Walk Through at Cole Elementary in late October.  The leadership team at Cole Elementary used the collaborative inquiry process for analyzing the SEL Culture and Climate data and then brainstorming action steps for improving.

Activating and Engaging
What is your vision for Cole Elementary?

Exploring and Discovering
Data Dive--Observations Only

Cole Elementary's SEL Culture and Climate data was shared with them along with a copy of the SEL Culture and Climate Rubric.  Observations were made about the data.
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Organizing and Integrating
Traffic Light Protocol

The Traffic Light protocol was used to discuss actions to STOP, CONTINUE, and/or STOP.
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Exit Ticket Reflection
What actions might you take as a result of our conversations today?

  • brainstorm ways to implement SEL with my team
  • I will continue my goal to learn names of every child and adult in building.
  • I will continue to focus on professional growth in the area of student voice.
  • familiarize myself with the SEL objectives for Pre-K
  • I will allow more time for student reflection.
  • Our school needs to work on SEL during classroom instruction.  We need clarification of what that looks like.  I will make more time for student reflection.
  • giving more positive feedback to kids and parents not just for negative feedback
  • allow students to do some of the teaching (calendar, software, math facts, any routine)
  • add good news note on occasion for student conferences
  • give other options besides use of clip charts—positive reinforcement school
  • taking time to review data with team or schoolwide
  • ensure less teacher talk
  • continue and encourage student ownership of learning
  • research and offer alternative to clip charts for behavior management
  • offer training in effective student communication/feedback—especially in lower grades
  • pay more attention to SEL as an integral part of our daily instruction
  • training on the integration of SEL in instruction

Meeting Feedback

Plus

Suggestions for Improvement
  • good protocol
  • giving time to look at data specific for school (2)
  • this was a good way to access how we can be more successful for our students and families
  • liked the time to study data before we started the conversation
  • informative data
  • liked data driven focus
  • great conversation
  • gaining a feeling of collaboration
openness
  • more clear expectations
  • suggestions
  • follow up
  • include support staff in data conversation
  • I would like my own copy of the data
  • videos or examples would be helpful
  • everyone having the same understanding