Self-Assess & Plan

Fostering a supportive environment with SEL for all students at all tiers requires cycles of self-assessment and planning for continuous improvement. This step is recommended for any school working towards Emerging, Established, &Exemplary status

Supportive Schools Certification Levels

Accepted Self-Assessment Plans for continuous improvement. Please select 1 of the following:

  1. Supportive Schools Self-Assessment and Planning Tool *NEW*

  2. School Excellence Framework (SEF) and CIWP

  3. School Climate Self-Assessment and other continuous improvement plans

  4. Whole School Safety Plan (for select High Schools)

In order to figure out what Action Steps your school needs to include in your Continuous Improvement Plan, we suggest that your school uses the new Self-Assessment Tool that we created that encompasses all of our Supportive Schools Certification requirements and gives you suggested Priority Action Steps that could be apart of your Continuous Improvement Plan. If you would rather use another self-assessment tool that is okay as well. A self-assessment is a great way to figure out what Action Steps your school should include in your school's Continuous Improvement Plan.


Supportive Schools Self-Assessment & Planning Tool

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Helps with ALL indicators and Climate Standards for the Supportive School Process

  • Self-assess and prioritize action steps based on the Supportive School Certification evidence requirements

  • Create action plans based on your priorities for continuous improvement

  • Find recommended milestones and resources for implementation

Check out our Self-Assessment Webinar Now!


Supportive Schools Self-Assessment Webinar.mp4

October Series on Self Assessment Tool

Supportive Schools Step 1 Afternoon Session (2021-10-18 at 13:31 GMT-7)
Session 1

School Excellence Framework & CIWP

Helps with providing a Continuous Improvement Plan for the Supportive Schools Process that is NOT focused on the Supportive Schools indicators or standards

  • Gives an overall view of the OSEL standards embedded into the schools CIWP

  • School Climate Self-Assessment items are marked as "OSEL-required"

  • Helps integrate SEL into CIWP Theories of Action and Action Steps

Here are some examples of some action steps that schools have included in their Continuous Improvement Plans:


  • School Culture and Climate and SEL committees will implement a minimum of 2 initiatives to promote the CARE Values.

  • Analyzed SELweb data at meetings and planned next steps for morning meetings intentionally targeting skill gaps uncovered by the assessment and incorporating lessons that addressed those skills.

  • Engage in analyzing NWEA and Amplify data at the beginning of the year (BOY), middle of the year (MOY), and end of the year (EOY) to identify students in need of tier 2 and tier 3 academic support. Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Committee /Teachers


School Climate Self-Assessment & other continuous improvement plan

Helps support ALL Climate Standards for the Supportive School Site Visit but not the 8 Indicators

  • Give schools a self-assessment based on the School Climate Standards

  • Recommend areas of support and strengths

  • Has an area to provide specific improvement targets

Whole School Safety Plan (for select High Schools)

Helps support some Indicators & Climate Standards for the Supportive School Process

  • The Whole School Comprehensive Safety Plan is a part of CPS’s effort to create a more holistic approach to school safety.

  • Gives schools a process to develop a menu of trauma-informed approaches to safety for school communities to consider as alternatives to the School Resource Officer program