Core Component:

Responsibility and Choice for Consensus, Multivoting, Compromise, Majority Voting, and Unilateral Decisions

This page lays out one step of of implementing Adult SEL at the school level, including the small set of critical elements that should be the focus of implementing this core component, what the adult practice looks like when it is implemented as expected, guidance on laying the foundation for implementation, and a tool to use for progress monitoring.

When starting the implementation of any new core component, make sure to select it on the SEL page of the SIP Portal online, so that you can track your progress through the installation and initial implementation cycle. If you would like a place to keep more detailed notes as you work through that cycle as a team, you can create a copy of the Strategy Implementation Guide.

If you feel like your site is already at full implementation with the criteria in this core component, please first complete a fidelity check. Protocol 7 from the Guidebook for Equity-driven Continuous School Improvement can help you do a fidelity check with your leadership team. You should not skip a core component until you have evidence that the majority of the adults who should be utilizing the practice are demonstrating it as expected.

Overview

Developing the knowledge and skills to determine a decision-making process (consensus, multivoting, compromise, majority voting, unilateral decisions) supports responsible decision-making.

Critical elements for implementing Responsibility and Choice for Consensus, Multivoting, Compromise, Majority Voting, and Unilateral Decisions for Adult SEL:

Level of empowerment
Knowledge and skill
Reflection and feedback

These critical elements support a responsible decision-making process through understanding and choice of decision type.

Research and resources:

Resource: Elena Aguilar’s The Art of Coaching Teams ; Chapter 8 “Making Good Decisions”
Research: Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, "Teaching Practices That Promote Students' Social-Emotional Competencies"

Practice Profile

The observable actions of the adults that will be implemented and progress monitored:

Adult SEL: Responsibility and Choice for Consensus, Multivoting, Compromise, Majority Voting, and Unilateral Decisions Practice Profile

Communication Plan & Implementation Considerations

Ensure staff have everything they need to be able to demonstrate the expected practice described above, before you start progress monitoring.

Use this link to make a copy of a communication form that your leadership team can utilize during this step of the implementation process, along with the guidance below

Some likely supports that staff will need before being able to implement the critical elements include:

Resources

Progress Monitoring

You should only progress monitor for fidelity of implementation after you've ensured that staff have everything they need to be able to demonstrate the expected practice.

Use the guidance below to help you progress monitor this core component, once its been installed.

Find an example progress monitoring tool for this core component here. You'll be asked to create a copy, which you'll need to save to your own Google Drive and then share with colleagues.
This form can be used during staff or team meetings to progress monitor the Responsibility & Choice core component. Having a school leader, a process observer, or each meeting attendee complete the form will provide you with information about the implementation of this core component. When you click the link, it will make a copy of the form. This will allow you to adapt the form or create copies of the form, and will give you your own data summary.

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