SECD

In order for students to become college and career ready, students must demonstrate well-developed social-emotional skills that assure academic, vocational, and personal success.

What is Social, Emotional, and Character Development? It is teaching, practicing, modeling, encouraging essential personal life habits that are almost universally understood as making people good human beings. It is about making healthy decisions, being able to effectively problem solve, to be respectful and responsible, to be civil and caring, to be good citizens and to be emphatic and ethical individuals.

What skills will my child learn?

• Identify feelings-recognizing and labeling one's feelings

• Be responsible-understanding one's obligation to engage in ethical, safe and legal behaviors

• Recognize strengths-identifying and cultivating one's positive qualities

• Manage emotions-regulating feelings

• Understand situations

• Set goals and plans

• Solve problems creatively

• Show empathy

• Respect others

• Appreciate diversity

• Communicate effectively

• Build relationships

• Seek help

• Act ethically

What are the rewards or outcomes?

Success in the Classroom

• Less disruptions

• Improved test scores

• More positive behaviors

• Greater teamwork

• Improved decision making

• More engagement learning

Success in the School

• Improved school climate

• Reduction in bullying

• Increase in school attendance

• Fewer suspensions

• Fewer at-risk behaviors

• Fewer disciplinary referrals

Success in Life

• More empathy

• Better relationship skills

• Healthier life choices

• Improved on-the-job skills

• Better future parents

• Motivation to learn

• Increased student leadership skills