Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
Guidance Document Change: The 2020 Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 753 directing the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to develop guidance standards for social emotional learning (SEL) for all public students in grades Kindergarten through 12 in the Commonwealth. The Virginia Social Emotional Learning Standards were developed in collaboration with an SEL Advisory Committee, composed of educators, community leaders, agency personnel, and parents. The Virginia SEL Standards are aligned with the Profile of a Virginia Graduate and centered in equity. This intentional focus allows the Standards to explicitly teach the skills needed to be “life ready” and to create more equitable learning environments.
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5/24/21  12:52 pm
Commenter: Patricia Jennings

SEL is Critical to Healthy Development
 

Social and emotional learning is critical to healthy child and adolescent development. The proposed SEL standards are based in rigorous research and align with best practices worldwide. SEL has been shown to significantly improve student academic and behavioral outcomes. Furthermore, longitudinal research over many decades has demonstrated that students who engage in SEL are more likely to be successfully employed and less likely to be incarcerated. SEL will reduce costs associated with these negative outcomes. I strongly support these standards.

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