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.
Previous Comment     Next Comment     Back to List of Comments
5/24/21  2:29 pm
Commenter: Alieka Reid, SCPS School Counselor

YES to SEL But...
 

As a school counselor, there is no question that I'm all here for increasing our student's SEL. However, I do have a few concerns. The main one being: how is this information going to be rolled out to teachers as far as incorporating these standards into their curriculum? Many teachers, at least in my building, could not care less about the social-emotional well-being of our students. Not to mention, they don't see it as part of their job nor duties as a teacher. To them, that is my realm/place of expertise and none of their concern/business unless it's impacting student performance in their class. And even then it's a tad questionable. So, will guidance be provided to teachers on how to incorporate the new SEL standards into their curriculum, along with their already present standards of learning? How can I, as one of the mental health professionals in my building, help them with this process? 

 

Thank you,

Alieka Reid

CommentID: 98664