{"id":74910,"date":"2023-02-01T09:34:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casel.dev\/?post_type=blogposts&#038;p=74910"},"modified":"2024-12-06T14:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:53:11","slug":"sel-innovations-authentic-family-school-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"blogposts","link":"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/sel-innovations-authentic-family-school-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"SEL Innovations: Authentic Family-School Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-points\">Key Points<\/h2><a class=top href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SEL is most effective when it\u2019s integrated across the environments a child moves through each day. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> CASEL\u2019s new Innovations report series explores more expansive and equitable approaches to SEL across each of the four settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our first report, <a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/sel-innovations-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Authentic School-Family Partnerships Through the Lens of Social and Emotional Learning<\/a>, highlights the role of tSEL in empowering parents and caregivers to enhance student achievement and well-being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>When people talk about the <a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/fundamentals-of-sel\/what-is-the-casel-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CASEL Framework<\/a> for social and emotional learning (SEL), they often focus on the CASEL 5 competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Yet the four key settings (the framework\u2019s blue rings) are equally important for high-quality SEL implementation. These settings include communities, families and caregivers, schools, and classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe SEL is most effective when it\u2019s integrated across the environments a child moves through each day. Communities, families, schools, and classrooms are all part of the broader systems that shape students\u2019 learning, development, and experiences. Adults can coordinate SEL efforts across these key settings to provide students with a seamless system of support in the many places they live and learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To dive deeper into the key settings, CASEL\u2019s new Innovations report series explores more expansive and equitable approaches to SEL across each of the four settings. Each report emphasizes the role of transformative SEL (tSEL) in helping young people and adults critically examine root causes of inequity and develop collaborative ways to support personal, communal, and societal well-being.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TSEL grew out of local demand for innovative SEL practices that better support every students\u2019 strengths and aspirations, help close long-standing gaps in educational opportunities and outcomes, and deepen partnerships between families, schools, and communities. It is one form of SEL that districts and schools can choose to implement based on local needs and priorities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our first report, <a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/sel-innovations-1\/\">Building Authentic School-Family Partnerships Through the Lens of Social and Emotional Learning<\/a>, we highlight the role of tSEL in empowering parents and caregivers to enhance student achievement and well-being by participating in meaningful decision-making that impacts educational policy and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAuthentic partnerships\u201d with families and caregivers are built on mutual understanding, shared goals, and reciprocity of power, privilege, and influence to ensure students are growing in SEL and academic achievement. Research confirms that school-family partnerships are crucial, and we know that authentically partnering with families is essential to student success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report critically examines the literature on family-school engagement, addresses the conditions for authentic partnership between schools and caregivers, and proposes four guiding actions for equitable collaboration for educational transformation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also highlight the importance of family-school partnerships for historically marginalized children, students, and families. CASEL acknowledges that, traditionally, these families are not valued as collaborators in educational decision-making, and our proposed framework repositions caregivers as leaders in educational transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our four guiding actions for equitable school-family collaboration are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start with family priorities, interests, concerns, knowledge, and resources to create opportunities for building trust and genuine relationships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transform power dynamics by increasing the capacity of both families and staff around knowledge and confidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build reciprocity and agency between school staff and families by setting up systems and structures that foster a sense of camaraderie and collaboration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Undertake change as collective inquiry, using the relationships that are built as a way to collaboratively problem-solve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We also share brief case examples from the following organizations, who utilize exemplary models of parent and caregiver engagement for educational transformation:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Communities in Schools of Michigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Allegheny County Family Center Network\u2019s Parent Advisory Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Village of Wisdom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minneapolis Public Schools Parent Participatory Evaluation Initiative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank our contributors and collaborators on this inaugural report. Stay tuned for our remaining Innovations reports on classrooms, schools, and communities. We\u2019ll share aligned strategies that maximize learning and well-being for students within each setting of CASEL\u2019s systemic SEL framework.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope this series will spark discussions that lead to changes in mindsets, practice, and policies, with a focus on centering the voices and choices of students and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full report: <a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/sel-innovations-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Authentic School-Family Partnerships Through the Lens of Social and Emotional Learning<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/how-can-federal-law-support-family-engagement-in-schools-a-new-casel-brief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Can Federal Law Support Family Engagement in Schools? A New CASEL Brief<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/how-to-create-an-agenda-for-parent-caregiver-roundtable-discussions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Create an Agenda for Parent &amp;\u00a0Caregiver Roundtable Discussions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/what-we-learned-from-hosting-parent-caregiver-roundtable-discussions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What We Learned From Hosting Parent &amp; Caregiver Roundtable Discussions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"write-for-us\"><strong>Write for Us<\/strong><\/h2><a class=top href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in writing for CASEL\u2019s blog,&nbsp;<em>Constellations<\/em>?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zSZFveKA8xsmlCADpfDP8t-y9emN0qswHQh1MnfmqBI\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>&nbsp;about what we\u2019re looking for and how to pitch your idea!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Back to top When people talk about the CASEL Framework for social and emotional learning (SEL), they often focus on the CASEL 5 competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. 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