Guidance documents claims "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."

How did the "life ready" notion come about and why no mention of PARENT below?

Redefining Ready! was launched during the 2015-2016 school year to ignite a movement across the country to redefine what it means to be ready for life beyond high school.
This initiative changes the narrative about public education
so that the press, pundits, politicians and educational prognosticators would use more than a single test score to define the success of
public education.
College Ready Indicators
Students are College Ready if they meet either the academic indicators OR standardized testing benchmarks listed below.
Academic Indicators
GPA 2.8 out of 4.0 and one or more of the following academic indicators:
? Advanced Placement Exam (3+)
? Advanced Placement Course (A, B or C)
? Dual Credit College English and/or Math (A, B or C)
? College Developmental/Remedial English and/or Math (A, B or C) ? Algebra II (A, B or C)
? International Baccalaureate Exam (4+)
Standardized Testing Benchmarks (minimum score)
? SAT Exam: Math (530) | Reading and Writing (480)
? ACT Exam: English (18) | Reading (22) | Science (23)
? College Readiness Placement Assessment (determined by post secondary institution)
Additional Factors that Contribute to College Success
Earning As, Bs, Cs; FAFSA completion; enrollment in career pathway course sequence; college academic advising; participation in college bound bridge programs; senior year math class; completion of a math class after Algebra II.
Career Ready Indicators
Students are Career Ready if they have identified a career interest and meet two of the behavioral and experiential benchmarks listed below. In addition, students entering the military upon graduation must meet the passing scores on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) for each branch of the military.
Career Cluster Identified and two or more of the following benchmarks:
? 90% Attendance
? 25 hours of Community Service
? Workplace Learning Experience
? Industry Credential
? Dual Credit Career Pathway Course
? Two or more organized Co-Curricular Activities
Life Ready
Being Life Ready means students leave high school with the grit and perseverance to tackle and achieve their goals.
Students who are Life Ready possess the growth mindset that empowers them to approach their future with confidence, to dream big and to achieve big.
Our nation’s schools provide social and emotional support and experiences to equip students with the Life Ready skills they will need for success in their future.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/563cc0a4e4b0ceb001104a5d/t/5b0318802b6a2868277b2476/1526929538005/RedefiningReady_2017+Annual+Report-0418.pdf

What exactly are the "Life Ready" indicators?  How about the financial and influence ties between the AASA, the Superintendents Association, and "partner" Panorama Education?  They got together in Virginia Beach, Virginia. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/04/prweb15421150.htm

Exactly which school districts use taxpayer money for membership to the AASA, the Superintendents Association?  

This technology site claims which some of the investors who had millions of dollars flowing to Panorama Education, a for profit company.  https://xconomy.com/boston/2017/11/07/panorama-education-gets-16m-for-social-emotional-learning-tools/  About the children, huh?   This proposal should be rejected and the only guidance given be how a parent deletes the SEL data already collected on their children.