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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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4/27/21 10:57 am

Commenter: Jamie Jackson

GREAT

This is a great document and something that counseling has been missing for a long time. I believe the emphasis definitely needs to be proactively teaching these skills. When a child is in the middle of a situation, we all know that learning is near impossible. Also, when implementing this I do believe that many high school students would benefit from starting from the beginning since they may or may not have had this or may need a refresher. High school is when things really get tough and they are making more of their own decisions and getting a lot of external pressures. They may need to go back to the basics of self talk, and identifying personal characteristics. I can't wait to see how we get to implement this.

Good Work!

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