Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 5/6/2024 - 6:30 PM
Category: CONSENT ACTION ITEMS
Type: Action
Subject: Approval of an Agreement with School Connect for SEL High School Curriculum
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Summary: School-Connect is an evidence-based high school social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum. The 80-lesson multimedia curriculum is designed to improve high school students’ social, emotional, and academic skills and strengthen relationships among students and between students and teachers. The program consists of four modules based on CASEL’s Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies identified by researchers as critical to success in school, the workplace, and life in general: social awareness, self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, and responsible decision making. School-Connect is explicitly taught or integrated in the existing curriculum in various classrooms at Douglas, LHS, SSHS, SHS, SLA and SWIS classrooms. Cost: $32,500.00
Funding: ESSER III
Resolution: WHEREAS, Springfield Public School District 186 is continually looking for ways to support social and emotional learning for students and adults; and WHEREAS, School-Connect is an evidence-based high school social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum; and WHEREAS, the School-Connect is fully reimbursable through ESSER funds; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves the renewal of School-Connect at the cost of $32,500.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Nicole Moody - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:
Larry McVey - Chief Officer
Signed By:
Jennifer E. Gill - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Anthony Mares Moved, Member Sarah Blissett seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, Springfield Public School District 186 is continually looking for ways to support social and emotional learning for students and adults; and WHEREAS, School-Connect is an evidence-based high school social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum; and WHEREAS, the School-Connect is fully reimbursable through ESSER funds; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves the renewal of School-Connect at the cost of $32,500.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 6 - 0
   
Anthony Mares     Yes
Micah Miller     Yes
Sarah Blissett     Yes
Buffy Lael-Wolf     Yes
Erica Austin     Yes
Ken Gilmore     Yes