California's Guiding Principles - Teacher Pathway [Read and Reflect]

CA MTSS logo California's SEL Guiding Principles

The California Department of Education published five guiding principles to empower LEAs, schools, and stakeholders to advance SEL in order to meet the needs of students. These five principles help educators ensure they are providing the skills students need for college, career, and life readiness.

 

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. Reflect on your role as an educator:

    • Which domains of the CA MTSS Framework does each principle fit within?
    • Reflect on your self-assessment using the Fidelity Integrity Assessment (FIA) in the Foundations of CA MTSS section. What was your response to the following statements:
      • A universal behavior support system is clearly in place and includes teaching
        schoolwide behavioral expectations and social emotional learning skills, recognition
        systems, and proactive and/or restorative discipline policies.
      • All adults in our school are actively involved in social and/or academic instruction of students.