SEDL in Action - Kings County
Approaches:
- Outreach to and engagement of families and community
- Attention to school - classroom environment and relationships
- Skill acquisition through sequenced social - emotional learning opportunities and standards-based instruction
- After school, out-of-school, extra curricular and service learning and mentoring
- Alignment of district and school personnel, policies, and practices to support students
- Collaboration between school district and community-based service providers
- Staff development for administrative, instructional, student support staff and willing partners
1. Outreach to and engagement of families and community
It’s all in the clothing: Sagging pants and the adults who tolerate them
Riding on the subway a N.Y.S. State Senator observed an all too familiar sight: low-slung pants: “He had
underwear, but even the underwear was sagging. All the passengers were looking at each other in
disgust, but nobody was saying anything.” So the Senator began a campaign to do something about
saggy bottom boys and about adults who have a high tolerance for antisocial behavior, whether out of
indifference or fear. “Children always push the envelope but we have abdicated our responsibility of
telling them when they’ve gone too far. Even if they don’t follow our advice, the adult is supposed to say,
‘This is not acceptable.’”
Does a State Senator have better things to do and bigger problems to address? “I tell them no,” said the
former police captain. “This is probably not a perfect science but if you start looking at how your child is
dressing, it is an indicator of who his friends are and what group he’s associated with. It’s all in the
clothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/nyregion/02nyc.html
2. Attention to school environment and student-adult relationships
There are no programs listed for this approach.
3. Skill acquisition through sequenced social - emotional learning opportunities and standards-based instruction
“Resolving Conflict Creatively:” Patrick Daly Elementary School, Brooklyn, NY
The “heart lesson” and the mediation strategies demonstrated by a fifth grader to younger children show
social and emotional learning in action.
6 minute video: www.edutopia.org/resolving-conflict-creatively-program-video
“Peace Helpers:” PS 24, Brooklyn, NY
Fourth and fifth graders help younger students resolve conflicts.
8 minute video: www.edutopia.org/conflict-resolution-peace-helpers-video
4. After school, out-of-school, extra curricular and service learning and mentoring
There are no programs listed for this approach.
5. Alignment of district and school personnel, policies, and practices to support students
There are no programs listed for this approach.
6. Collaboration between school district and community-based service providers
There are no programs listed for this approach.
7. Staff development for administrative, instructional, student support staff and willing partners.
There are no programs listed for this approach.