One District’s Journey: From Commitment to Assessment
Inspire SEL Assessment in ActionBy: Christine Igoe and Lisa Xagas, Naperville District 203 Background Information Naperville Community School District 203 (D203), located in the western suburbs outside of Chicago, serves nearly 17,000 EC-12 students. In the 2013-2014 school year, the district spearheaded a community engagement series to gather feedback and input for developing Focus 2020, the district five year strategic plan. At that time, the community, families, and staff expressed the need to educate the whole child to ensure students learned not only academic content but also gained the social-emotional skills necessary to be successful in life. As a result, the journey towards a comprehensive social-emotional learning plan became a key initiative within the district five year strategic plan. Initial planning began by establishing…
