Planning Rationale
The Office of Social and Emotional Learning (OSEL) works with schools to establish multi-tiered systems of support for students’ social, emotional and behavioral development. OSEL ensures school-based staff use the most effective strategies to foster a safe learning climate and maximize student engagement and achievement. When developing a program for a new school or improved existing facility, consider including spaces that facilitate individual and group social and emotional development such as restorative justice or peace rooms and outdoor learning spaces and community gardens.