3116 - Social Emotional Climate Policy

Policy 3116 [PDF]

Students

Social Emotional Climate

The goal of this policy is to support and promote school and district action plans that create, maintain, and nurture physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe, respectful, and positive school and classroom environments to foster equitable, ethical, social, emotional, and academic education for all students.

The board expects that each school community member should be treated with dignity, should have the opportunity to learn, work, interact, and socialize in physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe, respectful, and positive school and classroom environments, and have the opportunity to experience high quality relationships.

The board recognizes that to improve school climate, each school needs to consider its history, strengths, and needs. The board further recognizes the important role that students, families, and community members play in collaborating with the school and school district in creating, maintaining, and nurturing a positive social and emotional school and classroom climate. This collaborative role extends to the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement process around school climate and social emotional learning.

Therefore, the superintendent or designee will work with district schools to implement procedures and provide a framework for an effective climate improvement process, including a continuous cycle of planning and preparation, evaluation, action planning, and implementation, in alignment with the social emotional learning standards and benchmarks developed by the social emotional learning committee created under RCW 28A.300.477.

Cross References:    
2000 – Student Learning Goals
2140 – Guidance and Counseling
3241 – Student Discipline
4110 – Citizen Advisory Committees and Task Forces 4129 – Family Involvement
5520 – Staff Development

Legal References:    
Chapter 28A.345.085 – Model Policy and procedure for nurturing a positive social and emotional school and classroom climate

Adoption Date: July 26, 2022