How to Meet CA SEL Standards

Is your school district looking to meet California SEL standards? Wayfinder offers tools and resources to support all four pillars of California community schools.

Students love Wayfinder. In head-to-head competitions nationwide, schools choose Wayfinder 4 out of 5 times. Our research-backed SEL complies with FERPA, COPPA, and PPRA and is already the top choice of more than 100 schools + districts throughout California including:

Santa Rosa City Schools
San Mateo Union HS District
Belmont-Redwood Shores ESD
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Fremont Union High School District
ASPIRE Public Schools
Susanville Elementary School District

Green Dot Public Schools
The New School of San Francisco
Gabriel Unified School District
Ukiah Unified School District
Washington Unified School District
And many more!

FEEL CONFIDENT YOU'RE MEETING CALIFORNIA STANDARDS

Students need to be prepared for today's world driven by technology, human interaction, and innovation. California's SEL Framework is intended to build capacity for strengthening equity-focused school cultures that support student and adult wellbeing.

California's vision for SEL provides an intentional focus on the social and emotional elements of learning, teaching, and cultivating affirming school cultures to equip students with the skills needed for college, career, and life. Wayfinder helps schools and districts live into that vision.

Watch the video below to see why more than 100 California schools + districts use Wayfinder to implement SEL standards.

SEE HOW WAYFINDER SUPPORTS CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Download the guide to boost academic achievement and create whole-child student support systems campus-wide.

Wayfinder Support for CA Community Schools PDF

Explore how Wayfinder tools and resources support the Four Pillars of California Community Schools:

Integrated Student Supports
Family and Community Engagement
Collaborative Leadership and Practices for Educators and Administrators
Extended Learning Time and Opportunities

RESOURCES TO SUPPORT STUDENT WELL-BEING IN THE AGE OF SMARTPHONES

Governor Newsom recently signed the Phone-Free School Act, a new bill that limits or bans phone use during school hours in an effort to improve student focus, mental health, and social development.

We understand that limiting device screen time isn’t enough. True long-term success comes from teaching students how to develop healthy and responsible habits around social media and phone use.

Check out our free resource packet with activities to help students confidently manage their digital lives.

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“Transformational. So much of school for students is about carrots and sticks, but the Wayfinder curriculum underscores the Why. It is a powerful counterbalancing force and breath of fresh air for students to have the time and space in school to figure out who they are and what they care about.”

Aran Levasseur

Innovation Lead + Humanities Faculty, San Domenico School

CULTIVATE A CULTURE OF PURPOSE + BELONGING

The 2020 Advance SEL in California report determined that equity-centered SEL is more important than ever.

Transformative SEL aims to change the systems and practices that uphold educational inequities. When you partner with Wayfinder, you empower educators to improve their own social-emotional competencies and become effective, confident SEL facilitators in their classrooms.

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Shelby Condon, Director of Partnerships

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Alie Kelley, Director of School Success

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Diana Curtaz, Senior District Implementation Manager

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