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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mental Health Well Being

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National SEL Week in March 3-8th, 2025

The fifth annual International SEL Day is March 3, 2025, kicking off SEL Week through March 8th! SEL Day and SEL Week are an opportunity to collectively spread the word about the importance and impact of social emotional learning. Working together, we can raise awareness for SEL, share SEL best practices… and more! We welcome you to explore the many resources available on this webpage.

Educating students to be healthy, strong, critical thinkers is most successful when we address students’ mental health and social-emotional needs. Healthier students feel connected to their community and are more likely to succeed. Building an effective, comprehensive school mental health system improves student and school outcomes and academic success, reduces exclusionary discipline, improves school climate and safety, and enhances student social and emotional behavioral functioning (Advancing Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems Guidance From the Field, 2019).

Please send questions about this page and requests for technical assistance to Tracy Watterson, Assistant Director of the Student Support Services Division, at tracy.watterson@vermont.gov. 

Topics

Explore each topic to see the Featured Resources which are updated in April, September, and January. 

New Guidelines and Highlights
A dynamic site to share guidelines for districts and schools and to highlight families and communities SEL/MH activities.
Data Collection and Reporting
Resources for the timely data collection of data to support district-level teams to monitor progress toward their continuous improvement goals.
Funding Opportunities, Grants and Legislation
A list of opportunities to support the braiding of the funds available to a school or district to reach wellbeing goals for their students.
Resources for Educators
A source of guidelines, strategies, and information for educators to help manage stress, practice self-care, and build SEL and MH skills with their students. 
Resources for Families and Caregivers
A source of guidelines, strategies, and information for families and caregivers to support their children's learning and to collaborate with educators to improve their child’s readiness to learn.
SEL and Health Standards
Resources and guidelines that provide an opportunity to learn how SEL and Health standards are integrated into a tiered system of supports.