Social Emotional Learning or "SEL" is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

Social Emotional Learning advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.

~As defined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

From the ECISD STRATEGIC PLAN

Strategic Plan Project- Systematize Social Emotional Learning

ECISD will build a district-wide awareness and commitment to develop, implement and integrate Social Emotional Learning (SEL) initiatives districtwide acquiring and applying the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions. Additionally, ECISD will develop an adult collective understanding and shared vision of SEL that creates systemic change where SEL can thrive and advance educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships.