Publications

Seed Model Campus Cohort Program Evaluation: Early signs of campus improvement in social and emotional learning

This report looks at the impact of the Seed Model Campus Cohort Program in its first 3 years of implementation. Evidence put forth in the report suggests that by deliberately focusing on inclusive program design and peer-to-peer sharing with a focus on growth, the program already positively contributes to SEL implementation, particularly through increased coordination of SEL leadership efforts and through increased adult SEL skills.

Transgender Students' School Perceptions and Experiences 2018

Analysis of 2017-2018 AISD student data shows significant gaps in school perceptions and experiences of transgender and gender-nonconforming students relative to their peers, illustrating the need for additional policies and procedures to support AISD transgender and gender-nonconforming students.

Social and Emotional Learning: The Effects of Program Implementation and Longevity, 2011-2012 through 2016-2017

This report examines the influence of social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation and longevity on selected staff and student outcomes. Results indicate that the degree to which schools implement SEL with fidelity is more related to student and staff outcomes than years of participation in SEL.

School-Connect Summary Report

This report summarizes an external evaluation of the School-Connect program, an SEL curriculum for 9th grade students, at three AISD high schools.

Transgender Students' School Perceptions and Experiences 2017

This report describes how transgender middle and high school students at AISD feel about their school climates, as reported through the 2017 student climate survey, and how they perform at their schools.

Perceptions of Staff's Social and Emotional Learning in AISD

This report explores teachers' and administrators' perceptions of social and emotional learning (SEL) in AISD. Based on analysis of responses to the 2019 Employee Coordinated Survey and the 2018-2019 Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning (TELL) Survey, this report indicates significant positive correlations between staff's SEL knowledge and competencies and numerous aspects of school climate and culture.

Research Brief

Social and Emotional Learning Technical Report: An Analysis of the Revised School-Level Implementation Rubric and the SEL Specialists' Activity Log

This report analyzes the psychometric properties of the revised school-level SEL implementation rubric and the SEL specialists' activity log.

Report

Social and Emotional Learning: The Effects of Program Implementation and Longevity, 2011-2012 through 2015-2016

This longitudinal analysis of SEL in AISD seeks to answer the following question, do program outcomes improve more because of length of time in SEL or because of program implementation?

Teachers' Perceptions of Social and Emotional Learning Implementation

Using qualitative analyses of teachers’ open-ended responses, this report describes teachers’ perceptions of positive changes on campuses because of social and emotional learning (SEL) and recommendations for the future of SEL at AISD.