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Social-Emotional Learning
Educators, students, and families are being called on to
demonstrate empathy and resilience, build relationships,
and utilize their collective resolve to strengthen our
schools and community. These social and emotional skills
offer a powerful means to support and educate each other.
For students, social-emotional learning (SEL) promotes
skills needed to engage in academic learning more fully—
whether in-person or at a distance. For educators, SEL
helps them practice self-care, resilience, and empathy
while fostering safe, equitable, and welcoming
school communities.
Below are some of the innovative KCKPS initiatives that
help cascade out its commitment to social-emotional
learning.
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Enough is Enough initiative
Restorative Practices initiative
CARE Hotline number
Alive and Thrive Community Partnership
ThrYve Partnership
AOK Partnership
FLON - mentoring and support
Bullying and Harassment Prevention
As we help build a caring community, our students must
understand what bullying is when witnessing or
experiencing this kind of behavior. Each school has a
Bully Site Action Plan that includes responding to
bullying and supporting someone who has been bullied.
Parents and guardians have access to services and
programs designed to help them talk to their students
about the difference between bullying, teasing, conflict,
and a mean moment.
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