Elementary SEL Principal Network

5 Principals supporting 100 teachers and over 1700 students.

Elementary SEL Principal Network (2020-21)

Principals

Tammie Adams, Shirley Clem, Amy Jones, Heather Palin, Christina Segura

Coordinator, Office of Social and Emotional Learning, Oakland Unified School District

Sonny Kim

Principal Partners

Tammie Adams, Heather Palin

Focus

Building off a year of partnership with Network 2 principals, this group of elementary principals from six focal schools are in collaboration with SEL Lead Learners and the OUSD SEL Department. They are using inquiry to explore what it means to lead through the lens of SEL. Principals will have opportunities to share dilemmas and successes and build a collective understanding of what indicates success for SEL-based leadership.

Report Highlight
The Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development

“Through the collaborative inquiry there’s a real aha moment,” said Carrie Wilson, executive director of Mills Teacher Scholars. “It gives teachers a chance to see how the competencies intersect with their instructional practices.”

-- A Policy Agenda in Support of How Learning Happens