Leonia Public Schools

Objectives:

1. Improve districtwide SEL programs to create coherence across the district.
2. Use data-driven insights to make real-time adjustments and enhancements.

Steps to Complete:

• Evaluate and measure Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) program effectiveness across all schools.
• Identify any potential SEL gaps between schools/grades/departments, and develop a plan to bridge identified gaps.
• Develop a district-wide SEL implementation plan integrating mindfulness, resilience training, and restorative practices.
• Embed mental health support structure into MTSS as tiered intervention.
• Establish clear implementation guidelines and train staff to ensure consistency.
• Create a monitoring system to track progress and identify areas for improvement.
• Conduct regular feedback sessions with students, educators, and parents to assess program effectiveness.
• Provide continuous professional development to ensure staff is equipped to sustain and refine the plan.
• Communicate progress and outcomes to stakeholders to maintain transparency and accountability.
   

Artifacts:

• Coming soon.

Objectives:

1. Improve and modernize school schedules to support and strengthen staff in their teaching practices.
2. Incorporate built-in FLEX time for intervention and enrichment periods to provide targeted academic support and extension opportunities.

Steps to Complete:

• Conduct a comprehensive review of current school schedules to identify areas for improvement in staff efficiency and student support.
• Research evidence-based schedules ideal for students at different developmental levels and learning needs.
• Explore alternative scheduling models, such as block scheduling, staggered start times, and flexible learning periods, to enhance instructional effectiveness.
• Develop, share, and implement a modernized school schedule.
• Identify how FLEX will be built into the schedule.
• Establish perimeters around FLEX instruction and expectations.
• Implement FLEX period.
• Gather feedback and support staff in continuing/expanding implementation.
   

Artifacts:

• Coming soon.

Objectives:

1. Create wellness centers for students.

Steps to Complete:

• Identify and designate spaces for wellness centers at LMS and LHS, and improve center at ACS.
• Develop procedures for student access and engagement, and for staffing purposes.
• Construct and furnish wellness spaces with mental health resources and sensory tools.
• Evaluate and refine wellness center operations annually.

Artifacts:

• Coming soon.

Objectives:

1. Develop student-led health and wellness initiatives to promote lifelong healthy habits.
2. Promote healthy habits within the district community.

Steps to Complete:

• Establish student wellness advisory groups, one per building.
• Meet biannually with advisory groups to gather feedback from students on their needs.
• Using feedback from advisory groups, develop actionable items that will be presented to the district administration for implementation.
• Implement items, upon approval of the district administration.
• Review and revise nutrition and fitness education within the curriculum.
• Implement fitness challenges and movement-based learning activities across all grade levels.
• Provide hands-on learning experiences such as cooking demonstrations, gardening programs, and farm-to-school initiatives.
• Align nutrition and fitness education with broader wellness policies to create a holistic approach to student health.

Artifacts:

• Coming soon.