Important Dates Announced in this Issue of the PSELI Points

August 30, 2019

PSELI Points

A bi-weekly e-newsletter to inform you of updates regarding PSELI

Trainings & Important Dates

SEL Academy

presented by Prime Time Palm Beach County

Who should register?

New and returning staff/directors who have attended five or less SEL Academy trainings last school year are strongly encouraged to register for all eight trainings.
Directors and staff who are graduates (who completed six or more SEL Academy trainings) should aim to attend two or more trainings during the fall series as a refresher.

If you have new staff, please schedule a session with SEL Specialist Knellee Bisram so they can become oriented with PSELI and SEL basics at your site.

Click here to contact SEL Specialist Knelle Bisram.

Where can I register?

Trainings & Events

SEL Academy presented by Prime Time Palm Beach County begins on September 12, 2019. You can register directly from the PSELI calendar.

Read more
pselipbc.org

PSELI Calendar

Upcoming RAND observations, Core Team Meetings and Communities of Practice have been added to the PSELI calendar starting September 2019 through August 2020.

PSELI Calendar

Communities of Practice and Core Team Meetings

RAND Data Collection

Announcements

PSELI Mini Grant Opportunity

PSELI mini grant opportunities will be made available for staff within PSELI pilot sites who are looking for additional money to carry out a PSELI classroom project or school-wide SEL project. Each PSELI site can receive up to $5,000.

Individual grant (One teacher): $1,000 maximum proposed budget
Group grant (two or more teachers): $1,500 maximum proposed budget
School-wide: $5,000 maximum proposed budget

Link to apply is coming soon.

Grant Application

Resources

Two-Minute Micro PD Tips

Now available on the PSELI website, you can find a variety of two-minute professional development tips that you can utilize when working with the children and youth in your classrooms and afterschool programs right away. The tips offer quick, practical action steps you can do to work on items such as conflict resolution, encouragement, reflection and more.

Two-Minute Tips

New Custom Resources Just For You

PSELI is providing you with new custom resources to communicate with your peers and families.

"What is PSELI?" is a one-page fact sheet that can be used as a resource when explaining the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative.

"SEL Morning to Night" is a custom infographic that was created for families to help them understand what social and emotional learning looks like at home, school and afterschool.

" PSELI Glossary of Terms" includes commonly used terms during in school and out-of-school time hours to be used internally as a reference guide.

" PSELI Q&A" has answers to your commonly asked questions. Remember the PSELI team is here to answer any additional PSELI questions you may have. Contact information can be found here: https://pselipbc.org/questions/