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Social and Emotional Learning
At a GlanceThe Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Department helps to create positive, equitable, and welcoming learning environments for staff and students in Alameda County. We provide education and supportive services focused on serving the whole child.
Our high-quality technical assistance for educators, staff, families, and other stakeholders promotes physical, mental, emotional, and social health so that students can feel safe and supported on their academic journey and in life.
Our work is grounded on equity, diversity, and inclusion, and is aligned with ACOE’s mission: To provide, promote, and support leadership and service to ensure the success of every child, in every school, every day.
Programs
We are responsible for administering the California Department of Education-funded Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) and the Region 4 System of Support for Expanded Learning (R4 SSEL) Programs, as well as the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency-funded Arts and Creativity/SEL Program at the REACH Ashland Youth Center. We are a Consortium member for the Bay Area American Indian Council/INCFA Entity Title VI Program serving students in San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and Hayward Unified School Districts.
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions, according to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
SEL During Distance Learning (CDE Resources)
California’ SEL Guiding Principles
SEL Resources (This is not an official endorsement, but a growing repository of accessible resources organized by grade span and SEL competencies):
Services- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Consulting
- Facilitation
- SEL Resources
- Arts and creativity
- Professional development
- Drug prevention education
- Alternatives to suspension
- Youth voice and leadership
- Expanded learning resources
- SEL curriculum and instruction
- Systems-based approach to SEL
- Family and community engagement
- Restorative and social justice practices
- Healing and trauma-informed practices
- Growth, development, and sexual health
- Peer education training and Youth Development
Networks and Communities of Practice
- Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Network
- Expanded Learning District Coordinator/Grantee Network
- Expanded Learning STEAM Hub Communities of Practice
- SEL Community of Practice
Webinars
October 28, 2020
Seize This Moment: Family Partnerships for Social Transformation
March 11 & 18
Building Capacity: Home School Partnerships
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Contact Social and Emotional Learning
Nora Zamora, Ed.D.
Interim Executive Director, SEL
nzamora@acoe.org
(510) 670-7770Scott Gerbert
Director I, TUPE
sgerbert@acoe.org
(510) 670-4524Cecilia Apley
Project Director, TUPE Curriculum and Alternatives to Suspension
capley@acoe.org
(510) 670-4185Kristy Packer
Project Director, Peer Education and Positive Youth Development
kpacker@acoe.org
(510) 670-4580Jason Arenas
Program Director, Accountability Partnerships
jarenas@acoe.org
(510) 670-4111Joaquin Newman
Project Manager I, REACH Arts & Creativity/SEL
jnewman@acoe.org
(510) 481-4519Jerarde Gutierrez
Project Manager I, REACH Arts & Creativity/SEL
jgutierrez@acoe.org
(510) 481-4519Joe Hudson
Program Manager II/Regional Lead, R4 SSEL
joeh@acoe.org
(510) 670-7732Tiina Rosselle
Program Manager I, STEAM Hub/Professional Development, R4 SSEL
trosselle@acoe.org
(510) 670-4137Janice Medel
Administrative Assistant
jmedel@acoe.org
(510) 670-7710Freddie Hendrix
Administrative Assistant
fhendrix@acoe.org
(510) 670-4175