Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 6:65-R1
Instruction
Administrative Procedure – Student Social and Emotional Development
Initiatives to foster social and emotional learning may include:
1. Classroom and school-wide programming which implement scientifically based, age and culturally
appropriate strategies that teach social and emotional skills, promote optimal mental health, and
prevent risk behaviors for all students;
2. Staff development and training for school personnel regarding age-appropriate social, emotional
and academic learning;
3. Programs and learning opportunities for parents related to the importance of children’s optimal
social and emotional development;
4. Community partnerships with mental health agencies and organizations to provide a coordinated
approach to addressing the social and emotional needs of students;
5. A system of early identification and intervention for students at risk for social, emotional or mental
health problems that impact learning;
6. A system for referral and follow-up which provides information to students who require, and exhibit,
the need for student and family support service programs, school-based behavioral health
services, or school-community linked services and supports; and
7. A system to assess and report baseline information regarding students’ social-emotional
development and its impact on their learning ability.
LEGAL REF.: Children’s Mental Health Act of 2003, 405 ILCS 49/1 et seq.
CROSS REF.: 6:270 (Guidance and Counseling Program), 7:100 (Health Examinations,
Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students), 7:250 (Student Support Services)
ADOPTED: October 12, 2004
REVIEWED: January 17, 2006
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