In addition to the work being done by those districts, the Southern Education Foundation offers five ideas to district leaders and states on boosting SEL for instructors and staff:

Passionate, new teachers need as much, if not more, support than their colleagues. Help them get the skills they need to thrive early and remain in their jobs.
Be wary of monetary attendance incentives for teachers. They might not provide the payoff you think; instead, they force teachers to work while fatigued and stressed, leading to burnout and resignations.
Don’t assume you have a pulse on the mental health and well-being of teachers. Take surveys or try other forms of feedback that highlight areas of stress and ways to alleviate it.
At a minimum, 20% of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds must be utilized by districts to employ SEL interventions that mitigate lost instruction time. Consider how teacher development could be factored into those strategies. ESSER funds also could be used to find solutions that help combat teacher shortages.
Any teacher prep programs should include SEL training (most don’t), as well as the potential for them to be "cross-listed with departments of psychology, which often have available courses that may be adapted to an educational context.”

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