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Jefferson Elementary students demonstrate gains from Second Step social-emotional lessons
Summary
Students and staff from Jefferson Elementary presented to the board about daily use of the Second Step social-emotional learning curriculum and described classroom examples and student takeaways.
Jefferson Elementary staff and students presented to the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District Board of Education on April 14, 2025, to describe classroom results from the Second Step social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum.
School staff said Second Step is taught daily at Jefferson through a digital platform with supplemental activities. The curriculum includes four units (growth mindset and goal setting; emotion management; empathy and kindness; and problem solving), each with five lessons, and students reported…
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