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District will pilot SABERs SEL survey, move from Panorama and embed Second Step lessons in classrooms
Summary
The West Allis‑West Milwaukee School District discussed replacing Panorama with the SABERs student self‑assessment, piloting it in spring, and embedding Second Step social-emotional learning lessons into classrooms to free counselors for targeted interventions.
District leaders told the board they will pilot a shorter, FastBridge‑integrated social‑emotional learning survey (SABERs) and expand classroom delivery of Second Step lessons so counselors can deliver targeted supports.
Kristen Brownell, lead elementary counselor, said the district’s previous Panorama surveys were lengthy and sometimes developmentally inappropriate for younger students, and that SABERs — a 20‑question student self‑assessment housed in FastBridge — addresses those problems. “The mySABERs is the student self assessment component,” Brownell said, noting SABERs also offers a teacher‑report option to add…
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