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Monongalia County Schools outline expanded social-emotional curriculum and Behavior Blueprint 2025
Summary
District staff presented a multi-tiered plan of social‑emotional learning, staff training and community partnerships at the Jan. 28 Monongalia County Board of Education meeting, including plans for a larger Behavior Blueprint conference in summer 2025 and continued use of Panorama surveys to target supports.
Monongalia County Schools staff presented an update Jan. 28 to the Monongalia County Board of Education on the district’s student success standards, emphasizing social‑emotional learning programs, staff training and planned Behavior Blueprint 2025 professional development.
The presentation said the district uses a tiered approach: Second Step in elementary and middle schools, School Connect at the high school level, school‑based counseling through memoranda of understanding with local agencies, county outreach facilitators and a host of specialized positions including early childhood behavioral specialists and mental‑health interventionists. “Our goal really is to have all of these skills build and transfer to college and career success,” said Angela Hayes, staff member, during the presentation.
Why it matters: district leaders told the board that social‑emotional learning and the related staff training support attendance, classroom behavior and academic progress. Presenters cited Panorama student surveys on teacher‑student relationships, emotional regulation and growth mindset as data used to identify areas for targeted interventions.
District staff described multiple professional development efforts already in place. Youth Mental Health First Aid training — offered in partnership with West Virginia University — has trained roughly 20 staff per year, and the district reported more than 300 staff members have completed the course. The district also runs Safe and Civil Schools programs and hosted a Behavior Blueprint event last June attended by about 400 educators; presenters said Behavior Blueprint 2025 will expand those offerings with nationally recognized keynote speakers and sessions on adult emotional regulation, trauma‑informed practices and classroom management.
Presenters pointed to practical classroom strategies and said the training is intended to give teachers tools they can use “in the moment” to reduce escalation and keep students engaged. Staff representatives described work to give teacher teams planning time to adapt new practices to school schedules and curricula.
Superintendent Doctor Campbell praised the district’s long‑term investment in student services, saying the work pairs safety, social‑emotional supports and academic goals. “Safety is number one,” Doctor Campbell said. He added the district has invested heavily in staff development over two decades and said the community has supported the spending needed to build the current level of services.
Board members offered verbal support but did not take separate action on the presentation. Staff said next steps include finalizing speakers and schedules for Behavior Blueprint 2025 and continuing to use Panorama survey results to guide school‑level interventions.
The presentation also noted ongoing partnerships and grant work with the West Virginia Department of Education to expand school mental health services and build capacity for school‑based counseling.
