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Andover Public Schools details districtwide RULER rollout, classroom tools and training
Summary
District staff outlined a phased rollout of the RULER social-emotional learning program across Andover schools, describing classroom charters, the Mood Meter, Meta Moment and Blueprint tools, training status and planned community outreach.
District staff gave the Andover School Committee a progress update on RULER, the social-emotional learning (SEL) framework the district is implementing across pre-K'12 classrooms.
At a workshop presentation, program coordinators and teachers said the rollout is phased: eight schools were in an initial learning year last year, most schools are in year two of implementation, and the high school is in the early implementation phase after summer training. Presenters distributed packets and personal Mood Meters to attendees and demonstrated a two-minute mindfulness exercise used as a classroom and staff practice. "I am now calm," the facilitator guided during the opening activity, modeling the program's Meta Moment strategy (Jackie Salveson, health teacher).
The presentation outlined the four RULER anchor tools: the Charter (a collaboratively developed agreement about how people want to feel), the Mood Meter (a grid of pleasantness and…
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