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North Kansas City Schools hold SEL workshop; district cites survey gains in student regulation and staff climate
Summary
The North Kansas City Schools board hosted a staff-focused social-emotional learning workshop and heard district presenters say Panorama survey results show increases in students' self-rated emotional regulation and improvements in staff belonging and climate metrics.
North Kansas City Schools trustees spent an evening workshop focusing on social-emotional learning (SEL) and staff capacity, praising classroom demonstrations and hearing district officials cite year‑to‑date survey data indicating measurable gains in students' emotional regulation and staff climate.
The board recognized ProStart students from Winnetonka High School who prepared desserts for the meeting, and honored safety staff — including Paul Sobe, a campus supervisor at Staley High School — before the session moved into a presentation on the district’s Balanced Scorecard Goal 1: building staff capacity to meet student social-emotional needs.
A district presenter introduced the goal as an adult‑first approach to SEL, saying the work centers on strengthening staff self‑regulation so they can model and teach those skills to students. Susan Bartlett described the district’s frameworks — positive behavior supports, restorative practices and a multi‑tiered system of supports (MTSS) — and said…
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