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Zion ESD 6 OKs $107,267 purchase of Character Strong SEL curriculum and five years of training
Summary
The Zion ESD 6 board approved purchase of Character Strong Tier 1–3 curriculum and five years of professional learning for social‑emotional learning at a cost of $107,267.40 and heard a presentation on Illinois K–8 SEL requirements.
The Zion ESD 6 Board of Education voted May 18 to purchase Character Strong Tier 1, 2 and 3 curriculum and five years of associated professional learning for a total of $107,267.40.
Erik Youngman, the district's director of teaching and learning, presented the district's approach to social‑emotional learning (SEL), outlining Illinois requirements that K–8 schools systematically teach, integrate and monitor SEL skills aligned to three goals and five competencies. The board discussed the recommendation and approved the purchase by unanimous roll call.
The purchase includes curriculum materials and five years of professional learning; precise payment schedule, vendor start date and which budget line will fund the purchase were not specified in the meeting record. Implementation tasks noted in the minutes include contract execution and scheduling of professional learning. The motion to approve the SEL purchase was made by Robert Surano and seconded by Jazmine Crump.
What this means: The district now has board authorization to implement the Character Strong curriculum and commence the contracted professional learning; the administration is responsible for executing the contract and scheduling staff training.
