SEL coordinator presents data on trauma, referrals and interventions

Dec 10, 2024

Sean Draper, the district SEL coordinator, presented national and state context on youth mental health and local behavioral metrics: referrals and suspensions have declined in some areas, Rise Room and Echo rooms logged thousands of student entries, and DESSA snapshots show most students in 'typical/strength' at the beginning of the year.

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Sean Draper, the district social-emotional learning (SEL) coordinator, presented behavioral-health data and the district’s MTSS framework. He reviewed ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) research, national and Oregon indicators (noting Oregon ranks low on youth mental-health resources), and local discipline metrics: middle-school referrals dropped from 219 last year to 104 so far this year, while middle-school suspensions were reported at 37.

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