In collaboration with the Hawai’i Department of Education (HIDOE), this project will examine social-emotional learning (SEL) outcomes in economically disadvantaged schools in Hawai’i. Focusing on 12 high-performing Title I schools (spanning elementary, middle, and high school levels), the research will utilize both qualitative and quantitative data from interviews, observations, and surveys on SEL competencies, academic achievement, and behavioral indicators. The project will yield recommendations and high-level strategies for enhancing SEL implementation and to guide decision making conversations around SEL and the Hawai’i Multi-Tiered System of Support in the HIDOE.

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Partners

DOE Partner

Carey Tambio

Title I Program Manager

School Transformation Branch

COE Faculty Partner

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Erin Centeio

Professor

Kinesiology

COE Member

Lexie Beemer

Postdoc Fellow

Kinesiology