CSEFEL: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

The Center has been working in several states to support strategic planning meetings to look at what is currently going on in their state around social and emotional outcomes for children and to identify the gaps in services and resources in an effort to see what was needed. For more information about these plans, click on the individual state.

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2010 CSEFEL State Work Summaries

California (doc 60 kb)
Colorado (docx 46 kb)
Hawaii (doc 83 kb)
Iowa (doc 70 kb)
Massachusetts (doc 60 kb)
Maryland (doc 72 kb)
North Carolina (doc 84 kb)
Nebraska (doc 81 kb)
Tennessee (doc 83 kb)
Vermont (doc 91 kb)
Wisconsin (docx 43 kb)

New State Resources

New Resources have been added to the North Carolina, Iowa, Colorado, Hawaii and the Nebraska state pages

video CSEFEL and State Implementation Partnerships (html/flash movie)

Effective Collaborative Leadership and Teaming Strategies (html/flash movie)

CSEFEL Demonstration/Implementation Sites
September 28, 2009 Webinar
Fact Sheet / Registration Confirmation Document
Powerpoint Presentation

State Collaborative Planning Tool Kit

This tool kit provides collaborative teams tools for running effective meetings: ground rules and logistics, templates for meeting agendas, meeting summaries, meeting evaluations, and action plans; samples and examples from other states including samples of strategies for selecting trainers, coaches, and demonstration sites and planning for sustainability.

Pyramid Model State Planning Tool Kit (doc 145 kb)

Resources for All States

Evidence-based Competencies for Promoting Social and Emotional Development and Addressing Challenging Behavior in Early Care and Education Settings (pdf 17 kb)
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) Inventory of Practices: A Crosswalk with NAEYC, DEC, AAP/APHA/NRC National Standards (pdf 81kb)
CSEFEL Pyramid Model Coordinator(s) Position Description (doc 34kb)
Logic Model for State-wide Adoption of the Pyramid Model (pdf 1.12mb)
Collaborative Team Meeting Ground Rules & Logistics: What Works (doc 41kb)
Meeting Evaluation Form (doc36kb)
Meeting Summary Form (doc 29kb)
Sample First Meeting Agenda (doc 28kb)
Sample Meeting Agenda Format (doc 26kb)
Sample Team Member Sign Up Sheet (doc 14kb)
Action Plan Template (doc 33kb)

Click here to go to the State Page or click on one of the states below:

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