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Welcome to the 2026-27

SEL Learning Community

September 2026

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Agenda for today’s webinar

  1. Welcome from OCF and Ford

  • Introduction of facilitation team and learning community members

  • What to expect

  • Workshops overview

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Welcome

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Welcome from our funding partners

KELLY

ALYSIA

Oregon Community Foundation - Initiative Lead

Ford Family Foundation - Initiative Lead

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Introductions

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CELESTE

LENA

ERIC

Learning Community Facilitation team

Learning Community

lead

Methods lead trainer; coach and co-facilitator

Coach and Co-facilitator

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ALYSIA

Our 26 programs for 2026-2027

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Welcome returning youth programs!

  1. BGC of Western Treasure Valley
  2. BGC of Western Lane County
  3. Centro Cultural - Washington County
  4. Friends of the Children - Portland
  5. Greater Than
  6. Lane Arts Council
  7. Our Just Future
  8. REAP Inc
  9. Todos Juntos

3rd year:

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Welcome new programs!

  1. African Refugee Immigrant Organization
  2. Beaverton Black Peoples Union
  3. BGC of Greater Santiam
  4. BGC of Greater Shasta
  5. BGC of Warm Springs
  6. Consejo Hispano
  7. Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
  8. HOLLA Mentors
  9. IRCO
  10. Klamath Falls City Schools
  11. Mano a Mano
  12. Native American Youth & Family Center
  13. Next Door, Inc
  14. North Wasco County School District 21
  15. Portland Playhouse
  16. Youth 360

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Roster for you to connect with peers

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What to expect

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What’s a Learning Community

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About this learning community

This is VERY different than a typical grant.

Our design: informed by grantees, and by past 12 years.

Your grant funds your participation (substitutes, more staff meetings)

This is a “learn by doing” experience. Active participation is required.

We have coaches to support you. Your peers will support you.

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Your participation

Your grant funds fund your participation – participation is mandatory, and critical.

In-person train-the-trainer in October (2 people learn)

Staff training and data collection in Oct and Nov (2 people lead your team)

Data scoring meeting in Nov or Dec (2 people lead your team)

Type data in database (December)

In-person January convenings (2 people see reports)

Staff determine team goals (2 people lead your team in choosing)

Enter goals in database (February)

You’ll work on goals March - June, You’ll tell OCF how it went in your grant report.

You can improve or grow your process year after year. You have 3 years to try new things.

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Who are your two people

TYPICALLY NOT GRANT WRITER; also TYPICALLY NOT THE SENIOR TWO LEADERS IN AN ORG.

One decision-maker and one person DEEPLY INVOLVED (who delivers programming).

***Staff are typically fearful of their ED and Sr Program Officer collecting data on THEM. ***Weikart recommends to set this up as a peer effort (your team will collect data on each other). One senior leader is often the trainer and organizer.

Many organizations pilot this with one program in year one, and grow it in year 2 and 3.

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Continuous Quality Improvement

  • Examine how your staff works with the youth you serve
  • Make decisions as a team, based on what is important to your team
  • Together work on a few things, each year, your team wants to change

We believe:

Continuous quality improvement is a part of high quality youth development. That means your team will:

  • Youth work is challenging, creative, adaptive, and culturally responsive to the youth served
  • Perfection is not real, and it can be dangerous
  • We must attune to psychological safety
  • Talking about growth can transform you, your organization, and boost your youth outcomes

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What we utilize

We’ll use a nationally recognized assessment and trainings:

Social Emotional Learning Program Quality Assessment (SEL-PQA)

Your organization will be able to say:

  • We excel in how we….
  • We adhere to best practices in youth development…
  • We’re competitive with other high quality national youth development organizations

What you want to take from this experience will be based on your own team, your culture, your norms.

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Year 1 Goals for Programs Now in 3rd Year

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Timeline for this year

Kickoff webinar (today)

New staff: “jargon training” (Oct 1 at 11 am or Oct 7 at 1 pm)

Registration for Oct due: Oct 2

SEL Basics kick off convening (Oct 22 & 23 in Salem)

External observation period: Oct 26 - Nov 20 (Nov 30-Dec 11 backup)

Internal observation period: November and December

Data entry webinar with Weikart: First week of Dec - TBD

Data due in Scores Reporter Dec 17, 2026

Winter convening: January 21 & 22 at Oregon Gardens

Goals entered into Scores Reporter by Feb 12, 2027

2027:

2026:

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Jargon training: YPQ Terminology

Assessment

Item

Scale

Domain

Internal Observation / Assessment

External Observation / Assessment

Observation Notes (with no scoring)

Scoring (from observation notes)

Improvement Plan

Smart Goals

3 year Arch

Youth Development

Program Quality

Youth Development

Program Quality

Low Stakes/ High Stakes Data

Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA)

Social Emotional Learning Program Quality Assessment (SEL PQA)

Youth Program Quality Intervention (YPQI)

Weikart Center

Handbook

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Jargon training: YPQ Terminology

Assessment

Item

Scale

Domain

Internal Observation / Assessment

External Observation / Assessment

Observation Notes (with no scoring)

Scoring (from observation notes)

Improvement Plan

Smart Goals

3 year Arch

Youth Development

Program Quality

Youth Development

Program Quality

Low Stakes/ High Stakes Data

Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA)

Social Emotional Learning Program Quality Assessment (SELPQA)

Youth Program Quality Intervention (YPQI)

Weikart Center

Handbook

SUPER HELPFUL “Jargon training” for new staff coming to October

With Eric: Thursday, Oct 1 at 11am

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83725785211?pwd=aFVqKu6OpO2pVgbz53szMRBSwPlbkE.1

With Lena: Wednesday, Oct 7 at 1 pm

us02web.zoom.us/j/86851004036?jst=2

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October 22 & 23 Convening

Salem, Oregon

Thursday

Friday

Morning session (10 to 12:15)

Welcome and community building

Lunch

Provided

Afternoon session (1 to 4:30)

SEL Basics, part 1 with bob

Evening

Drive home (participants traveling more than 100 miles will have a hotel provided)

Morning session (8:30 to 12:15)

SEL Basics, part 2 with bob

Lunch

Provided

Afternoon session (1 to 4:00)

Afternoon session, closing, and looking ahead

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More important information

Learning Community website: blogs.oregonstate.edu/sellc

External Observations Oct 26 - Nov 20 (Nov 30 - Dec 11 as backup)

form for dates: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2OhalbZWapEPsxJWuALjNfRomxPEqHyBrvXO_Senic7kfpw/viewform?usp=dialog

New one-day mini-conferences! (Lane County, Metro Area, and Eastern Oregon. Dates TBD, likely March-May)

New method for requesting training! https://forms.gle/oDke7ZcngZtBLkAk7

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Workshops

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Youth Work Methods

Introduction to the Active-Participatory-Approach

Active Learning

Ask, Listen, Encourage

Building Community

Cooperative Learning

Homework Help

Planning & Reflection

Reframing Conflict

Structure and Clear Limits

Youth Voice

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SEL Methods

Essentials of a SEL Framework

Foundations and Self-Awareness of Cognitive Development (Cognitive FASA)

  • Facilitating Problem Solving
  • Engaging Youth in Supported Struggle

Foundations and Self-Awareness of Emotional Development (Emotional FASA)

  • Cultivating Empathy
  • Emotion Coaching

Foundations and Self-Awareness of Social Development (Social FASA)

  • Promoting Responsibility and Leadership
  • Fostering Teamwork

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Eugene area

Portland Metro area

Online

1 day mini-conference with 2+ workshops

1 day mini-conference with 2+ workshops

2+ workshops – delivered virtually