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Orientation to the 2025-26

SEL Learning Community

September 2025

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Agenda for today’s webinar

  1. Introduce your facilitation team and foundation program team
  2. Updates for the year
  3. Workshops overview

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Introductions

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Welcome to year 2!

BGC of Western Treasure Valley

BGC of Western Lane County

Centro Cultural - Washington County

Friends of the Children - Portland

Greater Than

Lane Arts Council

Our Just Future

REAP Inc

Todos Juntos

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T3mQedejguhabQTp5dYcIicoeGwoF1ic_mDjRyJCfOA/edit?usp=sharing

Youth programs:

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CELESTE

LENA

ERIC

Facilitation team

Learning Community

lead

External assessment and Method lead; coach and co-facilitator

Coach and Co-facilitator

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ALYSIA

BELLE

Oregon Community Foundation Program Team

Grant mgmt - primary contact

Planning logistics (hotel & food)

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KELLY

Ford Family Foundation Program Team

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Updates

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Timeline for this year

Kickoff webinar (today)

New staff: “jargon training” (Oct 8 at 1 pm or Oct 13 at noon)

SEL Basics and launch (Oct 16 & 17)

*EART training (November 17-20)

External observation period: Oct 20 - Nov 21 (Dec 1-12 backup)

Internal observation period: November and December

Data entry webinar with Weikart: December 4 at 10 am

Data due in Scores Reporter Dec 18, 2025

Winter convening: January 22 & 23 at Salishan

Goals entered into Scores Reporter by Feb 13, 2026

2026:

2025:

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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

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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 Lena: Wednesday, Oct 8 at 1 pm

us02web.zoom.us/j/89243586876?jst=2

With Eric: Monday, Oct 13 at noon

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82970021093?pwd=xVgw0YAUab4vpn0aslxAI6nlyThWdG.1

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October 16 & 17 Convening

Eugene, 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

Hotel provided, dinner on your own

Morning session (8:30 to 12:15)

SEL Basics, part 2 with bob

Lunch

Provided

Afternoon session (1 to 3:30)

Afternoon session, closing, and looking ahead

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Big changes

Goodbye Basecamp, hello WordPress (blogs.oregonstate.edu/sellc)

Early External Observations Oct 20 - Nov 21 (Dec 1-12 backup)

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

New event locations (Eugene Athletic Club and Salishan)

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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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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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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Eugene area

Portland Metro area

Eastern Oregon

1 day mini-conference with 2+ workshops

1 day mini-conference with 2+ workshops

1 day mini-conference with 2+ workshops