✏️Back-To-School: Setting Students Up for Success

Updates from The BELE Network [View this email in your browser]( Dear BELE Partners, The start of a new school year is a time of hope, a chance for students to start fresh and for educators to determine how they will lay the foundation for their students’ success in the coming year and beyond. As public schools across the country face real challenges, like historically low test scores and signs of declining mental health among young people, there are also countless bright spots – places where students, educators, families, support organizations, and communities are together forging a path toward more equitable and effective student experiences and outcomes. The Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL)’s new report, “[Education Equity in Action: Bright Spots,]( highlights four initiatives in K-12 education that are showing promising results by focusing on the science of learning and development, centering student experiences, and prioritizing equitable resource allocation. - Kingmakers of Oakland partners with students, educators, schools, and communities to improve learning conditions for young Black male students through culturally relevant curricula, programs outside of classroom settings, and more. - Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS) works with high schools nationwide to identify and enroll low-income students and students of color in rigorous, college- and career-aligned courses, giving them opportunities to build skills for a successful academic and civic life. - Mineola Public Schools in Nassau County, New York, focuses on how students’ brains learn and grow with hard work and an aligned, supportive learning environment. - Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) partners with school systems across the country to realign existing resources by focusing on building relationships and using data to understand and strengthen students’ experiences in school. As we welcome students back to school, let’s look to and learn from bright spots like these to show what’s possible when equitable learning environments are prioritized so all students can thrive. In Partnership, Levi Bohanan Consultant, Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University Molly Gurny Senior Director of Legal Strategy and Policy, CPRL [Read the full report here]( Back-to-School Find practical resources and guides below to help set students up for success in the new school year. Back-to-School Nights — A Missed Opportunity | CASEL Back-to-school nights or open houses are an opportunity to build a community between educators and families to support students. Karen VanAusdal, Melissa Schlinger, and Tyrone Martinez-Black from CASEL offer tips for educators to keep in mind as they welcome families back-to-school and form relationships. Read the blog post [here](. Well-Organized Classroom | Learning Condition Guide | UChicago Consortium on School Research and PERTS A well-organized classroom helps students stay motivated and learn more effectively. Designed to support Cultivate and Elevate users or educators interested in improving learning conditions, this guide introduces research, principles, practices, and measures to establish systems and routines at the start of the school year that contribute to a well-organized classroom. Find it [here](. Design Principles for Schools: Five Tools to Help You Build Trusting Relationships with Your Students | Turnaround for Children Building healthy relationships throughout the school year between students and educators is central to learning, engagement, motivation, and stress management. Turnaround for Children developed a guide with five resources to do just that, including tools for reflection and analysis. Read it [here](. Submit to the BELE Network Newsletter We’re always looking for new content from the BELE Network to include in the newsletter. Please share any relevant news, upcoming events, or case studies with us from your organization that you would like to share with the BELE Network. To submit, complete the form [here](. New to BELE? Start Here [The BELE Framework: A Guide to Building Equitable Learning Environments]( We may have inherited a public education system that nurtures racial and class-based inequities, but it is ours to redesign. The BELE Network created a framework that gives educators, administrators, and policymakers the tools that are needed to create an equitable learning environment. 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