La Jolla Cluster hears ways schools are supporting students’ social and emotional learning
Members of the La Jolla Cluster Association hear feedback and actions addressing students’ social-emotional learning at the group’s Jan. 21 meeting.
(Elisabeth Frausto)
Jan. 26, 2021 8 AM PT
As the first half of the school year was drawing to a close, the La Jolla Cluster Association, a nonprofit organization formed to promote and advocate for the five La Jolla public schools in the San Diego Unified School District, heard the various ways in which the schools are addressing the social and emotional needs of their students.
At the cluster’s Jan. 21 meeting, principals and counselors discussed the resources and methods being used to support social-emotional learning, or SEL, which parents have cited as a concern while students are learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
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