Building Awareness, Commitment, and Ownership for Social-Emotional Learning in Your School District

Presented by Dr. Danial Boatman, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, Fort Zumwalt School District (MO); and John Barrow, Executive Director of Intervention and Behavior Support, Fort Zumwalt School District (MO)
Moderated by Kelly Truong, Account Director, Panorama Education

Sponsored by Panorama Education

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Whether your district has a long-standing focus on social-emotional learning and whole-child development or is starting new processes and planning, this edLeader Panel helps your team formulate programs to support students and teachers and collaborate with families. Hear from district leadership from Fort Zumwalt School District (MO) on how to achieve success with the magic trifecta of family engagement, strong teacher-student relationships, and student sense of belonging through using data to build interest and buy-in.

Viewers learn about building processes to:

• Take forward lessons from SEL data to plan for the next school year
• Connect families to the district work of supporting the whole child
• Partner with and support principals and problem-solving teams
• Begin high-level SEL and MTSS visioning with a year-by-year progression of work

This recorded edLeader Panel is of interest to K-12 school and district leaders.

About the Presenters

Dr. Dan Boatman currently serves as the executive director for teaching and learning with the Fort Zumwalt School District in O’Fallon, Missouri. Prior to his current position, Dr. Boatman served as an elementary teacher, school counselor, and school principal. He earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education, master’s degree in educational and counseling psychology, and Doctor of Education in school leadership all from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

John Barrow is the executive director of intervention and behavior support for Fort Zumwalt School District (MO). This role includes responsibilities for ongoing improvement of MTSS implementation and collaboration to ensure a continuum of support that integrates social-emotional learning to comprehensively address student needs. As a school psychologist with 26 years of education experience, John has had the opportunity to develop a professional emphasis in systems change, prevention and intervention, data-based continuous improvement/problem-solving processes, and effective collaborative practices.

About the Moderator

Kelly Truong leads work with many of Panorama’s large district clients, including Tulsa Public Schools, Edmond Public Schools, Des Moines Public Schools, Shawnee Mission Public Schools, and Olathe Public Schools.

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Panorama Education partners with K-12 schools and districts across the country to collect and analyze data about social-emotional learning, school climate, family engagement, and more. With research-backed surveys and a leading technology platform, Panorama helps educators act on data and improve student outcomes. Panorama supports 15 million students in 21,000 schools and 1,500 districts across 50 states.