Rethink SEL
What’s Holding Your Students Back?
SEL is associated with lower rates of risky behaviors, such as substance use and teen pregnancy, and can decrease dropout rates by 5-12%
– Kautz, et al, 2015
1 in 5 students reports being bullied, and almost 75% of school shootings can be linked to bullying
-National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019
SEL skills predict higher math and ELA scores. When a student moves one standard deviation higher relative to their peers in growth mindset, math scores tend to increase by an additional 7.97%-25.06% of the average
– PACE, 2020
SEL improves attendance. A one standard deviation increase in SEL (? metric) is associated with attending between 0.03 and 0.11 additional days of school
– PACE, 2020
K-12 SEL instruction can reduce behavioral, psychological, and substance abuse problems in adult hood by 10%
– Durlak, et al, 2011
83% of high school students from a strong SEL school reported that their school did a good job preparing them for success after high school compared to 13% of students from schools with less developed SEL programs
– DePaoli, Atwell, Bridgeland, & Shriver, 2018












How Rethink SEL Solves Problems
School climates and environments that support the well-being of educators, staff and students
- On-demand video-based training modules designed to support and improve the social and emotional well-being of all adult learners
- Extension resources provide deeper dives into topics for expanded knowledge
- Includes practice and application exercises perfect for professional learning communities
- Quizzes at the end of each topic to check for understanding
- Ability to assign topics and track progress
PD modules are accessible to teachers and on-demand. The succinct, content driven modules have applications for students, peer and parent relationships.
Supporting students’ social and emotional development is imperative. Multiple studies have demonstrated that addressing social and emotional skills has important benefits on life outcomes. Students who receive SEL instruction are less likely to have mental health disorders, use illegal substances, be arrested, or become involved with the juvenile justice system.
The Rethink Ed evidence-based SEL program includes:
- Professional Learning Series supporting SEL for all adults
- 5, 10 and 15 minute student lesson options for maximum flexibility
- Incident data reporting
- Grades 3-12 CASEL-aligned assessments connected to instruction
- K-12 CASEL aligned multi-tiered lessons
- Interactive Student Center
- Family Portal
- Available in English and Spanish

Rethink Ed SEL provides assessments designed to understand and support the development of students’ SEL skills. Developed by industry leaders, each assessment uses positively phrased items to protect against discouraging students, and measures concrete, observable, and malleable behaviors that can be impacted by instruction and practice. The assessment items emphasize proactive academic, career, and citizenship behaviors.

Assessment features include:
- Available to students in grades 3-12
- Pre and Post student surveys completed within 15 minutes
- Items administered/collected online
- Provides three types of reports with actionable feedback to align with Rethink Ed student lessons and Professional Development Series:
- Individual (Student)
- Aggregate (Group Summaries)
- Roster (List of Student Results)
- Reports include an overall SEL competency scale score and norm-reference statistics
- A featured individual/aggregate growth report for students who take the inventory more than once
Rethink Ed offers an intuitive suite of data collection tools that enable administrators and educators to evaluate student behavior outcomes, such as number of office referrals, detentions, suspensions, expulsions and restraints. Dashboards, detailed graphs and progress reports facilitate the use of meaningful data to inform effective decision-making.

Data can be recorded on:
Behavior Outcomes:
- Number of occurrences of specific challenging behaviors
- Number of suspensions and expulsions
- Number of restraints
- Number of office referrals
- Number of detentions
Meet Our Experts

Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D.

Steven Tobias, Psy.D.

David Adams, M.Ed.

Christina Cipriano, Ph.D. Ed.M.

Joseph V. Erardi, Jr. Ph.D.

Kristen Hopkins, CEO/Author, Dangers of the Mind

Joshua Hendrickson, PhD, LCSW

Chad Rose, Ph.D.

Tia Navelene Barnes, Ph.D.

Meredith Nadeau, M.Ed., CAGS

Amanda M. Cannarella, Ph.D.

Patricia Wright, Ph.D., MPH, BCBA-D

Christa M Tinari, MA

Christina Whalen, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Blaise Aguirre, MD

Mona Potter, MD

Joseph Ferrito, Psy.D.

Phylicia Henry, Director of Operations, Courtney’s House

Tina Frundt, Founder, Courtney’s House

Jill Brown, Founder, Generation Text Online

Cherie Azodi, Ph.D.

Travis Pantiel, LMHC, MCAP, CCTP, NCC

Gwen Bass, Ph. D.

Tara Cousineau, Ph. D.

Wendy Baron, MA

Inger Burnett- Zeigler, Ph. D

Jeffery Gardere, Ph. D

Luvelle Brown, Ph.D.

Nancy Lewin, Ph.D.