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Recognized as ‘Lighthouse District’ for Social-Emotional Learning Naperville CUSD #203

InMay, AASAannouncedNapervilleCUSD #203asa“Lighthouse” system, servingas amodel to transformAmerica’seducation system. Naperville’semphasisonsocial- emotional learning (SEL)was recognizedby apanel of independent education leaders fromacross the country. This story isaneditedand condensed versionof an IASAPodcastwith Dan Bridges onhowtheschool district has embeddedSEL into theschool day. Clickhere for entire podcast.

Canyoustart out by introducingyourself andprovidingsomebackground information about your district? I really appreciate the opportunity to share a little bit about Naperville CUSD #203 and the work that we’re doing. I am beginning my 11th year here in Naperville. Naperville is in suburban Chicago, about 30 miles west of the city. We serve about 16,500 students in 23 different schools. Tellmeabout the journeyyour district has beenon toearn theuniquedistinctionof beingnamedaLighthouseDistrict? It is something we’re proud of and celebrating because it shines a spotlight on the work our district has been doing around social-emotional learning.

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