Charlotte, NC – Opening educationa Riverside Insights company and leading provider of social-emotional skills assessment and intervention solutions, and Committee for childrenThe leading provider of social-emotional curricular programs in the U.S., announced today that they will partner to offer four jointly developed assessments to help schools demonstrate the impact of evidence-based social-emotional programs.
Created from the Aperture DESSA suite, these assessments complement the Committee for Children’s Second step® programs, which are research-based social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula developed to foster SEL in children’s daily lives, both inside and outside of the classroom. By having integrated assessment and curriculum tools, educators can gain valuable insights from reliable, real-time data about the effectiveness of instruction and the impact of SEL curriculum on students.
“As schools introduce social-emotional learning into their curriculum, it is imperative to show how these investments translate into better outcomes for their students. Years of evidence show how Second Step improves critical life skills and mental well-being,” said Vivek Kartha, CEO of Riverside Insights. “We are proud to collaborate with the Committee for Children and contribute to improving student outcomes by aligning our gold standard DESSA assessments with their world-class curriculum.”
The Committee for Children’s Second Step programs, based on research and evidence, include SEL curricula for early learning through middle school, with additional offerings for out-of-school time and for adults. Second Step programs are used in 45,000 schools in all 50 states and reach 26.9 million children worldwide annually. Second Step helps students develop vital skills for success, such as effective communication, resilience, and problem solving. Research shows that teaching these life skills has positive, lasting effects on students, including improved academic performance in areas such as math, reading, and writing.
Aperture’s strengths-based assessments for Second Step are standardized, nationally normed, and exceed professional standards for psychometric rigor. They will allow K-8 educators to assess a student’s social and emotional skills in less than five minutes and offer high school students the ability to self-report. Empowered with their own outcomes, students gain the ability to provide a key voice in their learning and development. Educators can access student data in real time through Aperture’s highly scalable platform, and users will find it easy to navigate between the two companies’ offerings. This collaboration ensures that users can access results aligned with the language of the program and appropriately measure the skills taught through Second Step.
“Our partnership with Aperture allows us to offer our school community partners something they have been looking for: a high-quality assessment tool aligned with their Second Step curriculum,” said Committee for Children Executive Director Andrea Lovanhill. . “By bringing data-driven, easy-to-use DESSA assessments to schools using our Second Step programs, teachers and support staff will have access to data that quickly and reliably illustrates whether students are learning the skills taught through of the program and increasing their skills. , as well as where additional educational support may be needed. “This partnership provides school and district leaders with a validated assessment to identify which classrooms and schools need additional implementation support and gives them a way to evaluate the return on their investment in the Second Step program.”
This first-of-its-kind partnership will support district decision-making as school budgets become tighter and educational leaders look to vendors to demonstrate their products are producing results for students and look for ways to unlock more value. of existing products.
The assessments will be available for Second Step schools to purchase in early 2024. For more information, email [email protected].
About the Committee for Children
Committee for Children is a global nonprofit organization that has advocated for the safety and well-being of children through bullying prevention, child protection, and social-emotional learning for more than 40 years. With a history of action and influence, we are known as leaders in social-emotional education and a force in advocacy, research and innovation in this field. We take a comprehensive approach to SEL, promoting social-emotional well-being from birth to early adulthood, supporting not just classrooms, but entire communities. As our programs impact the lives of more than 26.9 million children annually, we rise to societal challenges to ensure children around the world can thrive. Visit cfchildren.org Learn more.
About Openness Education
Aperture Education has empowered more than 6,500 schools and after-school programs across North America to measure, strengthen, and support social and emotional competence in K-12 youth and educators. The Aperture system includes the DESSA suite of strengths-based assessments, aligned intervention strategies, and robust reporting, all in one easy-to-use digital platform. This system enables educational leaders to make strategic, data-driven decisions to champion mental well-being, support life skills development, and foster stronger communities within their organizations. Aperture has supported more than three million students in their social and emotional growth and continues to develop innovative solutions to focus on the whole child. For more information, visit www.ApertureEd.com.
About Riverside Insights
Riverside Insights, one of the nation’s leading and longest-established developers of research-based assessments, is driven by a powerful mission: to provide insights that help elevate the potential and enrich the lives of students, patients, employees and organizations across the globe. world. For more information visit www.RiversideInsights.com.
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