Created in 2007 by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), The Pennsylvania Key implements the work and supports the policies developed and managed by OCDEL. Learn More. >
Created in 2007 by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), The Pennsylvania Key implements the work and supports the policies developed and managed by OCDEL. Learn More. >SEL PQA focuses on observable practices in programs where school-age children interact with each other, adults, and their environments in the following domains:
SEL PQA can be used in center or school-based settings including full day out of school time and before and after school sites serving children in grades K-12.
Information gathered during a SEL PQA assessment can be used by the program to help identify strong classroom practices and structures that are in place to support the social and emotional learning of school-age age children, as well as to identify potential areas for growth. The information gathered can also be used to identify staff professional development needs and help create the program’s continuous quality improvement plan.
External SEL PQA assessments are conducted by a reliable SEL PQA assessor from the Program Quality Assessment (PQA) team. Assessment times can range from one to three hours.
Internal SEL PQA assessments are conducted by the program’s internal assessment (IA) team. The program’s IA team partners with the Quality Coach and SEL PQA Assessor when planning for and conducting internal assessment and when analyzing the information collected during the internal assessment process. A team leader observes and takes notes, including anecdotal records, to gather classroom data. The internal assessment process includes at least one hour of classroom observation. See How to Conduct an Internal Assessment Using the SEL PQA for detailed information on using SEL PQA for internal assessment.
