Resources

Student and staff well-being is essential to a range of outcomes associated with school success, from academic attainment to positive school engagement and motivation.

While many state education agencies have been implementing well-being initiatives for years, other states now recognize the need to amplify these efforts in an era of growing inequities and intensifying needs, exacerbated by the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CCSSO’s Advancing and Sustaining Student and Staff Well-Being Initiatives: A Resource Guide for States, developed in partnership with WestEd, provides state leaders an overview of five actions necessary to establish lasting, effective student and staff well-being initiatives. For each action, the guide includes relevant context, suggested strategies, additional considerations, and resources to help carry out the action.