Westbury, NY-Schoolbeat has released a new case study developed in collaboration with Westbury Union Free School District, highlighting the impact of a counselor-led social-emotional learning (SEL) implementation at Powells Lane Elementary.
The case study examines implementation from Fall 2024 through Spring 2025 and documents how school counselors led the rollout, building strong teacher buy-in while significantly reducing instructional burden. Educators reported that ease of teaching SEL improved from a baseline score of 5.0 to a sustained 10.0, reflecting fewer disruptions, reduced prep time, and increased confidence delivering instruction.
Student outcomes showed equally strong gains. Emotion management scores increased from 3.0 to 8.7, while learning readiness rose from 4.0 to 9.7. Counselors also observed improvements in empathy, peer relationships, conflict resolution, classroom behavior, and attendance.
According to the case study, success was driven by a counselor-anchored implementation model, Schoolbeat’s plug-and-play lesson design, and the use of student voice through daily emotional check-ins and interactive video scenarios. Together, these elements allowed SEL to be embedded into daily instruction rather than added on as a separate initiative.
The full case study highlights how a collaborative, low-lift approach to SEL can deliver measurable improvements for both educators and students while supporting sustainable, district-ready implementation.
Click here to read the case study.
About Schoolbeat
Schoolbeat is a unified social-emotional learning (SEL) platform designed to make SEL plug-and-play for teachers and highly engaging for students. Built to fit seamlessly into the school day, Schoolbeat supports Tier 1 instruction while extending into Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions, daily emotional check-ins, and universal screening within an MTSS framework. Schoolbeat helps districts quickly improve school culture & climate while accessing real-time student wellness data. Districts using Schoolbeat see improved outcomes related to behavior, attendance, and overall student well-being, without adding to educator workload.
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