7 Mindsets

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SELect

Indicates that a program demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at improving student outcomes at the highest level, supports students’ social and emotional growth through all five competencies, and offers multi-year programming. For a full list of SELect student outcomes see SELect designation.

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    Program description

    7 Mindsets provides a lesson-based approach supported by organizational strategies. The program offers programming for grades Pre-K-12. A CASEL-approved evaluation demonstrates evidence of effectiveness for Grades 1–5. Delivered through an online platform, the program includes 30 unique lessons per grade. Translated instructional, implementation, and family engagement resources are available in Spanish.

    Strategies supporting educational equity

    7 Mindsets features strategies for understanding context, working with bias, youth action projects, and customizing for context. This includes professional learning that helps educators understand students’ identities, cultures, experiences, and communities; adult reflection on how bias influences instruction and interactions; student projects that examine inequities and develop collaborative solutions to school and community problems; and guidance for adapting lessons, examples, accommodations, and instructional practices to students’ local contexts and needs.

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        • SEL lessons
        • Instructional practices
        • Relationship building
        • Positive classroom management
        • SEL generalization
        • Shared agreements
        • Systemic support for SEL
        • Adult SEL
        • Group structures
        • Peer mentoring
        • Student supports
        • Service-learning
        • Community partnerships
        • Community volunteer activities
        • Family Intervention Component
        • School Involvement
        • Activities and Resources for Home
        • Individualized Communication
      • Onsite in-person training
      • Virtual training
      • Offsite training
      • Train the trainer model
      • Administrator support
      • Coaching
      • Technical assistance
      • Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
      • Online resource library
      • Self-report tools for monitoring implementation
      • Observational tools
      • Tools for measuring student success

    Evidence of effectiveness

    Results from a quasi-experimental study conducted in the 2022-23 academic year (unpublished report written in 2025) supported the effectiveness of 7 Mindsets for public school students. This evaluation included students in 1st-5th grades from 110 elementary schools in the U.S. Southeast region (29.9% white, 20.3% Black/African American, 37% Hispanic/Latinx; 77.7% free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL)). The study found that 4th and 5th grade students who participated in the program had significantly higher ratings of self-efficacy relative to students in the comparison group (n = 15,140). First and 2nd grade students who participated in the program had significantly higher Star English Language test scores relative to students in the comparison group (n = 2,480). However, students in the comparison group reported a lower sense of physical and emotional safety relative to students in “Silver” schools using the program (n = 15,140). All analyses controlled for outcome pretest, student sex, ethnicity, disability status, and eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch.

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    • Evidence shown in grades
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      School characteristics
        • Rural
        • Urban
        • Suburban
        • Southeast
      Student characteristics
      • Black / African American
      • Hispanic / Latinx
      • White
      Percentage Low Income
      • Eligible for FRPL: 78%
      Study design type
      • QE
      Greater than 350 students included in study design type
      • Yes
      Multiple school districts included at study design type
      • No
      • Improved academic performance
      • Reduced emotional distress
      • Improved identity development and agency
      • Reduced problem behaviors
      • Improved school climate
      • Improved school connectedness
      • Improved social behaviors
      • Improved teaching practices
      • Improved other SEL skills and attitudes

    How does 7 Mindsets support SEL implementation across multiple settings?

    “7 Mindsets improves attendance, reduces behavior incidents, and strengthens academics by transforming Core Culture through a shared language and way of being (ESSA Level 2). Adults model the mindsets, students build CASEL competencies through PreK-12 and Tier 1-3 (MTSS) instruction, measure growth, and daily practices bring it all to life across school, home, and community.”

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