The SEL Program Adoption Roadmap
5 Mistakes Well-Intended K-12 School Leaders Make That Lead to: Teacher Burnout, Thousands of $ in Wasted Budgets, and Programs Abandoned By December.
(Even If You're Followed the Steps in a District-Approved Program to a T)
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Ever wonder why your SEL program looked perfect on paper but crashed in real classrooms?
My name is Lizzie Shander, and I have worked in the education space for over 13 years. I've implemented many building-wide initiatives during that time, and I've learned there's a huge difference between programs that look good in theory and ones that actually work in practice.Here's what happens when you get it right:
✅ Retain the teachers who actually care about students (instead of losing them to frustration from implementing program after program without seeing results)
✅ Turn your SEL budget into visible wins (not another "failed initiative" that gets quietly shelved)
✅ Create lasting culture change (rather than watching programs quietly fade when the initial excitement wears off)
Ready to finally create lasting SEL change in your building?
Here’s a sneak peek at what’s been going wrong:
Mistake #1: Why getting more buy-in might actually be sabotaging your SEL implementation.Mistake #2: Why teachers are excited about SEL in September but have completely abandoned it by December.Mistake #3: Why students get confused moving between classrooms even though every teacher attended the same training in August.Mistake #4: Why who's doing the SEL work in your building matters just as much as the work itself.Mistake #5: Why your SEL program becomes a budget cut target even when you know it's making a difference.And most importantly, how to make sure your next program implementation doesn't fall into these same traps.
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