The perceptions of elementary teachers toward social emotional learning (SEL) programs.

1. How and in what ways do teachers believe SEL programs benefit students? RQ 2. How do teachers feel about teaching SEL programs? RQ 3. What are teachers’ beliefs about applying SEL in their classroom? 2. Purpose Statement: The purpose of this study is to determine the overall effectiveness of taking Algebra I in seventh grade in Florida private schools through analysis of math achievement scores. RQ 1. How does a student’s final grade in Algebra I in seventh grade correlate to national percentile score on the Terra Nova math assessment? RQ 2. What is the relationship between the grade in which students take Algebra and Terra Nova math scores? RQ 3. How does the implementation of Algebra in seventh grade affect student performance on math achievement on standardized testing?