For Minnesota Schools

Deliver Minnesota’s SEL benchmarks with GRiT.

Minnesota provides statewide SEL competencies and grade-band benchmarks. GRiT teaches them K–12 — with the data to show growth.

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The framework

What Minnesota provides

Minnesota Department of Education — SEL competencies & grade-band benchmarks
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The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) provides statewide social-emotional learning competencies with grade-band benchmarks, developed to mirror the format of the state’s academic standards.

They give districts a common framework for building SEL into the school day. GRiT delivers that framework as a sequenced, measurable curriculum from kindergarten through college.

The five SEL competencies
Self-awarenessSelf-managementSocial awarenessRelationship skillsResponsible decision-making
How GRiT delivers it

Minnesota’s competencies, taught through GRiT

Self-awareness & self-management
GRiT's brain-based tools teach students to name and regulate the stress response — emotional intelligence as a set of usable skills.
Social awareness & relationship skills
GRiT's relational intelligence core is exactly this: reading people, communicating clearly, and repairing conflict.
Responsible decision-making
Identity and self-leadership work connects values to choices, so decisions come from principle, not impulse.
Measuring it
GRiT Compass tracks growth across five dynamics in real time — turning SEL from an activity into reportable outcomes.
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Why Minnesota schools choose GRiT

Built for the requirement, not bolted on

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Neuroscience-based

Not a feelings worksheet. GRiT teaches how the brain and stress response work, as tools students actually use.

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Measured in real time

GRiT Compass shows growth across five dynamics, so Minnesota leaders can report impact, not just activity.

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Live in under a week

Grade-banded for K–12 through college, with a light weekly footprint that fits the school day.

Since using GRiT

Measurable shifts in weeks

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Growth mindset
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Relational intelligence
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Attendance
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Fewer disciplinary referrals
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Does Minnesota have SEL standards?

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) provides statewide social-emotional learning competencies with grade-band benchmarks, developed to mirror the format of the state's academic standards.

What are Minnesota's SEL competencies?

Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.

Does GRiT deliver Minnesota's SEL benchmarks?

Yes. GRiT teaches all five competencies from kindergarten through college as a sequenced, measurable curriculum, with growth tracked in GRiT Compass.

Bring GRiT to your Minnesota district

Deliver MDE’s SEL benchmarks with a program that’s live in under a week — and shows the growth.

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Reflects Minnesota Department of Education social-emotional learning benchmarks as of 2026, provided for general information and not as legal advice. Confirm current guidance with the Minnesota Department of Education.