From the brief: "Disruptions to students’ mental and emotional health, social systems of support, and learning environments require a new focus on social and emotional well-being. Although the need to assess students’ social and emotional well-being in a virtual environment is new, we can still draw from assessments that were developed and validated prior to the pandemic. A comprehensive system for monitoring student well-being should help educators support students in schools and classrooms and allow for tiered referrals for special services. Many validated instruments on social and emotional well-being, learning conditions, and other nonacademic measures are available to schools and districts at no financial cost. Well-being assessments are only effective as part of a larger strategy for supporting students. Some survey questions can have the unintended effect of re-traumatizing, stigmatizing, or marginalizing students. Schools and districts are encouraged to use the resources in the previous sections, but those who wish to design their own surveys should be mindful of equity concerns."