There’s something exciting about a new school year. Even after 25 years of teaching and as a mom to two grown daughters, I still experience the joy (and the butterflies) every August that come with new routines, new students, and new possibilities.
But that excitement also brings big emotions, for kids and adults.
Helping children understand and navigate those emotions is exactly what Frameworks of Tampa Bay exists to do. By partnering with trusted adults, like parents, family members, teachers, and youth development professionals, we can ensure every child is equipped to be the kind, collaborative, and capable citizens we know they can be. And when children know how to manage their emotions, they are better prepared to learn and thrive, too.
During the 2026-27 school year, Frameworks will help more than 8,500 students build the emotional intelligence skills needed for lifelong success.
Together with our partners and generous supporters, we are working to accomplish five core objectives this school year.
Five Ways We’ll Expand Emotional Intelligence During the 2026-27 School Year
We have a bold vision to ensure emotional intelligence is practiced everywhere young people live and learn. This year, we’re working to equip more children across Tampa Bay with essential EQ skills by achieving the following objectives:
Check out this short video to hear more about our plans for the school year and why your partnership is essential to supporting children and teens across Tampa Bay.
Helpful Resources for Parents & Teachers
At Frameworks, we know a new school year brings a lot of change at once, including new teachers, new classmates, and new routines. We’ve prepared a few resources to help you and the children you care about adjust and thrive.
As Tampa Bay’s resource for all things emotional intelligence, Frameworks is here to support you – parents, teachers, mentors, and youth organizations – with strategies, practical tools, and customized programming for the kids you care about through every age and stage of their journey. Please contact us anytime if you need support in modeling and teaching emotional intelligence, now and always.
Here’s to a great school year ahead. Thank you for being part of our shared mission and for championing kind, collaborative, and capable kids.
We Can’t Do This Work Without You
Emotional intelligence is the most important predictor of a child’s success. It’s what enables them to navigate any emotion, conversation, or situation, no matter how difficult. As today’s children face more challenges than any generation before them, your gift to Frameworks of Tampa Bay will expand programming to more schools and reach more students, helping every young person in our community succeed personally, academically, and professionally.
About the Author
Becky Elliott is the CEO of Frameworks of Tampa Bay. As a former teacher and assistant principal, Becky knows firsthand the impact that emotional intelligence skills can have on a young person’s lifelong achievement. With 25 years of experience in education, Becky leads the Frameworks team to help ensure emotional intelligence is practiced everywhere children live and learn. Becky is a Notre Dame and Northwestern alum, a competitive bridge player, and a proud mom of two daughters she raised to be kind before anything else.
