Developing and articulating clear goals for student social and emotional learning (SEL) involves a number of important steps. This document focuses specifically on the articulation of learning goals (sometimes called "competencies" or "standards" in state and district policy) and suggests a process for those state teams that may be working on this as part of their broader plan to develop policies or guidelines that support development of student social and emotional competencies. This tool should be used in combination with "The Collaborating States Initiative Recommended Process for Developing State Policies and Guidelines to Support Social and Emotional Learning," (ED581611) as well as "Key Features of High-Quality Policies and Guidelines to Support Social and Emotional Learning" (ED581623).