Agenda Item
a. License Renewal: Second Step SEL Digital Program (Not to exceed $206,811 for a 1 year license)
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Kishia K. Towns, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent of Student Support and Intervention, Division of Equity and Student Empowerment
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the renewal of the Committee for Children Second Step SEL Digital Program license for an amount not to exceed $206,811 for a one(1) year license.
Why: The Second Step SEL Digital Program is a classroom-based social skills program for students in preschool through junior high (ages 4-14 years), with a distinct curriculum for each grade. It is designed to reduce impulsive, high-risk, and aggressive behaviors and increase children's social competence and other protective factors.
Details: Second Step Elementary Digital (Grades K-5)
Twenty (20) research-based lessons, taught once per week for 15-25 minutes at each grade level.
All new modern programs with interactive and engaging content, including video, stories, new Brain Builder games, songs and more.
Divided into four (4) units: Growth Mindset & Goal Setting, Emotion Management, Empathy & Kindness, and Problem-Solving.
Program training and schoolwide implementation support resources are included.
Second Step Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Twenty-six (26) research-based and highly engaging lessons for each distinct grade level.
Taught once per week, 25-minute interactive lessons include videos and game-like activities.
Lessons are divided into four (4) units: Mindsets and Goals; Recognizing Bullying & Harassment; Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions; and Managing Relationships & Social Conflict.
Real Voices videos feature a diverse set of unscripted interviews with students from around the U.S.
Reinforcing content is built-in with two hundred (200) engaging 10 to 15-minute advisory activities.
Financial impact: The Second Step grades K-8 multi-site platform will be funded using general funds from Purchased Prof/Tech Services account number: 100.1000.553200.03111.7370.9990.8010.090.0000,
for an amount not to exceed $206,811.00 for a one (1) year license.
Contact: Dr. Kishia K. Towns, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent of Student Support and Intervention, Division of Equity and Student Empowerment, 678.676.1911
Mrs. Denise Revels, Director of Wrap Around Support Services, Division of Equity and Student Empowerment, 678.676.2011
Dr. Shannon Crosslin, Counseling Coordinator, III of Student Support Services, Division of Equity and Student Empowerment, 678.676.1890
Effective: Upon approval by the Board of Education.
Status: Pending approval by General Counsel
Pacing Guide
Use this guide to plan your schoolwide lesson pacing. Ensuring that all lesson instructors are following an established
Second Step® Elementary teaching schedule helps align schoolwide expectations, promotes effective and sustainable
teaching practices, and improves program outcomes.
☐ Complete this pacing guide with your school’s ☐ Share the completed Pacing Guide with all staff for
intended dates of weekly lesson delivery. alignment across grades.
School Name School Year
WEEK DATE LESSON KINDERGARTEN GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3 GRADE 4 GRADE 5
Unit 1: Growth Mindset & Goal-Setting
1 Lesson 1 We Watch. Time to Pay How to Get Changing Setting a The Right
We Listen. Attention Good at Your Brain Good Goal Goal for Me
We Learn. Something
2 Lesson 2 Why We Pay Everyone Gets What Mistakes Getting Better Making a Plan My Plan
Attention Distracted Tell Us with Practice
3 Lesson 3 Mistakes You Did It! Helpful and More Than Checking Our Changing
Are Okay! Unhelpful Practice Progress My Plan
Thoughts
4 Lesson 4 Practice Helpful We Can Planning for Reflecting On Time to Reflect
Makes Better Thoughts Change Our Practice Our Journey
Thoughts
5 Lesson 5 Let’s Practice We Can Do It! Learn and Make a Ready, Set, My 10-Minute
Performance and Learn! Get Better Practice Plan Goal! Goal
Task
Unit 2: Emotion Management
6 Lesson 6 Sometimes We Noticing Feeling Proud Why The Balanced Strong
Feel Happy Feelings Emotions? Brain Emotions
7 Lesson 7 Sometimes We Sometimes We Feeling How Angry? What Is What Is
Feel Sad Feel Worried Disappointed Rethinking? Stress?
8 Lesson 8 Sometimes We Feeling Calm Help Yourself Take a Break How to Rethink Planning for
Feel Mad Feel Better Change
9 Lesson 9 We Can Feeling Different How Happy? Take Another What Can I
Feel Calm Frustrated Feelings Look Change?
10 Lesson 10 What Are Noticing Clues How Do Strength Rethink It! Making a
Performance They Feeling? You Feel? of Feelings Change
Task
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WEEK DATE LESSON KINDERGARTEN GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3 GRADE 4 GRADE 5
Unit 3: Empathy & Kindness
11 Lesson 11 We Can The Power What’s Kindness and The Same, Empathy in the
Be Kind of Kind Acts Empathy? Friendship But Different Community
12 Lesson 12 Why Ways to Empathy Building a Ask, Listen, What’s the
Kindness? Be Kind in Action Friendship Learn Problem?
13 Lesson 13 Showing Offering Having My Kind of Seeing It A Different
Kindness Kind Acts Empathy Kindness Differently Point of View
14 Lesson 14 Kindness Practicing Empathy Asking Changing Community
at School Kind Acts at School Questions Your Mind Solutions
15 Lesson 15 Demonstrating Demonstrating Empathy and Do Something A New Point Your Solution
Performance Kindness Kind Acts Kindness Kind of View
Task
Unit 4: Problem-Solving
16 Lesson 16 We Can Say How to Say the The Way to STEP by Step A Good Beginning to
the Problem Problem Say a Problem Problem- STEP
Solver
17 Lesson 17 Ready to Solve Was It an Thinking of S: Say the Saying It When?
Problems Accident? Solutions Problem Respectfully Where? Who?
18 Lesson 18 Apologizing Ask for What Which T: Think and Exploring Solutions Web
Can Help You Need Solution? E: Explore Outcomes
19 Lesson 19 Taking Turns We Can Make What Would P: Pick a A Good Let’s Reflect
and Sharing It Better I Want? Solution Solution
20 Lesson 20 We Can Solve Solving Be a Problem- Solving a STEP into Putting It All
Performance Problems Problems Solver Problem Problem- Together
Task Solving
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Pacing Guide
How do I prepare to teach Second Step lessons?
To prepare for each unit: To prepare for teaching each lesson:
(5–10 minutes) (5–10 minutes)
☐ Watch the All-Staff Unit Overview video ☐ Print and read the Prep & Extend.
☐ Review the Unit Plan at the beginning of each new ☐ Print and read the Lesson Plan, which contains
unit for helpful information, including what the unit lesson scripting.
is about, why it matters, and how the concepts and
skills progress across the grades. ☐ For Performance Task Lessons, read the
Performance Task Rubric in the lesson plan
☐ Preview the lesson presentation screens and
other media.
☐ Print a class set of the student handouts,
when applicable.
What do I need to know about Second Step Elementary?
20 lessons Kindergarten–Grade 1 Web-based lessons include
per grade lessons last 15–20 ready-to-use lesson plans
minutes each. with scripting, dynamic
lesson presentations, and
Grades 2–5 lessons last brief daily practice activities.
25–30 minutes each.
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