Agenda Item
c. Department of Exceptional Education ~ Instructional Resources (Not to exceed $1,100,000) ~ Updated 8.7.2025
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Norman Sauce III, Chief of Student Services, Division of Student Services
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the Department of Exceptional Education’s Instructional Resources with Frog Street, Goalbook-Enome, and News2You dba Everway. These vendors have been identified to provide supplemental instructional resources for special education teachers and students supported through the Division Student Services, for more than $100,000.00 per vendor but not to exceed a total contracted amount of $­­1,100,000.
Why: According to Board Policy IFA-Instructional Materials and Content, the District must provide access to instructional resources including, but not limited to, textbooks and supplemental materials.
The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is seeking to purchase supplemental instructional resources, to advance the mission, vision, and values by (a) improving access to meaningful content, (b) increasing awareness of sound instructional practices, (c) providing technological assets that promote creativity, connections, and innovation, and (d) engaging students in rigorous activities/assessments.
Details: Three (3) vendors have been carefully vetted and identified to ensure the selected instructional resources provide equity and access to support the full and rigorous implementation of the DCSD curriculum at all grade levels among the school district’s diverse student population. The three (3) selected vendors are: Frog Street, Goalbook-Enome and News2You (Everway).
Financial impact: The total contract amount will not exceed $1,100,000.
Charge codes:
Exceptional Education
Goalbook-Enome
404.2100.553200.05021.7340.2824.8010.094.2026
News2You-Everway
404.1000.553200.05821.7950.2820.1625.094.2026
Preschool-100.1000.553200.00011.7340.2021.8010.094.0000
Frogstreet
404.1000.561000.05821.7950.2820.1625.094.2026
Contact: Presented by: Dr. Norman C. Sauce III, Chief of Student Services, Division of Student Services
Mrs. Kiana King, Executive Director of Exceptional Education, Division of Student Services
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
FROG STREET THREES
Scope and Sequence
Frog Street Threes
Scope and Sequence
Themes Phonological
Phonological Letter
Letter Word of the Math
Awareness Knowledge
Knowledge Week
Theme 1 √ sentence letters in names Wk 1: awesome ▪ fantástico Attributes
Awesome Me segmentation Wk 2: ecstatic ▪ muy contento Wk 1: Introduction
Week 1: Physical Me Wk 3: sociable ▪ sociable Wk 2: Color
Week 2: Feeling Me Wk 4: curious ▪ curioso Wk 3: Shape
Week 3: Social Me Wk 4: Position Words
Week 4: Curious Me
Theme 2 √ sentence Wk 1: C, c, E, e Wk 1: siblings ▪ hermanos Attributes and Spatial
My Family and Friends segmentation Wk 2: G, g, A, a Wk 2: relatives ▪ parientes Relationships
Week 1: Immediate Family √ rhyme awareness Wk 3: P, p, I, i Wk 3: veterinarian ▪ veterinario Wk 1: Sizes and Sounds
Week 2: My Relatives Wk 4: F, f, O, o Wk 4: community ▪ comunidad Wk 2: Colors and Shapes
Week 3: Pets Wk 3: Spatial Relationships
Week 4: My Community Wk 4: Classification
Theme 3 √ syllable Wk 1: R, r, U, u Wk 1: primary colors▪ Classification
Color, Shape and Size segmentation Wk 2: L, l, S, s colores primarios Wk 1: Classifying by Color
Week 1: Color √ rhyme awareness Wk 3: B, b, T, t Wk 2: star ▪ estrella Wk 2: Classifying by Shape
Week 2: Shape Wk 4: D, d, W, w, Ch, ch Wk 3: gigantic ▪ gigantesco Wk 3: Classifying by Size
Week 3: Size Wk 4: classification ▪ Wk 4: Classifying by Multiple
Week 4: Multiple Attributes clasificación Attributes
Theme 4 √ sentence and Wk 1: J, j, N, n, ñ Wk 1: cautious ▪ prudente Patterns
Safe and Healthy Me syllable Wk 2: H, h, M, m Wk 2: germs ▪ microbios Wk 1: AB Patterns
Week 1: Safe Me segmentation Wk 3: V, v, X, x Wk 3: nutritious ▪ nutritivo Wk 2: AB Patterns
Week 2: Healthy Me √ rhyme awareness Wk 4: K, k, Q, q Wk 4: exercise ▪ ejercitarse Wk 3: ABC Patterns
Week 3: Eating Well Wk 4: AAB Patterns
Week 4: Active Me
Theme 5 √ syllable Wk 1: Y, y, Z, z Wk 1: tales ▪ cuentos Patterns and One-to-One
Favorite Tales and Rhymes segmentation Wk 2: A, a, C, c, E, e, G, g, P, p, Wk 2: make-believe ▪ fantasía Correspondence
Week 1: Hen Tales √ rhyme awareness Ch, ch Wk 3: manners ▪ modales Wk 1: AB, ABC, AAB Patterns
Week 2: Mouse Tales Wk 3: F, f, I, i, O, o, R, r, U, u Wk 4: rhyme ▪ rima Wk 2: Vertical, Horizontal,
Week 3: Tales of Three Wk 4: L, l, S, s, B, b, T, t, D, d and Circular Patterns
Week 4: “Jack” Rhymes Wks 3-4:.One-to-One
Correspondence
Frog Street Threes Scope and Sequence
Frog Street Threes Scope and Sequence
FROG STREET THREES
Scope and Sequence
Themes Phonological Letter Word of the Math
Awareness Knowledge Week
Theme 6 √ syllable Wk 1: N, n, ñ, M, m, H, h, X, x, Wk 1: creative ▪ creativo One-to-One Correspondence
Creative Me segmentation V, v Wk 2: recycle ▪ reciclar Wks 1-4: One-to-One
Week 1: Things Kids Do √ rhyme awareness Wk 2: K, k, Q, q, Y, y, Z, z, C, c, Wk 3: predict ▪ predecir Correspondence
Week 2: Recycled Treasures √ alliteration Ch, ch Wk 4: architect ▪ arquitecto
Week 3: Experimenting Wk 3: E, e, G, g, A, a, P, p, I, i
Week 4: Designing/Building Wk 4: F, f, O, o, U, u, R, r, L, l
Theme 7 √ sentence and Wk 1: S, s, B, b, T, t, D, d, W, w Wk 1: travel ▪ viajar Order and Sequence
On the Go syllable Wk 2: J, j, M, m, N, n, ñ, H, h, Wk 2: axle ▪ eje Wk 1: Order/Sequence by Size
Week 1: Places Kids Go segmentation X, x Wk 3: aviator ▪ aviador Wk 2: Order/Sequence by
Week 2: Wheels √ rhyme awareness Wk 3: V, v, K, k, Q, q, Y, y, Z, z Wk 4: harbor ▪ puerto Position
Week 3: Wings √ alliteration Wk 4: C, c, E, e, G, g, A, a, P, p Wk 3: Order/Sequence by Size
Week 4: Water and Position
Wk 4: Order/Sequence by
Quantity
Theme 8 √ sentence and Wk 1: A, a, S, s, C, c, B, b Wk 1: entomologist ▪ Numeration
Amazing Critters syllable H, h, O, o, E, e, A, a entomólogo Wk 1: Numeration 1-3
Week 1: Crawling Critters segmentation Wk 2: F, f, B, b, M, m, D, d, L, l Wk 2: metamorphosis ▪ Wk 2: Numeration 1-4
Week 2: Flying Critters √ rhyme awareness M, m, L, l, A, a, P, p, C, c metamorfosis Wk 3: Numeration 1-5
Week 3: Hopping Critters √ alliteration Wk 3: G, g, C, c, F, f, S, s Wk 3: serenade ▪ serenata Wk 4: Numeration 1-5
Week 4: Scaly & Slithering Critters G, g, A, a, C, c, S, s Wk 4: slither ▪ reptar
Wk 4: S, s, C, c, I, i, L, l, W, w
S, s, C, c, I, i, L, l, G, g
Theme 9 √ sentence and Wk 1: E, e, T, t, Z, z, L, l, M, m Wk 1: habitat ▪ hábitat Numeration
Animals syllable E, e, T, t, C, c, L, l, M, m Wk 2: onomatopoeia ▪ Wk 1: Zero and Subtraction
Week 1: Zoo Animals segmentation Wk 2: H, h, C, c, D, d, G, g, P, p onomatopeya Wk 2: Numeration 6-9 (for
Week 2: Farm Animals √ rhyme awareness C, c, V, v, P, p, Ch, ch, G, g Wk 3: underwater ▪ bajo el agua exposure)
Week 3: Ocean Animals √ alliteration Wk 3: W, w, F, f, D, d, C, c, S, s Wk 4: big top ▪ carpa de circo Wk 3: Introduction to Addition
Week 4: Circus Animals B, b, P, p, D, d, C, c, T, t Wk 4: Review
Wk 4: T, t, S, s, E, e, B, b, D, d
T, t, F, f, E, e, O, o, P, p
Frog Street Threes Scope and Sequence EXH1892