Agenda Item
a. Renewal: Second Step Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Digital Program (Not to exceed $313,821.90)
Summary: Presented by: Kishia K. Towns, Ph.D., Chief of Wrap Around Services, Division of Wrap Around Services
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education approve the renewal to purchase, for one additional year, the Second Step Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Digital Program for the 2026-2027 school year for an amount not to exceed $313,821.90.
Why: Second Step is a comprehensive, classroom-based social skills program designed for students ages 4-14, spanning preschool through middle school. The curriculum is tailored for each grade level and focuses on reducing impulsive, high-risk, and aggressive behaviors while strengthening essential social-emotional competencies. Its core objectives include developing students’ self-regulation, empathy, problem-solving abilities, and overall social-emotional skills. By intentionally building these competencies, the Second Step curriculum supports a positive school climate and culture, contributing to students’ overall well-being, readiness to learn, and long-term success.
Details: Second Step® Elementary Digital (Grades K-5)
• Twenty (20) research-based lessons, taught once per week for 15- to 25-minutes at each grade level.
• Divided into four (4) units: Growth Mindset & Goal Setting, Emotion Management, Empathy & Kindness, and Problem-Solving. DeKalb also uses the optional Bullying and Child Protection (Erin’s Law) Units.
• Eighteen (18) targeted Tier 2 small group lessons.
• Tier 3 resources.
• Assessment Toolkit: Optional, easy-to-use universal screen, teacher referral rubric, and implementation guidance to help educators identify students in need of additional support.
• Interactive and engaging content includes videos, stories, new Brain Builder games, songs, and more.
• Aligned with Georgia ELL and Social Studies Standards
• Program training and school-wide 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; Developing a Positive Sense of Self; Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions; and Managing Relationships & Social Conflict & Recognizing Bullying & Harassment (optional unit DeKalb uses)
• Aligns with Georgia ELL and Social Studies Standards.
• Real Voices videos feature a diverse set of unscripted interviews with students from around U.S.
• Eighteen (18) targeted Tier 2 small group lessons.
• Tier 3 resources.
• Assessment Toolkit: Optional, easy-to-use pre-screeners and implementation guidance to help educators identify students in need of additional support
• Reinforcing content is built-in with 200 engaging 10-to-15-minute advisory activities.
• ParenTeen Connect - both in advisory materials for students and as an at-home family engagement resource featuring candid videos and guidance by leading experts on topics like communication, independence, responsibility and screen time.
• Program training and school-wide implementation support resources are included.
Financial impact: The total not-to-exceed budget of $313,821.90 for the 1-year license renewal will be purchased using funds from the Purchased Professional/Technical Services account code: 100.1000.553200.03111.7370.9990.8010.090.0000.
Contact: Kishia K. Towns, Ph.D., Chief of Wrap Around Services, Division of Wrap Around Services, 678.676.1811
Dr. Shannon Crosslin, Senior Counseling Coordinator & Student Advancement, Division of Wrap Around Services, 404.808.8942
Effective: 08/01/2026
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
1085 Andover Park East
Tukwila, WA 98188 USA Quote
800-634-4449 FAX: 206-343-1445
Quote # 5075176
orders@cfchildren.org
Quote Date 3/5/2026
Quote Expiration Date 5/31/2026
Customer ID 10104711
Bill To Ship To
School Leader/ OP Support Natasha Moon
DeKalb County School System DeKalb County School System
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd
Stone Mountain GA 30083 Stone Mountain GA 30083
United States United States
Requested By Ship To Setup Admin Entered By
Natasha Moon Natasha Moon Name: Natasha Moon Adam Campbell
Email:
natasha_moon@dekalbschoolsga.
org
Item Description Contract Line Start Date End Date Qty Rate Amount
910000 Second Step Program 24137 - 8/19/2026 8/18/2027 109 $2,879.10 $313,821.90
Includes a 10% Discount 910000
$34,869.10 Second Step
Program
8/18/2026
Shipping Method: UPS Ground (UPS)
Your Second Step program License purchase is governed by the applicable License Agreement at:
https://secondstep.org/license-agreements
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Expiration Date: 5/31/2026
1085 Andover Park East
Tukwila, WA 98188 USA Quote
800-634-4449 FAX: 206-343-1445
Quote # 5075176
orders@cfchildren.org
Quote Date 3/5/2026
Quote Expiration Date 5/31/2026
Customer ID 10104711
Item Description Contract Line Start Date End Date Qty Rate Amount
Renewing Sites 191553 - Ronald E McNair Disc Lrng Acad, 209953 - Hambrick Elementary School, 212651 -
Wynbrooke Elementary School, 214703 - Mary McCleod Bethune Middle School, 222222 - Allgood Elementary
School, 222223 - Ashford Park Elementary School, 222224 - Austin Elementary School, 222225 - Avondale
Elementary School, 222226 - Bob Mathis Elementary School, 222227 - Briar Vista Elementary School, 222228 -
Briarlake Elementary School, 222229 - Brockett Elementary School, 222230 - Browns Mill School, 222231 -
Canby Lane Elementary School, 222233 - Cary Reynolds Elem School, 222234 - Cedar Grove Elementary
School, 222235 - Cedar Grove Middle School, 222236 - Chamblee Middle School, 222237 - Champion Theme
Middle School, 222238 - Chapel Hill Elementary School, 222239 - Chapel Hill Middle School, 222240 - Chesnut
Elementary School, 222241 - Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology, 222242 - Columbia
Elementary School, 222243 - Columbia Middle School, 222244 - Dekalb Alternative School, 222245 - DeKalb
Arts Academy, 222246 - Dresden Elementary School, 222247 - Dunaire Elementary School, 222248 -
Dunwoody Elementary School, 222249 - Edward L Bouie Sr Elem School, 222250 - Eldridge Miller Elementary
School, 222251 - Evansdale Elementary School, 222252 - Fernbank Elementary School, 222253 - Flat Rock
Elementary School, 222254 - Flat Shoals Elementary School, 222255 - Freedom Middle School, 222256 -
Hawthorne Elementary School, 222257 - Henderson Middle School, 222258 - Henderson Mill Elem School,
222259 - Hightower Elementary School, 222260 - Huntley Hills Elem School, 222261 - Idlewood Elementary
School, 222262 - Indian Creek School, 222263 - International Community School, 222264 - John Robert Lewis
Elem Sch, 222265 - Jolly Elementary School, 222266 - Kelley Lake Elementary School, 222267 - Kingsley
Elementary School, 222268 - Kittredge Magnet School, 222269 - Laurel Ridge Elementary School, 222270 -
Lithonia Middle School, 222271 - Livsey Elementary School, 222272 - Marbut Theme Elementary School,
222273 - Mclendon Elementary School, 222274 - Midvale Elementary School, 222275 - Miller Grove Middle
School, 222278 - Montclair Elementary School, 222279 - Montgomery Elementary School, 222280 - Murphey
Candler Elem School, 222281 - Narvie J Harris Elem School, 222282 - Oak Grove Elementary School, 222283
- Oak View Elementary School, 222284 - Panola Way Elementary School, 222285 - Peachtree Charter Middle
Sch, 222286 - Pine Ridge Elementary School, 222287 - Pleasantdale Elementary School, 222288 - Princeton
Elementary School, 222289 - Rainbow Elementary School, 222290 - Redan Elementary School, 222291 -
Redan Middle School, 222292 - Rock Chapel Elementary School, 222293 - Rockbridge Elementary School,
222295 - Rowland Elementary School, 222296 - Sagamore Hills Elem School, 222297 - Salem Middle School,
222298 - Sequoyah Middle School, 222299 - Shadow Rock Special Ed Center, 222300 - Shadow Rock
Elementary School, 222301 - Smoke Rise Elementary School, 222302 - Snapfinger Elementary School, 222303
- Stephenson Middle School, 222304 - Stone Mill Elementary School, 222305 - Stone Mountain Elem School,
222306 - Stone Mountain Middle School, 222307 - Stoneview Elementary School, 222308 - Toney Elementary
School, 222309 - Tucker Middle School, 222310 - Vanderlyn Elementary School, 222311 - Wadsworth Magnet
School, 222312 - Woodridge Elementary School, 222313 - Woodward Elementary School, 222314 - Druid Hills
Middle School, 222315 - Early Learning Center, 222316 - Doraville United Elementary School, 222317 -
Peachcrest Elementary School, 222318 - Fairington Elementary School, 222319 - Oakcliff Elementary School,
222320 - Robert Shaw Theme Elem School, 222321 - Eagle Woods Academy, 222322 - International Student
Center, 222434 - Dekalb Academy of Technology & Environment, 222435 - Dekalb Path Academy, 222436 -
Dekalb Preparatory Academy, 222437 - Globe Academy, 222439 - Tapestry Public Charter School, 222440 -
Museum School Avondale Estates, 222444 - Mcnair Middle School, 222455 - Leadership Preparatory Academy
Shipping Method: UPS Ground (UPS)
Your Second Step program License purchase is governed by the applicable License Agreement at:
https://secondstep.org/license-agreements
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Expiration Date: 5/31/2026
1085 Andover Park East
Tukwila, WA 98188 USA Quote
800-634-4449 FAX: 206-343-1445
Quote # 5075176
orders@cfchildren.org
Quote Date 3/5/2026
Quote Expiration Date 5/31/2026
Customer ID 10104711
Total Before Discount $348,691.00
Discount ($34,869.10)
Shipping & Handling $0.00
Sales Tax $0.00
TOTAL $313,821.90
Please remit in US Funds.
Make check payable to: Committee for Children
*Sales tax rates are based on the ship to
address. All rates are estimates until shipped. If
tax was included in this quote and your
organization is state sales tax exempt, email
your state sales tax exemption ID and certificate
to orders@cfchildren.org.
Shipping Method: UPS Ground (UPS)
Your Second Step program License purchase is governed by the applicable License Agreement at:
https://secondstep.org/license-agreements
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Expiration Date: 5/31/2026