In Their Own Words
Don’t hurt someone’s feelings, don’t lie, be kind, don’t let someone be left out. That’s what ‘SECOND STEP’ means to me.
-Elementary school student
SECOND STEP
A Violence Prevention Curriculum
STEPS TO RESPECT
A Bullying Prevention Program
TALKING ABOUT TOUCHING
A Personal Safety Curriculum
WOVEN WORD
Early Literacy for Life
Dramatic Results in LAUSD
Los Angeles schools are implementing the SECOND STEP program district-wide. Florence Griffith-Joyner Elementary’s Principal John Sayers and Assistant Principal Nieves Rascón report that, in the three years since joining LAUSD’s SECOND STEP Model Schools program, they have had drop in discipline referrals of over 75 percent.
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The SECOND STEP program has improved the culture of many schools, as LAUSD’s SECOND STEP Model Schools program demonstrates. Read more about their high-quality implementation.
Resources for Educators
Get Funding for Programs on the Lists
The SECOND STEP program is listed as an approved program by the U.S. Department of Education, CASEL, SAMHSA, and more. Find out more about the lists and funding.
Finish 2008 with a Training!
There are still Training for Trainers spots available in Seattle, Austin, and New Orleans for our SECOND STEP middle school and elementary school programs. Learn more about trainings.
Pre/K Assessment Tools
Assess your Pre/K students’ social and emotional abilities and screen for behavior concerns with the DECA kit.
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Download a free alignment chart (PDF) and see how the SECOND STEP and DECA programs complement each other.