District recommends $55,949.28 three-year SEL subscription to standardize social-emotional learning

District staff recommended purchasing a social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum to create consistent SEL instruction across grades.

Unidentified Speaker 2 explained the recommendation followed a pilot and multiple curriculum-committee meetings. The proposed purchase is a three-year subscription priced at $55,949.28. Staff emphasized the district will not abruptly replace teachers' materials upon approval; rather, the plan is phased implementation with training and fidelity monitoring. Speaker 2 also urged sensitivity to student privacy and suggested language in publication materials to emphasize therapy and culture-building elements.

The presenter framed the purchase as supporting district goals adopted during the 2023–24 school year to provide resources and training for social and emotional well-being and to explore improvements in SEL implementation and curriculum. The board asked no further substantive questions in the recorded segment.