Question 1

What is Schoolbeat?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat is a character skills company for PreK to Grade 12. We build three products, and each one is differentiated on its own. (1) The character skills curriculum is a library of choose-your-own-adventure interactive video lessons that teach character skills for real-world challenges. Students make decisions inside the story; teachers press play. (2) The Daily Wellness Check-in is a 60-second student check-in that turns student state into real-time alerts so teachers and counselors can act in minutes, not weeks. (3) The Universal Screener is the only character skills screener students actually want to take, with age-appropriate domains from 4 (PreK to Grade 2) to 12 (High School). Districts can buy any single product or any combination.

Question 2

Who is Schoolbeat for?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat serves K-12 districts and schools. Teachers use it to deliver character skills in under 15 minutes with zero prep. Counselors use it for Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports and SST documentation. School and district leaders use it for real-time visibility on climate, behavior, attendance, and teacher adoption. Parents have a resource hub to extend the work at home.

Question 3

What grade levels does Schoolbeat serve?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat covers every grade from PreK through Grade 12 with developmentally-appropriate content. Early Elementary focuses on emotion exploration and identification. Elementary uses Netflix-style interactive lessons with discussion prompts and quizzes. Secondary uses a Teen Wellness Panel podcast format with 8 to 12 minute advisory-ready episodes. The Mindfulness mindfulness library is used across all grade bands.

Question 4

What is Schoolbeat's mission?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat's public mission is "Every teacher teaches character skills. Every day." Our vision is to become the most widely used and trusted character skills platform in the world, by making it so easy and effective that it becomes part of every school day. The internal framing is to bring character skills into every classroom, every day, for every student.

Question 5

What makes Schoolbeat different from other character skills program?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat is differentiated product by product, not as a bundle. character skills curriculum: most character skills curricula are scripted lessons or static videos. Schoolbeat lessons are choose-your-own-adventure interactive video where students practice character skills for real-world challenges. They make decisions inside the story, see consequences, and try again. Daily Wellness Check-in: most check-ins generate static reports. Schoolbeat's Check-in routes student state into real-time alerts, so a teacher or counselor can act in minutes rather than wait for a weekly report. Universal Screener: most screeners feel like assessments students endure. Schoolbeat's Screener is the only one students actually want to take, with age-appropriate domains and an authentic format. Districts can adopt any single product on its own.

Question 6

What does "Zero Prep" mean?

Accepted Answer

Zero Prep is a promise of the Schoolbeat character skills curriculum. Teachers don't write the lesson, build the activity, or pull a YouTube clip. The platform provides the choose-your-own-adventure interactive video, the discussion prompts, the CASEL-aligned quiz, the reflective journal, the role play, and the ELA text connection. Teachers press play and facilitate. Most lessons run under 15 minutes. This zero-prep, character skills design is why Val Verde USD's teacher adoption jumped from 8% to 75% mid-year after switching to Schoolbeat.

Question 7

How long is a Schoolbeat lesson?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat lessons are designed to run under 15 minutes. The weekly structure is 15 minutes a day, with Monday for the video lesson, Tuesday for group discussion, Wednesday for quiz and journal, Thursday for ELA text connections, and Friday for role play. Teachers can use one lesson per week or spread the components across the week.

Question 8

What languages does Schoolbeat support?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat supports English, Spanish, and French across the full product. Students can toggle languages in-platform. Text-to-speech is built in for emerging readers. This reflects Schoolbeat's commitment to accessibility for multilingual school communities.

Question 9

What is "Press Play"?

Accepted Answer

"PRESS PLAY. Teach Highly Engaging Character Skills. Zero Prep." is Schoolbeat's headline positioning. It captures the core idea that character skills delivery should not require teachers to plan, build materials, or cobble together resources from the internet. Every lesson is a click-and-play experience with discussion, reflection, and practice built in.

Question 10

What is "Zoom Out, Zoom In, Zoom Act"?

Accepted Answer

Zoom Out, Zoom In, Zoom Act is Schoolbeat's restorative practice framework that lives inside lessons and check-ins. Zoom Out helps students step back and observe what happened before reacting. Zoom In helps them identify and name the specific emotion. Zoom Act helps them choose a constructive response and practice a strategy. The framework is used across grade bands and is the backbone of the restorative classroom approach.

Question 11

What is the Mindfulness Library?

Accepted Answer

The Mindfulness Library is Schoolbeat's on-demand calm-the-room resource. Tagged scenarios include After Lunch, Before a Test, During Transitions, and Morning Reset. Each practice runs in about 5 minutes. The library lives alongside the main lesson catalog and is separate from the 22 Mindfulness mindfulness lessons, which are part of the core curriculum.

Question 12

What is the Teen Wellness Panel?

Accepted Answer

The Teen Wellness Panel is Schoolbeat's secondary-school content format. Instead of instructional video, students listen to podcast episodes recorded with real, unscripted teens. Episodes run 8 to 12 minutes and are advisory-ready. Topics include bullying, identity, screen time, stress, healthy relationships, and responsible decision-making. Built-in discussion and reflection guide the conversation after the episode.

Question 13

What is included in a typical lesson?

Accepted Answer

A full Schoolbeat lesson is a package. At the core is the video: either a Netflix-style interactive scenario (Elementary) or a Teen Wellness Panel podcast (Secondary). Around that are built-in discussion prompts for classroom conversation, a CASEL-aligned quiz to check understanding, a reflective journal entry, a role play to practice the skill, and ELA text connections. Teachers pick which components to use across the week without planning any of them.

Question 14

Is Schoolbeat video-based?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Schoolbeat's character skills curriculum is built on choose-your-own-adventure interactive video, not static or animated lessons. In Grades 2 to 5, students step inside Netflix-style scenarios, make decisions about how characters respond, and see the consequences play out. They practice character skills for real-world challenges (peer pressure, conflict, friendship, bullying, self-esteem). In Middle and High School, lessons shift to the Teen Wellness Panel podcast: real, unscripted teen voices working through identity, screen time, stress, and more. Early Elementary uses interactive modeling videos for emotion exploration and identification. The thread across all formats is peer modeling: kids listen to kids; teens listen to teens. Adult-narrated lessons are not Schoolbeat's format.

Question 15

How does Schoolbeat fit into the school day?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat is designed for real classrooms. The default fit is 15 minutes a day or 1 weekly character skills block of 45 to 60 minutes. Common slots are homeroom, advisory, morning meeting, or specialist rotations. Counselors use it during Tier 2 and Tier 3 small-group sessions. The platform can either replace your current character skills block or complement it, depending on district preference.

Question 16

How many lessons does Schoolbeat have?

Accepted Answer

The Schoolbeat character skills curriculum has approximately 250 interactive video lessons spanning four grade bands: 22 Mindfulness mindfulness activities, 46 Pre-K to Grade 1 lessons, 110 Grades 2 to 5 lessons, and 35 Grades 6 to 12 lessons. approximately 250 total lesson experiences. Every lesson is built around character skills for real-world challenges, delivered as interactive scenarios where students make decisions inside the story. The library covers themes like Bullying, Anxiety, Stress, Healthy Relationships, Resilience, Growth Mindset, Identity, Screen Time, and many more.

Question 17

How many lessons are in each grade band?

Accepted Answer

The Schoolbeat library is organized into four grade bands. Mindfulness (any age): short calming activities for classroom transitions, morning resets, and self-regulation. Pre-K to Grade 1: three-step progression — Explore (basic emotions at different intensities, noticing feelings in the body and everyday experiences), Identify (short scenarios to recognize emotions in self and others), and Apply (interactive stories with choices and consequences). Grades 2 to 5: three categories — Core library (interactive real-life challenge videos), Explore emotions (engaging video lessons for emotional awareness), and Mindfulness. Grades 6 to 12: Teen Wellness Panel episodes, Responsible Decision-Making, stress, identity, and screen time.

Question 18

What is the default weekly lesson structure?

Accepted Answer

The default Schoolbeat scope-and-sequence is a five-day rhythm for one lesson concept: Monday 15 min Interactive Video Modeling, Tuesday 15 min Group Discussion with built-in restorative practice, Wednesday 15 min Quiz and Journal, Thursday 15 min ELA Text Connections, Friday 15 min Role Play. This structure is flexible; many teachers compress the five steps into one 45 to 60 minute weekly block instead.

Question 19

What themes are covered in Pre-K to Grade 1?

Accepted Answer

Pre-K to Grade 1 content is organized into three developmental steps. In Explore, students are introduced to basic emotions and how they can feel at different intensities. Through simple examples, students begin to notice how emotions show up in their bodies, thoughts, and everyday experiences. In Identify, students watch short scenarios and identify how a character may be feeling based on expressions and situations. This helps students practice recognizing emotions in themselves and others. In Apply, students apply what they've learned through interactive stories with choices and consequences. Using familiar situations, students explore emotions, perspectives, and strategies for handling challenges.

Question 20

What themes are covered in Grades 2 to 5?

Accepted Answer

Grades 2 to 5 is the richest grade band with approximately 110 lessons across three categories. Core library contains interactive, choose-your-own-adventure real-life challenge videos where students navigate situations and practice real-world skills. Explore emotions contains engaging video lessons specifically designed to build students' emotional awareness — recognizing, naming, and understanding emotions in themselves and others. Mindfulness contains short calming practices for classroom transitions and self-regulation. Themes include: Respect and Consideration, Healthy Relationships, Healthy Communication, Accepting Difference, Empathy, Cliques and Gossip, Facing Adversity, Self-Esteem, Identity, Bullying, and more.

Question 21

What themes are covered in Grades 6 to 12?

Accepted Answer

Middle and High School covers seven major themes through unscripted Teen Wellness Panel podcast episodes: Identity, Screen Time, Bullying, Responsible Decision Making, Healthy Relationships, Under Pressure, and Stress. Each theme has multiple episodes that run 8 to 12 minutes. The unscripted teen format is designed for advisory and homeroom blocks and lands authentically with older students.

Question 22

What is the Mindfulness?

Accepted Answer

The Mindfulness is Schoolbeat's on-demand mindfulness library with 22 activities. Lessons include movement routines with the character Zoomy, breathing practices, animal-pose warmups, and calming routines. The Mindfulness targets CASEL Self-Awareness and Self-Management. Teachers use it as a transition tool, a morning reset, or a tier-2 calming support for individual students.

Question 23

How many lessons address bullying?

Accepted Answer

Bullying is covered in multiple places. Elementary has a dedicated "Bullying" theme plus a "Bullying 2: Breaking the Cycle" follow-up. Middle and High School has episodes like "Bullied, But Not Broken," "From Bystander to Upstander," "Trolls, Texts and Tactics," and "Bullying Myths Uncovered." Cyberbullying is reinforced through Social Media and Screen Time themes. For a precise lesson count by grade band, pull the lesson database filtered on Theme.

Question 24

How many lessons address anxiety and stress?

Accepted Answer

Anxiety, Stress, and Under Pressure appear as dedicated themes. Pre-K to Grade 1 and Grades 2 to 5 both have an Anxiety theme. Middle and High School has "Stress" and "Under Pressure" as Teen Wellness Panel themes. The Mindfulness mindfulness library adds breathing and calming activities that support stress management for all grade bands. Pull the lesson database filtered on Theme for exact counts.

Question 25

How many lessons address friendship and healthy relationships?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat covers relationships across every grade band. Friendship is taught at Pre-K to Grade 1. Healthy Relationships is a theme in Grades 2 to 5 and again in Grades 6 to 12. Related themes that reinforce the skill include Empathy (PreK), Healthy Communication, Cliques and Gossip, Assertiveness, and Conflict. For exact lesson counts by theme and grade band, filter the lesson database.

Question 26

How many lessons address digital citizenship and social media?

Accepted Answer

Digital citizenship is a multi-grade thread. Grades 2 to 5 has a "Social Media" theme covering safe, empathetic online behavior. Middle and High School has a "Screen Time" theme with Teen Wellness Panel episodes like "Being Real in a Digital World," "Going Viral," "The Good, The Bad, The Gamer," and "Becoming Media Savvy." Cyberbullying is reinforced in the Bullying theme. Pull the lesson database for precise counts.

Question 27

How many mindfulness lessons does Schoolbeat have?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat offers mindfulness content in two forms. The Mindfulness contains 22 structured mindfulness lessons including movement, breathing, and body awareness. The Mindfulness Library is a collection of shorter, 5-minute calming scenarios tagged by use case (After Lunch, Before a Test, During Transitions, Morning Reset). Together they give teachers tools for both Tier 1 regulation and in-the-moment calming.

Question 28

How many lessons address identity?

Accepted Answer

Identity is a headline theme in Grades 6 to 12. Teen Wellness Panel episodes tackle body image, cultural belonging, learning styles, and values. Titles include "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" (body image and self-esteem), "Embracing Your Roots" (cultural identity), "Decode Your Learning DNA" (learning style), and "Your Values, Your Voice" (articulating what matters). At earlier grade bands, identity is taught implicitly through Self-Esteem and Accepting Difference themes.

Question 29

How many lessons address empathy?

Accepted Answer

Empathy is taught early and often. Pre-K to Grade 1 has a dedicated Empathy theme. Grades 2 to 5 reinforce empathy through Respect and Consideration, Accepting Difference, and Healthy Relationships. Middle and High School reinforce it through bullying and relationship episodes. Empathy maps to ASCA standard B-SS 4 ("Create positive relationships with family, friends, and adults" and related empathy wording).

Question 30

How many lessons address conflict resolution?

Accepted Answer

Conflict resolution is built into Schoolbeat's core framework. Pre-K to Grade 1 has a dedicated Conflict theme. Grades 2 to 5 cover it through Problem vs Solution, Healthy Communication, Assertiveness, and Cliques and Gossip. The Zoom Out, Zoom In, Zoom Act restorative framework is embedded across all grade bands. Westbury UFSD's Powells Lane Elementary reported conflict-resolution scores rising from 4.0 to 9.0 on a 10-point scale after Schoolbeat rollout.

Question 31

Are learning objectives provided for each lesson?

Accepted Answer

Every Schoolbeat lesson has explicit Learning Objectives documented in the Master Standards and Competencies sheet. Objectives describe what students will know or be able to do after the lesson, in plain English. They are mapped to ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors, CASEL competencies, and targeted character skills. This makes it easy for counselors to cite the standards in SST, IEP, or state-reporting contexts.

Question 32

Are lessons differentiated for each grade?

Accepted Answer

Lessons are primarily mapped to a grade band. However, Schoolbeat supports differentiation by letting teachers select one grade up or down to match student readiness. Text-to-speech is built in for emerging readers. In-platform voiceovers read question stems out loud for struggling readers. These accessibility features support inclusion across reading and social-emotional levels in the same classroom.

Question 33

Can teachers customize the scope and sequence?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat has a default scope and sequence but it is fully flexible. Teachers can build their own scope from the theme catalog, reorder lessons, or compress a week's work into one block. During onboarding, the Schoolbeat Customer Success team can co-build a district-wide scope with administrators that aligns to local priorities, PBIS focus areas, or specific target behaviors. This flexibility makes Schoolbeat work for a 15-minute daily rhythm or a weekly 45-minute block.

Question 34

Are quizzes included with lessons?

Accepted Answer

Quizzes are built into every Schoolbeat lesson. They are aligned to the CASEL competency the lesson targets. Students' answers feed into the CASEL dashboard, giving teachers a picture of which competencies are developing and where students need more practice. This is passive assessment, no extra logistics for teachers.

Question 35

What activities besides video lessons are built in?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat lessons come with five built-in activities beyond the video: group discussion prompts, a CASEL-aligned quiz, a reflective journal, a role play, and an ELA text connection. The platform also offers the Mindfulness (22 mindfulness activities), the Mindfulness Library (5-minute calming routines), and printable resources that teachers can send home for family engagement.

Question 36

Is Schoolbeat CASEL-aligned?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat is fully CASEL-aligned at the lesson level. Each of the approximately 250 lessons is mapped to one or more CASEL competencies. Tags are visible on every lesson page in the platform. Quizzes report student progress by CASEL competency, and the admin CASEL dashboard aggregates that progress across a classroom, school, or district.

Question 37

Which CASEL competencies does Schoolbeat cover?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat covers all five CASEL competencies. Grades 2 to 5 and Grades 6 to 12 have broad and balanced coverage across Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. Pre-K to Grade 1 is weighted toward Self-Awareness and Self-Management, with 3 lessons on Responsible Decision-Making. Mindfulness mindfulness activities target only Self-Management and Self-Awareness (by design, given their mindfulness focus).

Question 38

Is Schoolbeat ASCA-aligned?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat aligns with the ASCA National Model. Each lesson maps to one or more ASCA Mindsets (M 1 through M 6) and ASCA Behaviors across Learning Strategies (B-LS), Self-Management Skills (B-SMS), and Social Skills (B-SS). This makes the platform directly usable by school counselors documenting character skills work within their ASCA-aligned programs. Six ASCA codes have intentional zero coverage in the current library, documented in standards_gaps.md.

Question 39

Does Schoolbeat align with state character skills standards?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat aligns with CASEL and ASCA, the two frameworks most state character skills standards derive from. In practice, this means Schoolbeat maps to the vast majority of state character skills standards. A dedicated Texas page at schoolbeat.io/texas highlights state-specific positioning. For other state alignment documentation, the Customer Success team can produce a crosswalk during onboarding.

Question 40

What is the evidence base for Schoolbeat's methodology?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat's methodology is rooted in several evidence-based frameworks. Social learning theory (Albert Bandura) grounds the peer-video-modeling approach. Video modeling research supports repeated observation-and-imitation as an efficient way for learners to acquire social-emotional skills. Explicit-instruction pedagogy ensures clear modeling, guided practice, and reinforcement. District-level quasi-experimental studies (Val Verde USD, 2024-2025; Westbury UFSD, multi-year) document real outcome gains.

Question 41

Is Schoolbeat ESSA Tier 2 approved?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat's public Research page describes the platform as evidence-based and fully CASEL and ASCA aligned, but does not currently claim an ESSA Tier. The internal quasi-experimental case studies at Val Verde USD and Westbury UFSD are the building blocks toward a formal ESSA evidence submission, which is planned as a future update to the Research page. For customer conversations, use "evidence-based, CASEL and ASCA aligned, grounded in Bandura's social learning theory and video modeling research."

Question 42

Does Schoolbeat support school counselors using the ASCA framework?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat is designed to work hand-in-hand with school counselors following the ASCA National Model. Lessons are explicitly mapped to ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors, so counselors can cite specific standards in SST, IEP, 504 plans, or annual reporting. Counselors can run small-group Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions, and in many districts (Westbury UFSD being the prime example) counselors lead the rollout with classroom push-ins that then build teacher buy-in.

Question 43

Can we report outcomes aligned to CASEL domains?

Accepted Answer

The Schoolbeat dashboard includes a dedicated CASEL tab that reports student, class, and school progress against each of the five CASEL competencies. Data is sourced from CASEL-aligned quizzes, activity completion, and student responses. You can export CASEL progress data for board reports or annual character skills reviews. This passive-data model means counselors and admins do not run extra assessments to generate CASEL-aligned reporting.

Question 44

How does Schoolbeat support Universal Design for Learning?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat applies UDL principles throughout the product. Multiple means of representation include video, audio narration, closed captions, and adjustable playback speed. Multiple means of expression include journals, quizzes, group discussion, and role play. Multiple means of engagement include student-avatar customization, emotion self-selection with an opt-out, and choose-your-own-adventure video paths. Grade-level differentiation lets teachers select one grade up or down.

Question 45

How does Schoolbeat align with PBIS?

Accepted Answer

PBIS and Schoolbeat are complementary. PBIS defines the behavioral expectations at a school; Schoolbeat provides the character skills content and data to teach, reinforce, and monitor those expectations. Districts get the best results by picking Schoolbeat themes that directly mirror their PBIS matrix (e.g., Respect and Consideration to support a "Be Respectful" expectation). The check-in and screener data feeds into early identification before behaviors escalate to referrals.

Question 46

How does Schoolbeat support MTSS Tier 1?

Accepted Answer

Schoolbeat is purpose-built for MTSS Tier 1 implementation. Every student gets universal access to daily wellness check-ins, 15-minute character skills lessons, and 1 to 5 annual Universal Screener cycles. This broad, preventive application generates the data that identifies which students need Tier 2 or Tier 3 support. The screener's multi-domain output is designed to work as a universal screener within MTSS.

Question 47

How does Schoolbeat support MTSS Tier 2 and Tier 3?

Accepted Answer

At Tier 2 and Tier 3, the character skills curriculum gives counselors targeted lessons organized by theme (Bullying, Anxiety, Stress, Healthy Relationships, etc.). When a district also uses the Daily Wellness Check-in, real-time alerts surface students who may need a check-back. When a district also uses the Universal Screener, results route students to specific lessons. Counselors can document participation and skill development for SST, IEP, or 504 records. Schoolbeat complements (does not replace) clinical mental-health services.

Question 48

What is the Daily Wellness Check-in?

Accepted Answer

The Daily Wellness Check-in is differentiated by what it does next. Most wellness tools produce a weekly summary; the Schoolbeat Check-in turns student state into real-time alerts the moment a student needs support. A 60-second flow asks students to tap an emotion (Calm, Happy, Surprised, Curious, Proud, Motivated, Sad, Angry, Afraid, Disgusted, Embarrassed, Bored, plus an 'I don't feel like sharing' opt-out) and add a quick context tag. Patterns like repeated negative emotions or explicit help requests trigger alerts in the teacher, counselor, and admin feeds. The result: action in minutes, not weeks.

Question 49

How long does a daily check-in take?

Accepted Answer

The check-in is intentionally brief, about 60 seconds per student. Teachers typically run it as a 1 to 2 minute whole-class warm-up, either at the start of the day or after a transition. Individual students can also check in anytime they need to, which gives counselors a running signal throughout the day.

Question 50

What emotions can students report in a check-in?

Accepted Answer

The check-in presents 12 core emotion tiles with audio playback for each: Calm, Happy, Surprised, Curious, Proud, Motivated, Sad, Angry, Afraid, Disgusted, Embarrassed (note: current UI shows the word with one "r" as a known product typo), and Bored. An opt-out tile reads "I don't feel like sharing." After selecting an emotion, students answer a short follow-up about context (where the feeling came from, how intense it is).

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