DNA Educational Solutions
Welcome to The Beast School Climate System a comprehensive approach that values every stakeholder, students, staff families and the community.
Begin your transformative journey with "The Beast and the Least," a story enjoyed by youth and adults alike.
The most important lesson learned is that everyone one on the team is important. The personalized interactive modules engage students, staff, families, and the community with a focus on improving your ABC’s: Achievement, Behavior and Climate.
This module, grounded in the BEAST values—Believe, Expect, Act, Support, Trust—guides you to become your best self at school, home, and life, using SEL to develop mindsets and tools for personal and academic success.
This module delivers embedded, on interactive professional learning that is aligned to school improvement goals, and unites staff, students, and families to build SEL skills that raise achievement, reduce disruptions, and strengthen overall school climate.
This module helps families actively support students’ daily progress by providing practical involvement strategies and strengthening communication and trust by promoting shared responsibility for learning and a consistent home–school partnership.
This module mobilizes families, partners, and neighborhood groups to accelerate students’ daily progress—building two-way communication, shared responsibility, and trust between schools and caregivers while engaging the broader community.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Library
The Beast SEL Library is a carefully selected collection of books and tools that build the five core SEL competencies—self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
The library is designed for classrooms and families, each title delivers practical, age-appropriate lessons that help students understand emotions, show empathy, make wise choices, and strengthen relationships. Teacher guides, family prompts, and self-development modules extend every book into routines and activities that turn learning into daily routines and practice.
"The Beast and the Least"
An exciting story that young and adult readers have enjoyed. The most important lesson learned Is that everyone on the team is important.​ The School Wide Book Study of the Beast and the Least is the kickoff event. Next the interactive modules get everyone engaged: students, staff and parents to improve achievement, behavior and climate. ​
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The Great Diversity Race​
SEL Focus: Social Awareness
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Students practice seeing the world through others’ eyes. The story models empathy, respectful listening, and appreciation for differences in culture, ability, and perspective. Classroom prompts and partner activities build kindness, inclusion, and team trust, helping every learner feel seen and valued while strengthening relationships among peers, teachers, families, and the wider community.
The Bully Free Zone
SEL Focus: ​Self-Management​
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Learners discover practical ways to handle emotions and impulses. Through memorable scenes, they rehearse pause-breathe-choose routines, set small goals, use positive self-talk, and track progress. Calm-down tools and reflection check-ins turn strategies into daily habits, improving focus, persistence, and decision-making in class and at home, while reducing low-level disruptions and stress.
Volume I ​The Beast SEL Library Upcoming Releases:​
"The Mirror and Me" SEL Focus: Self-Awareness
This book helps students understand their emotions and recognize
how their feelings influence their behavior and interactions with others.​
"The Friendship Formula" SEL Focus: Relationship Skills
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This book focuses on developing positive relationship skills,
such as communication, conflict resolution, and teamwork.​
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"The Consequence Compass "​SEL Focus: Responsible Decision-Making
This book helps students navigate the path of decision-making by
understanding the impact of their actions on themselves and others.​
BIO
Robert L. Kirton, Ed.D. | Master Builder
Dr. Robert L. Kirton brings over three decades of community service, including honorable service in the U.S. Navy and leadership in public education. His career includes roles as Professor of Educational Leadership, Executive Director of Schools, Area Superintendent, Principal, and a Master’s Level Building Construction Teacher. He now serves as DNA Educational Solutions CEO, specializing as a Leadership Coach, School Climate Specialist, Author, and Motivational Speaker.
Throughout his career, Dr. Kirton has turned vision into results—founding a public charter school that graduated 100% of its Black male students, designing an Excel Academy that moved over-aged middle schoolers to on-time graduation, and building a Social Emotional Learning Climate System that substantially increased elementary reading scores. He has also secured over $100 million in grants and resources to strengthen schools and communities.
As a professor of educational leadership, Dr. Kirton has mentored countless educators, principals, and superintendents toward earning their doctoral degrees—shaping the next generation of transformational leaders. His contributions have been recognized nationally, including the National FBI Director’s Award for Community Leadership and Development. His work reflects a powerful vision for schools and communities where equity, achievement, and opportunity are the standard for all.