Sample schedule models collected with input from educational experts from across the country. Includes: Middle and high school block and period schedules with flex time (slides 6-9).
Attendance Playbook: Smart Strategies for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in the Covid Era
A playbook of 26 strategies to address student chronic absence, whether it be mild, moderate, or severe (the three tiers of intervention). The COVID-19 considerations, included with the strategies, show ways to adapt evidence-based practices when it is not possible to meet face-to-face.
Strategies to lessen chronic absenteeism
Strategies on how to use 5 metrics that paint a holistic picture of whether students are positioned to benefit from distance and hybrid learning opportunities.
Teachers’ Experiences Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A survey administered in the summer of 2020 in which teachers reported concerning levels of student engagement with remote learning overall and stark differences along racial and socio-economic lines that make engagement in learning markedly more challenging.
National Survey Tracks Impact of Coronavirus on Schools: 10 Key Findings
10 key findings that include “Up to 1 in 3 students from the poorest communities had not checked in with their schools via online learning platforms as of April 2020.”
Improving Student Engagement and Attendance During COVID-19 School Closures
This promising practices brief explores research on monitoring and promoting attendance and engagement in online learning and summarizes the findings from conversations with a small number of school districts about their transition to remote learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief provides a resource to states and districts on promising practices in …
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Create safe, supportive, and equitable learning environments that promote all students’ social and emotional development
A one-pager that provides essential questions to engage students in safe and developmentally appropriate conversations and lessons to discuss past, current, and future impacts of the pandemic and racial inequities on themselves, their families, their communities, and the broader world.
Nine Elements of Effective School Community Partnerships to Address Student Mental Health, Physical Health, and Overall Wellness
A white paper that outlines elements necessary for creating and sustaining effective partnerships to improve student mental health, physical health, and overall wellness.
Keeping Secondary School Students Connected to School When Schooling is Remote
An engaging power point presentation with research and resources on student engagement and the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Dear Families and Educators: Why Parent-Teacher Communication Is More Important Than Ever
An article with concrete tips on effective communications between families and teachers.