The Region 7 Comprehensive Center has compiled the following resources for educational organizations and families related to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resources included are focused both on ensuring the safety and health of educators, students and their families and providing for the continuity of learning for students during this time of school closures. Additional resources will be added as they become available, including information and recommendations on re-opening schools and addressing the academic needs of students; the social and emotional needs of students, faculty and staff members, and family members; and the long-term issues related to preventing the disruption of learning in future national, regional, and local emergencies.

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Partnering for Success: How One SEA Built Capacity to Support Effective Educator Practice

This “impact story” details how the Region 7 Comprehensive Center supported the Mississippi Department of Education in improving its Professional Growth System and building statewide capacity to support its effective use. ...

The Alabama Coaching Framework: Ensuring a Single Approach to Coaching

This “impact story” illustrates how the Region 7 Comprehensive Center supported the Alabama State Department of Education in developing its universal coaching framework....

Improving Teacher Performance Through Instructional Coaching

This IES infographic provides a brief overview of the definition of instructional coaching as well as the contributions of effective coaching to improving teacher capacity and student outcomes. It also includes a visual summary of the coaching cycle and...

Reading Rockets Summer Reading

Reading Rockets summer reading materials give parents, teachers, and district leaders many ideas to keep students reading over the summer....

Literacy Rich Classroom Library Checklist: An Assessment Tool for Equity

Classroom libraries are often a student’s only way of finding literature easily. Does your classroom library represent the students in your classroom? Your classroom library should be inviting and organized and include books that are engaging. Want to know...

Raising Community Program Perception/Awareness

This resource provides an overview of how districts can gather data on parent communication preferences and improve community engagement. The document pulls from multiple sources and includes exemplary district links and profiles....

Webinar: Solving the Teacher Shortage Challenge

What are effective strategies for attracting and recruiting teachers? This panel discussion features leaders from TNTP, the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education, the Learning Policy Institute, the National Council on Teacher Quality, and the American Federation...

Mississippi Public Broadcasting Classroom TV

Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB), in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education, provides videos of high-quality classroom lessons taught by certified teachers in multiple content areas. The site also includes links to education-focused panel discussions as well as guidance...

Research Study Review Rubric

This R7CC-developed rubric is based on Evidence for ESSA Standards and Procedures to identify research study evidence of program and practice effectiveness, meeting ESSA levels of evidence standards....

Advocating for the Literacy Needs of Children

This toolkit from the National Center on Improving Literacy provides guidance on how and what to advocate for in children’s literacy needs, as well as resources for workshop sessions, problem-solving, research briefs, and infographics. It also serves as a...