Topic: COVID-19
Resources
2021 Learning Acceleration Resources
This document will help educators accelerate learning for students during the 2021-2022 school year and beyond....
Adapting a Cardinal Rule of Finance: Five Strategies for Using One-Time Federal Funding on School Staffing
This brief offers five strategies for using federal funding to address pandemic-related staffing needs while avoiding the funding cliff that can exist when funds run out....
Meeting the Moment: How Education Leaders Can Maximize Federal COVID Relief Aid to Support More Equitable Student Learning
This brief offers eight strategies for state and local education leaders to consider when planning for how to use their COVID-related federal funding....
Best Practices on Distance and Blended Learning for Grades K–12 During COVID-19
Considering how COVID-19 may impact the upcoming school year, the Region 7 Comprehensive Center (R7CC) Advisory Board has requested information about best practices on distance and blended learning. In response to this inquiry, R7CC developed two Fast Response reports...
Recovering from COVID: The Toll of Crisis Management on School District Leadership Teams
This article from Medora highlights the need to support school district leaders through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSR) funds as they navigate the COVID-19 crisis. The article outlines how state and local education agencies can provide...
A Practitioner’s Guide to Responding to COVID-19 Series: Guides and Tools for State and Local School Administrators
In response to questions and concerns about COVID-19 from state leadership within Region 7, a series of annotated bibliographies was created to inform stakeholders about the potential impact of increased out-of-school time and possible strategies to mitigate harm to...
Supporting Adolescent English Learners in Distance Learning: What Can School and District Leaders Do?
For district and school leaders, identifying strategies to best support secondary-level English learners and their families through distance learning can be challenging. This seven-page resource brief outlines evidence-based solutions for meeting these needs by describing leadership roles and responsibilities...
Considerations for Equitable Mississippi Student and Family Experiences
This is a companion resource for two previously released documents: Considerations for Reopening Mississippi Schools and Considerations for Coherent and Equitable Instructional Systems. This document provides guidance for gathering information from parents and other stakeholders, as well as action...
Considerations for Reopening Mississippi Schools
This guidance document provides State Education Agency and Local Education Agency staff as well as education stakeholders with a set of priority issues to address for school reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance, updated every...
2021 Summer Learning and Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders
This framework for planning with vetted resources can support states and districts as they plan for Summer 2021....
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