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Julia Rafal-Baer

about

Dr. Julia Rafal-Baer is the chief operating officer of Chiefs for Change, a bipartisan network of state and district education chiefs. A former assistant commissioner at the New York State Education Department, Rafal-Baer earned a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Marshall Scholar. She began her career as a special-education teacher in the Bronx.

Business, finance, policy, compliance, operations

How districts can maximize once-in-a-generation federal funding

District leaders, school boards, and local elected officials must show the courage and principled leadership to spend the federal dollars wisely and ensure transparency.
Admin & Management

Mitigation, reporting, stability: How we can reopen schools safely now

Chiefs for Change sees a clear path forward if states and districts take a three-pronged approach that is built around these key areas
Coronavirus

The challenge of reopening: 4 factors that tend to impede a response, and how to overcome them

An overview of organizational structures and decision-making processes needed to respond nimbly to changing conditions and the needs of students, teachers and the broader system over the next year.
Coronavirus

How districts can pressure-test reopening plans, account for all scenarios

Districts cannot responsibly reopen schools without pressure testing their reopening plans and taking an objective look at the gaps which will undoubtedly exist.