These can take many forms. While attending recent regional and national conferences (IEI, RTM, ASU-GSV) and interviewing school district leaders across the country, I’ve heard anecdotes about the benefits of providing avenues for students based on their own schedules, passions, and learning needs. For instance:

Boston Public Schools in MA is working with corporate partners to provide career exploration, mentoring opportunities, and a sense of belonging to students outside school walls.
Leyden CHSD 212 in IL, instead of making students retake classes or do more online tests, is giving students the chance to demonstrate their learning in ways that fit them.
Columbus City Schools in OH and Hillsborough County Public Schools in FL are supporting learning acceleration with 24/7 online tutoring so students can access help when and where they need it.

We have to keep up this momentum. Though not yet universal, access to mobile devices, broadband connection, and ed tech continues to rise. Educators nationwide have facilitated a post-COVID makeover of everything from classes to co-curriculars. Students have shown us that they are ready to access diverse opportunities and resources outside the confines of the industrial-style school day. We finally have the chance to commit to a "many-sizes-fit-all" new normal that caters to the anytime, anywhere culture we’ve found ourselves in.

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The path to a new normal in K-12 is a "many-sizes-fit-all" approach

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