Spreadsheets did not cut it for Rapid City Area Schools administrators keeping track of COVID rates among 13,000 students, 1,900 employees and 23 schools.
Superintendents should be aware that federal funding sources from ESSA to ESSER let state education leaders invest in the collection and analysis of district data.
Rural school systems reopened their buildings to in-person instruction more swiftly while leaders of districts of all sizes provided more tutoring and hired rather than fired staff.
A growing number of school districts, concentrating in the south, have lifted COVID restrictions, allowing students to remove masks when at their desks.
Norwalk Public Schools' superintendent had big plans for her Connecticut district's COVID recovery but a city budgeting decision stalled her plans, she says.
Introducing pre-K children to words and concepts such as more, most, same, similar, different, few and less is key to developing foundational math skills.
