Among the social-emotional stressors East Saint Louis School District students, the coronavirus pandemic “has just been one more thing,” says administrators Tiffany Gholson.
For Laylah Bulman of the Florida Scholastic Esports League, seeing the impact that gaming had on students - from their excitement to their development - was the moment when everything clicked.
Evidence of systemic racism exists in schools even in progressive cities where "Black and brown" students are still too often labeled as underperforming, expert says.
Schools shouldn't let physical education fall by the wayside as schools are closed. Here are strategies for remotely helping students with special education services to get moving.
Seniors at Atlantis Charter School in Massachusetts have continued their career readiness programs in the virtual space, says DA guest columnist and Career Academy Director Pat Hawkridge, who provides four strategies for making the move online.
Students have been tasked with digesting the loss of school as they knew it and getting used to meeting new expectations at home and in the remote classroom. DA guest columnist Christine Ravesi-Weinstein shares how educators can help.
In California, Newport-Mesa USD uses a video-conferencing platform to continue a multitiered school psychological support initiative that District Administration's Districts of Distinction program honored in 2016.
Superintendents are now diving into the nitty-gritty as they look ahead to reopening schools safely in fall 2020 and welcoming students back into classrooms that may look a lot different.
To make graduation determinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, school administrators and IEP teams will need to understand new diploma flexibilities and whether each student with disabilities met the revised course credit requirements.
