Regular check-ins on staff wellbeing, managing workloads and guaranteeing planning time are among the strategies K-12 leaders are using to keep staff onboard.
The policy update appeared online Friday afternoon without any formal announcement, a day after Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged the school system is considering a remote option.
Add computer hackers to COVID and increasingly severe weather on the growing list of challenges forcing administrators to more frequently shut schools down.
Even in the age of technology, many underserved and disadvantaged families have limited access to resources like computers and a reliable internet connection.
Mayor Eric Adams is considering allowing the nation's largest school district to return to some form of virtual instruction as the city weathers a wave of coronavirus cases.