Discussion points for school teams and parents should include how supports will be delivered with social distancing protocols, a possible mask exemption, nurse's office protocols, COVID fears, and possible remote learning instead of a return to the school building.
Educators and administrators should consider all factors impacting students learning from home, working to identify and break down barriers to student and family engagement, especially for students receiving support services.
State policymakers need to act immediately to put testing systems in place to generate the data needed to gauge whether all students are being served equitably, report says.
we need to pause, think about why our typical approach may not be effective, and then experiment with a new approach that will likely be uncomfortable at first.
Grades and attendance are among the key accountability and assessment methods likely to return this school year, even in districts continuing with online learning, according to an analysis by NWEA.
Administrators at East Harlem Scholars Academies say student achievement held steady, and in some cases improved, after the sudden shift to online learning this spring.
