The threat of a pandemic places P-20 educational leaders in the difficult position of having to make decisions with incomplete information that affect the welfare of students, employees, and the community. Due to extraneous factors, pandemics are almost impossible to plan for in detail. In an effort to illustrate the unique position P-20 educational leaders find themselves in during the threat of a pandemic, a leaders' dilemma matrix is presented to illustrate possible outcomes based on leaders' responses. While educational leaders may feel a need to take unilateral actions, national- and state-level systems exist to guide appropriate responses. Ultimately, some preparatory steps are enumerated.