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ERIC Number: ED609236
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
Pages: 10
Abstractor: ERIC
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Reopening Schools after COVID-19 Closures: Considerations for States
Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd)
With school campuses shuttered due to COVID-19, the rate and level of quality of student instruction varies across the nation, states, regions and even neighborhood to neighborhood. It's now almost certain that the 2019-20 school year -- as it was meant to be executed -- is now over. Given this fact, the questions on many state leaders' minds are these: (1) When and how should schools reopen (once it's safe from a health perspective to do so)?; (2) What could school schedule, student placement and educator staffing options "look like" when we reopen?; and (3) How should we provide supports to students, particularly those who are most in-need, once schools reopen? This report offers a range of options that states might consider -- each of them possessing some advantages and drawbacks. States might consider adopting one or more (in some instances) to help schools best meet the needs of students. As states begin to evaluate which options are most appropriate for their unique context, they should take into account additional issues that would need to be considered, including: (1) Varying direct and indirect costs of implementing different models; (2) Collective bargaining and educator contracts; (3) Professional development to support high-quality implementation; and (4) State-level and district/school-level capacity to implement each identified model.
Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd). P.O. Box 10691, Tallahassee, FL 32302. Tel: 850-391-4090; Fax: 786-664-1794; e-mail: nfo@excelined.org; Web site: http://www.excelined.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Foundation for Excellence in Education
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