The pandemic has shown how important schools are as networks of support for children and families. Our project, "Learning Through Disruption," also shows that schools have a particularly vital role in addressing the needs of high poverty communities, both directly and indirectly. Yet this work goes largely unrecognised and underfunded. This needs to change. [For the main report, "Learning through Disruption: Using Schools' Experiences of COVID to Build a More Resilient Education System," see ED615116.]