This page catalogues and highlights resources to support school leaders in leading during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021. Information about COVID-19 is changing at a rapid pace. Please, continue to check in with your state and local health authorities and monitor CDC COVID-19 resources.
Resources are broken down by topic in the sections below. Archived materials can be found on the Resources page.
Teaching and Learning
- Academic 'Redshirting' Gives Families Relief but Threatens Heartburn for School Districts article by Lisa Buie on RedefineEd.org.
- Addressing Unfinished Learning After COVID-19 School Closures a downloadable PDF by the Council of the Great City Schools.
- Thousands of families redshirted their preschoolers and kindergarteners. Will they swell Colorado schools next fall? article by Erica Breunlin on the ColoradoSun.com.
Operations and Healthy Environments
- Addressing the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Educators through Self and Collective Care downloadable PDF by the Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools.
- American Rescue Plan: Five Things State and District Leaders Need to Know Now article by Sean Worley and Scott Palmer on Wallace Foundation.
- RISE Index for Districts downloadable PDF by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Supporting Teachers, Staff, and Families
- 5 Leadership Lessons Learned in Recent Weeks by Duane Kline on National Association of Secondary School Principals, May 2020.
- Here are 5 Words School Staff Used to Describe Fall 2020 article on District Administration website.
- How the Pandemic Is Impacting the Teacher Workforce article on Learning Policy Institute website.
- Preparing educators for the time of COVID … and beyond journal article by Linda Darling-Hammond and Maria E. Hyler.
Supporting Students
- Post-Pandemic, Remote Learning Could be Here to Stay by Jessica Dickler on CNBC.com.
- Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning? by Nora Fleming on Edutopia.org.
- The Learning Gap Is Getting Worse as Schools Rely on Remote Classes, Especially for Students of Color by Katie Reilly on Time.com.
- Overcoming COVID-19 Learning Loss by Stephanie Shafer for EducationWeek.org.