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Community Cares Partner MOU
This memorandum of understanding (MOU) was executed between all partners for Monterey Peninsula’s Community Cares program, which provided free distance learning support and enrichment to students experiencing higher physical and learning needs...
Community Cares Referral Form
This referral form was used by employees to identify students for Monterey Peninsula’s Community Cares program, which provided free distance learning support and enrichment to students experiencing higher physical and learning needs during the...
MPUSD Paraprofessional Waiver for ELO Staff
This memorandum outlines MPUSD’s policy to waive paraprofessional requirements in order to offer additional support for students in its ELO and Community Cares program.
Using Highest-Qualified Staff for 1:1 Support
To support students with the greatest needs for intervention, Hopkins Public Schools’ central office deployed paraprofessionals to school sites to support independent learning and work time for whole-group classes while highly-qualified teachers...
How Schools Can Redeploy Teachers in Creative Ways During COVID-19
EdWeek interviewed district and school leaders around the country to see how they are experimenting with different staff arrangements to provide support for the deep academic and emotional needs of children who are returning to school—physically or...
Measuring Unfinished Learning: A Guide for Schools and Systems to Understand and Measure Student Progress
This insight investigates how education leaders can take an asset-based approach to measuring student learning, offering concrete processes and methodology to examine learner growth during times of disruption to student learning.
Agency-Driven Leadership: The Catalyst for Change
This first installment in a three-part series introduces the concept of agency-driven leadership, exploring how leaders at every level can act as catalysts for change by modeling the focus, resilience, and growth mindset that make agentic learning...
Aurora Institute's 2024 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute has released state policy recommendations to enable our education system to transition from an industrial age “one-size-fits-all” model, to a future-focused model that supports education innovation, student agency, builds...
Going Beyond the Traditional: Next Gen Credentials and Flexible Learning Pathways
The new world of work demands not only academic knowledge and skills but also transferable skills such as communications, creativity, and collaboration—skills that are rarely captured formally. Meeting that demand will require a new approach to the...
From Urgent to Future: Redesigning the Educator Role for the AI Era
This white paper reframes the debate about artificial intelligence in education by arguing that the central challenge is not technological disruption, but the design of the educator role itself. Grounded in research, field partnerships, and...
Common Behavior Management Techniques
Roots employs a variety of techniques to provide students the right type of behavioral feedback and support.