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Community Cares Program
Monterey Peninsula partnered with local nonprofits and city groups to offer on-site learning support and enrichment opportunities for students experiencing homelessness to access during remote learning.
Using an Asset-Based Language Approach
Highline Public Schools intentionally reflect and improve their use of strengths-based (often referred to as asset-based) language when supporting and referring to students.
Inquiry-Based Outdoor Immersion Programs at Hopkins Public Schools
Ann Ertl, Interim Director of Innovation, Design, and Learning at Hopkins Public Schools, describes their inquiry-based outdoor immersion program piloted with a second-grade class at Eisenhower Elementary, which was created to bring students back to...
Inquiry-Based Outdoor Immersion Program
Two second-grade teachers at Eisenhower Elementary of Hopkins Public Schools created a pilot outdoor immersion classroom, leveraging the outdoors to drive inquiry-based learning.
Rethinking the Use of Outdoor and Community Spaces
With school closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hopkins Public Schools reimagined their use of outdoor and community spaces to return to in-person teaching and learning.
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...
School-Based Budgeting with District Support at Hopkins Public Schools
Ann Ertl, Interim Director of Innovation, Design, and Learning at Hopkins Public Schools describes the district’s shift to providing school leaders with increased autonomy around school-based budgets.
School-Based Budget Decision Making with District-Facilitated Support
To support school leaders in building decision-making skills and autonomy around school-based budgeting, Hopkins Public Schools provided district-facilitated support to school leaders.
Creating a Districtwide Learning Framework at Hopkins Public Schools
Ann Ertl, Interim Director of Innovation, Design, and Learning at Hopkins Public Schools describes the district’s learning framework and how it is used to provide school leaders with guidance around decision making for their individual schools given...
Districtwide Learning Framework To Create Coherence With Greater School Autonomy
Hopkins Public Schools shifted decision-making to be more school-based and used the district learning framework to provide guidance and ensure coherence and continuity across the district.
Hybrid Learning With a Focus on In-Person Time for Labs, Hands-On Activities, and Collaboration
For students who are involved in remote learning, Hopkins Public Schools provided authentic, in-person learning experiences for hands-on activities and collaboration.