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Multiple Access Points for Tech Support
To effectively support remote teaching and learning, Mendon-Upton Regional School District launched several different systems to support students, teachers, and families with technology.
Desktop Icon "Help Desk" Requests
To help with technical issues, the district installed a help ticket icon on all school-issued devices. Each time a form was submitted, the technology department received an email and created a log of all closed tickets.
Taking High School Drama Performance Online
High school drama program found ways to follow safety measures and to record and edit the production so anyone could watch the performance.
Student-Led Equity Task Force
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District created a student-led, district-wide equity task force to create programs and initiatives to advance equity across the district, especially as the community transitioned to distance learning.
Districtwide Morning Meeting Time
Build in a time at all schools for all students regardless of location (virtual or in-person) when they are able to build relationships with staff members and their peers.
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District MOU: Reopening Schools 20-21
MPUSD leaders worked with their local union to renegotiate memoranda of understanding for instruction during the pandemic. These MOUs outline key in-person, hybrid, and distance learning agreements made between management and unionized staff.
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District MOU: In-Person, Hybrid, & Distance Learning
MPUSD leaders worked with their local union to renegotiate memoranda of understanding for instruction during the pandemic. These MOUs outline key in-person, hybrid, and distance learning agreements made between management and unionized staff.
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District MOU: Special Education Cohort Learning
MPUSD leaders worked with their local union to renegotiate memoranda of understanding for instruction during the pandemic. These MOUs outline key in-person, hybrid, and distance learning agreements made between management and unionized staff.
Empathy Interviews and Co-Design Sessions
Monterey Peninsula took a design-thinking approach to identify challenges, listen to students, and co-design solutions.
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.
System-Level Driving Questions: Setting an Innovation Focal Point
Inspired by the book The Power of Moments, Dallas ISD identified one driving question that served as the focal point for piloting new and innovative teaching and learning practices across their cohort of personalized learning schools.