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Identifying Three Focus Priorities to Direct Improvement Efforts
In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School District identified three critical, high impact strategies for the entire central office to focus on.
What I Need (WIN) Block
To provide their high school students with a flexible option to support individual interests and needs, Mendon-Upton Regional School District embedded a “What I Need” (WIN) block within their daily schedule to allow for choice in activity.
Cross-School, Virtual Interventions
The School District of Cudahy reconfigured interventionist schedules by having staff deliver interventions virtually. This allows students from different campuses with the same intervention needs to work together and allows staff to deliver more...
Piloting Mastery-Based Grading
In response to the high failure rates seen during the pandemic, Monterey Peninsula shifted its grading system to be more focused on standards mastery.
Distance-Learning MOU With a Focus on Instructional Aims
Leaders at Monterey Peninsula Unified School Districts worked to negotiate an agreement with union leaders that clearly defined expectations for remote instruction in ways that tied to student-centered aims.
Virtual, Outcomes-Based Contract Tutoring
Ector County Independent School District is currently piloting outcomes-based tutoring with a virtual tutoring company at the district’s lowest-performing middle school. The district targeted 40 of its highest-need students that will be provided...
Empathy Interviews and Co-Design Sessions
Monterey Peninsula took a design-thinking approach to identify challenges, listen to students, and co-design solutions.
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.
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.
Advice: Considerations for Creating a Homegrown Residency Program
This report aims to provide K-12 systems with a means to identify and align on the ideal outcomes and expectations for a residency program, as well as to recognize specific characteristics that serve as indicators for success.
Reflecting on Hops, Skips, and Leaps at Taos Academy Charter
In this Insight, Elizabeth LeBlanc shares some of the hops, skips, and leaps Taos Academy Charter has made during the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate effective teaching and learning – and examines what they'll take forward with them.