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School Reopening Toolkit: Transportation
This comprehensive resource from the Tennessee Department of Education covers strategies and protocols for student transportation, including best practices, recommended schedules, checklists, and more.
Getting Kids to School: Tackling the COVID-19 Transportation Problem
Education Week provides guidance on procedures to keep students who ride the bus safe during the pandemic.
Schools for Health: Risk Reduction Strategies for Reopening Schools
Healthy Buildings, an initiative of the Harvard T.H. Chan Public School of Health, has put together a comprehensive guide on keeping classrooms and school buildings clean and safe for students and staff (pages 39-40 focus on sanitization).
Middle School Cohort Model for In-Person Learning During COVID-19
Cedar Rapids recognizes that instruction would likely be stronger if content teachers rotated classrooms, but district leaders had to accept the tradeoffs of synchronous online learning to reduce teachers’ interactions with multiple cohorts of...
Class Example: Creative Furnishings to Meet Students' Physical Needs at West Belden
At CICS West Belden, teachers offer choice to students in where they learn. Classrooms have a variety of furnishings and learning zones to meet student needs.
Student Input in Classroom Layout at West Belden
A CICS West Belden teacher shares how students give input into design and layout of their learning environments.
Flexible Use of Space at Pleasant View
Students move freely throughout the classroom and extended learning space (hallways, central areas).
Advice: Vision First, Facilities Second
Many educators are redesigning their physical spaces alongside their instructional approaches. New physical space designs should be driven, first and foremost, by visions for blended and personalized learning.
Hybrid and In-Person Re-Entry Resources
Learn about ways to ensure students and educators alike can feel supported and safe when re-entering classrooms.
Use of Outdoor Spaces for Instruction at Meriden Public Schools
Photo examples of how Meriden Public Schools leveraged outdoor spaces for in-person instruction during the pandemic.
Working With Your Local Board of Health
While state and other authorities provided an initial round of direction and data regarding public health and safety during COVID-19, schools ultimately had to look for a community partner with public health expertise to help answer questions,...