Initiate trauma-informed planning before the start of the school year¶

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Description¶

The fact sheet recommends that schools begin trauma-informed planning before students return. It states the iterative strategy is one "that schools should initiate before the start of the school year," so that assessing and planning occur prior to reopening rather than reactively afterward. This timing recommendation comes from the distilled crisis response guidance.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Coordination at school and district level before the fall term begins

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students and school staff returning after COVID-19 closures

Target Learning Goals¶

• Reducing adverse effects of trauma on teaching and learning at reopening

Affordances¶

• Five Step Iterative Trauma Informed Reopening Strategy

Related Strategies¶

• Proceed with caution in adopting trauma-informed approaches and begin evaluating them, including descriptive and qualitative research on implementation
• Develop or update continuity of learning plans using evidence-based and promising practices to prepare for blended learning and possible school closures

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. (2020). Trauma-Informed Planning Strategies to Help Students Transition Back to School in the Era of COVID-19, Fact Sheet. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/trauma-informed-planning-strategies-to-help-students-transition-back-to-school-in-the-era-of-covid