State education agencies can commission regional educational laboratory analytic support to develop COVID-19 mitigation guidance for school reopening¶

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Description¶

This strategy pairs a state education agency with a regional educational laboratory to supply analytic support for policy guidance. In May 2020 the Pennsylvania Department of Education approached its partners at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory "to provide analytic support for their guidance" as schools planned Fall 2020 reopening policies and procedures for mitigating COVID-19 spread and ensuring student and staff safety.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• An existing partnership between the state education agency and the regional laboratory, as PDE had with REL Mid-Atlantic

Constraints¶

• Applied to planning for re-opening in Fall 2020 during COVID-19 building closures statewide since March 2020

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in Pennsylvania public schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• Safe continuation of instruction during pandemic conditions, including remote instruction and mitigation of COVID-19 spread

Related Strategies¶

• Develop or update continuity of learning plans using evidence-based and promising practices to prepare for blended learning and possible school closures
• When planning for the school year during COVID-19, schools and districts should weigh public health factors alongside educational factors such as potential learning loss
• Use district-level analyses of health condition prevalence, supports, and outcomes to inform an action plan for equitably supporting students with health conditions

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Brian Gill, Ravi Goyal, Jacob Hartog, John Hotchkiss, Danielle DeLisle. (2020). Considerations for Reopening Pennsylvania Schools. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/considerations-for-reopening-pennsylvania-schools