Five-step iterative trauma-informed school reopening strategy¶

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Description¶

The fact sheet presents an organizing framework for trauma-informed school reopening drawn from crisis response guidance. It states that responding to COVID-19-related trauma "will require an iterative strategy that schools should initiate before the start of the school year" and that this strategy "involves five steps: assessing, planning, building capacity, implementing, and reassessing." The framework positions reassessment as a recurring phase rather than a terminal one, making planning cyclical.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Schools and districts develop a trauma-informed plan as they prepare to reopen

Constraints¶

• Developed specifically for COVID-19-era school reopening

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students returning to school after COVID-19 disruptions

Target Learning Objectives¶

• Supporting teaching and learning for students returning with trauma

Claims¶

• Many students and staff will return to school with trauma that can adversely affect teaching and learning [+W]

Related Theories¶

Examples¶

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

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