More Than It Seems Emergency notification systems have become indispensable tools for school communication. When used effectively, they do more than simply keep families informed and alert about emergencies—they help foster a sense of community and set the stage for...
Now’s your chance. Whether it is due to a crisis like COVID-19 or just summer break, while schools across the country are shut down for various lengths of time and staff and students work remotely to ensure students continue to learn, administrative staff can focus on...
The moment you are in an emergency situation is not the time to prepare for an emergency situation. Since you work in education, you know that a crisis can occur at any moment—and that the stakes are very, very high when it does. It’s not a matter of “if”...
K–12 schools have never before had a situation like they are now experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most are closed. Some have gone to virtual education while others are simply hunkering down and waiting for things to return to normal. But it is during a...
You’re a superintendent or principal with no school in session, charged with continuing to communicate during a quarantine closure. What can you do to make this work? We want kids to learn—but we know that kids learn differently. The most important thing right now is...
