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Reopening and Remote Learning in Chicago Public Schools

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Summary of Reopening Issues and Concerns

  1. Policies and Protocols

  2. Personnel Needs

  3. Equipment, Supplies, Facilities, and Sanitation

  4. Remote Learning Support

A Generation of Students in Jeopardy of Falling Behind Academically, Socially and Emotionally.

This list is here to provide resources to help you think through your school reopening plan. It is a daily work in progress.

Please submit any information you think would be helpful to info@theschoolleader.com.

As we look for ways to get schools reopened around the nation, we are seeing there are no easy answers. AFSA's own report on school reopening states, "after months of research by the medical and scientific community, and thoughtful dialogue with education professionals, we conclude that at least until there is a vaccine, there is no single solution that encompasses every school district in the nation."

In less than five months, we’ll be at Election Day. Hopefully by then, most voters will have cast ballots by mail, though whether you do so depends on the whims of politicians, notably Republicans who feel threatened by such balloting and the increased participation it implies.

Regardless, this time voters should take their ballots very seriously, because this year, literally, your life may depend on your vote.