Craft Category: Strategies

Meriden Public Schools provided a number of its 4th-grade students with the opportunity to engage in a virtual summer STEM enrichment program over one week.

Meriden Public Schools partnered with its local community college to exchange high school classroom space for free college courses for Meriden staff and students.

Meriden Public Schools partnered with different universities to help high school students receive college credit for taking certain courses with a university-provided syllabus.

To help support families with students in multiple grade levels living in one household, the district used ClassLink to provide families with one URL to access all programs.

In response to the pandemic, Renton School District built a central hub of resources to support the mental health of its staff, including activities, apps, and exercises.

In response to the pandemic, Renton School District prioritized students’ health and wellbeing by embedding social-emotional learning in the first 15-minutes of class, a strategy called “Start Safe SEL.”

In response to high failure rates during remote learning in the pandemic, Renton School District surfaced solutions by inviting administrators, teachers, and students to rethink grading.

In response to the pandemic, Renton School District brought together collaborative teams of teachers who taught the same subject and grade level to identify priority standards and learning activities for focusing remote learning.

Metro Nashville Public Schools partnered with higher-education and community partners to provide one-on-one tutoring to students during the school day.

Metro Nashville Public Schools redeployed central office staff one day per week to dedicated school sites.