Covid-19 Response

The context:

In the spring of 2020, schools and networks pivoted rapidly to provide remote learning to their students. Educators and  school leaders did the best they could to deliver robust instruction with very little notice, while also working to address the  basic needs of students and families. As attention shifts to the fall, schools are beginning to prepare for a wide range of contingencies for reentry and recovery.

Three things are true:

  1. School will look dramatically different in 2020-21.

  2. There is not currently guidance from federal, state, or local authorities about what those differences must include.

  3. While implementing a new and untried model, schools will also have make up for students’ learning loss, and  particularly for the learning loss of their most vulnerable students.

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The Challenge:

Effective planning for an upcoming school year requires deep knowledge and a massive time investment, even under typical circumstances. This year, the need to plan for a variety of different scenarios will make it nearly impossible to plan each with the necessary depth.

Without adding capacity, school scenario planning will be forced into one of two untenable buckets:

  1. Narrow and Deep – planning minute-by-minute operational and academic details of a particular approach (i.e.  rolling periods of entirely remote learning), with little capacity left to fully plan for other scenarios

  2. Broad and Shallow – planning for multiple scenarios at a high-level but without the level of detail, including tools  and trainings, needed to execute effectively when school starts.

JOunce’s RESPONSE:

Next year, schools will have to prepare for a wide variety of uncertain contingencies. Jounce is filling the gap by developing plans for 8 scenarios, covering the spectrum from minorly disruptive distancing protocols to complete, extended closures.

  1. To learn more about those scenarios and how the tool was developed, click here. 

  2. To support Jounce's COVID-19 response work, click here.

  3. To inquire about a partnership with Jounce, click here.

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