In accordance with Executive Order 20-05, Indiana school buildings closed and continuous learning plans were put into place. The Indiana Department of Education has compiled a list of free resources, offered by state and federal agencies, private companies, and non-profit organizations to help Principals and other school leaders during this time.
Covid-19 Health Guidance
- IN-CLASS Covid-19 Health and Safety Re-entry Guidance - Document intended to provide all Indiana districts and schools with guidance for preparing school operations under the pandemic environment
- COVID-19: Preparing For Widespread Illness in Your School Community - National School Board Association’s Legal Guidance for School Leaders
- Governor Holcomb’s Guidance - Back on Track Indiana Plan
- CDC Interim Guidance for Administrators - Guidance for Planning, Preparing, and Responding to Coronavirus Disease
Leading During Challenging Times
- Keeping in touch with students and families experiencing homelessness during school closures - A checklist that offers strategies that liaisons, schools, and early childhood programs can use to keep in touch
- The Crucial Importance of Motivating Students & Engaging Families - Resources that have been developed to help school districts motivate students, engage families and provide the most impactful and successful education experience possible
- National Association of Secondary School Principal’s (NASSP) Leading Through Crisis Town Hall Series - Recorded sessions to connect administrators through a discussion of a new reality faced during Covid-19 school closures
- National Association of Secondary School Principal’s (NASSP) - Effective Walk-Throughs in Our Digital Spaces
- Trauma Engaged Schools - A framework for schools to utilize to help students who have experienced trauma to be successful
- Supporting Student Resilience and Well-Being with Trauma-Informed Care - Self assessment tool for educators
Remote Learning Resources
- Evaluation Toolkit for Remote Learning - Resources offered by state and federal agencies, private companies, and non-profit organizations to help school leaders as they make decisions related to evaluation plans based on their local context
- IDOE’s Remote Learning Resources - List of resources for educators and families to use during remote learning
- IDOE’s Family Engagement Toolkit - List of free resources, offered by state and federal agencies, private companies, and non-profit organizations to support families
- IDOE’s Virtual Summer Learning Series - Webinars that highlight resources and instructional strategies that can be used as professional development resources
- National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) - Guidance, Best Practices, and Professional Resources
- 2020-2021 School-Year Planning Guide - National Institute for Excellence in Teaching resources for Fall
- High Quality Curriculum Implementation: Connecting What to Teach and How to Teach it - National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
- IDOE’s Instructional Leadership Professional Development - Training Sessions for leaders on how to prioritize, pace, and assess Indiana Academic Standards. Additional trainings will be available Summer 2020 on Successful Interventions for Closing the Gap, Best Practices for Remote Learning through as Determined by Continuous Learning Plans, Comprehensive Needs Assessment and School Improvement Planning, Conduction a Root Cause Analysis, and Facilitating a Gap Analysis
Cultural Competency
- IDOE’s Cultural Competency Resource Page - Dr. McCormick’s statement on cultural competency and a list of resources
- How mindfulness teachers can create a brave space - Tips for ensuring our teaching spaces are places of support, encouragement, love, and safety
- Conversations with kids about race - Tips for adults and educators on inviting young people to join the conversation when it comes to discussing race
- Getting Smarter About Race - A Non-Exhaustive Resource List
- I Haven’t Been Doing a Great Job Talking About Racism With My White Children. It’s Time to Step It Up - Blog post by 2010 Florida Teacher of the Year with additional linked resources
- Pride Month resources to support LGBTQ students - A resource list provided by EDSource
- Teaching LGBTQ Youth: Creating Inclusive Classrooms - A resource provided by Community for Accredited Online Schools
Professional Learning Community Resources
- Utilizing the Four Questions of PLCs (Macro and Micro Levels) - By Carrie Rosebrock of CIESC and former administrator in Brownsburg Community School Corporation
- Remote PLCing - By Carrie Rosebrock of CIESC and former administrator in Brownsburg Community School Corporation
