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Mar 15, 2022

After the Pandemic, School District Strategy is More Important Than Ever

In the United States, the fundamental unit of sustained performance improvement in K-12 education is the school district. With few exceptions, state education agencies are much less powerful than districts, which are much more powerful than schools. The design of school district strategy is therefore critical. Unfortunately, it is rarely…

K12

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K12

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Oct 19, 2021

Adding Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems to Schools’ COVID Defenses: A Background Briefing

As a school board director, I’ve seen a growing number of vendors pitching our district on adding ultraviolet light disinfection systems to our HVAC systems to reduce COVID risk. …

Uvc Disinfection

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Uvc Disinfection

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Aug 17, 2021

My Response to Jeffco’s Public Health Order Mandating Masking of Students

I am deeply troubled by Jeffco Public Health Director Dr. Dawn Comstock’s latest public health order, mandating the masking of our children when they are in school. I have repeatedly noted the reduction in COVID infection risk that we have already accomplished through vaccination, and improvements to school ventilation and…

Masks

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Masks

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Jul 6, 2021

Adding Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems to Schools’ COVID Defenses: A Background Briefing for School Districts

With billions in federal aid available for school facility and HVAC improvements, districts are getting inundated with pitches from suppliers offering ways to strengthen their COVID defenses. The proposals about which we receive the most questions are for ultraviolet air disinfection systems. Up to now, most districts have focused on…

Covid-19

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Adding Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems to Schools’ COVID Defenses: A Background Briefing for…
Adding Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems to Schools’ COVID Defenses: A Background Briefing for…
Covid-19

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Jun 29, 2021

Implementing MTSS in a School District to Recover Students’ COVID Learning Losses

Because of the disruption caused by the pandemic, America’s K-12 students have very likely suffered some degree of learning losses over the past year. Let’s use Jefferson County, Colorado, where I sit on the Board of Education, as an example. Jeffco’s COVID achievement losses came on top of the significant…

Education

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Implementing MTSS in a School District to Recover Students’ COVID Learning Losses
Implementing MTSS in a School District to Recover Students’ COVID Learning Losses
Education

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Jun 29, 2021

Should We Force Children to Wear Masks Again When Schools Reopen? A Risk Analysis

COVID-19 has presented decision makers with a classic wicked problem, confronting them with difficult tradeoffs between competing goals in the context of a complex, constantly evolving situation. Unfortunately, too many leaders have preferred to pass the buck, rather than having it stop at their desk. Over the past 16 months…

Masks

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Should We Force Children to Wear Masks Again When Schools Reopen? A Risk Analysis
Should We Force Children to Wear Masks Again When Schools Reopen? A Risk Analysis
Masks

10 min read

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