08/04/2021
John Eisenberg
Part C Coordinators and State Directors:
Last week I sent you information regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s Back to School week. As you can see, this week of activities is part of the Secretary’s Return to School Roadmap. We are excited to offer a variety of resources and opportunities during the week. Below is a more detailed agenda and the link to register; I invite you to register if you have not already done so. I hope you can join us for some or all of the week’s sessions.
Thank you,
Gregg Corr
In support of the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s)
Return to School Roadmap, the Department is pleased to bring you a week of programing to inform State educational agency program directors and their staff as they support educators and school leaders, parents, families, and communities on a path to return to in-person learning this fall. See below the agenda for the week and visit the
Return to School Roadmap to access a wealth of resources to support schools, districts, and States in a healthy, safe and successful school year.
Monday, August 9, 2021: Accelerating Academic Achievement for All Students and Student Groups
12:00-12:10
: Welcome
12:10-12:35:
U. S. Department of Education Senior Leaders Discuss Priorities for 2021-22 and Beyond
12:35-1:00:
Leveraging Technology to Maximize In-Person Instruction
1:00-1:10:
Break
1:10-1:25:
Promising Practices for Learning Acceleration
1:25-1:45:
Using Data-based Individualization to Plan for and Optimize Student Learning for Back to School
1:45-2:00:
Leveraging the Literacy Information and Communication System and Teaching the Skills That Matter in Adult Education: Reengage, Reconnect, and Recover
Tuesday, August 10, 2021: Promoting Health and Safety for Students, Staff, and Families
12:00-12:10:
Welcome
12:10-12:30:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Discuss Guidance and Resources
12:30-12:50:
Safety, Privacy and Security in Technology: Fixing All Your Problems in 20 Minutes
12:50-1:00: Break
1:00-1:20:
Shared Safety—A Coordinated Strategy to Improve Our Schools’ Learning Environment
1:20-1:50:
Re-Engaging and Rebuilding Relationships with Families of Children with Disabilities
1:50-2:00:
Connections Between Healthy Schools and a Healthy Climate
Wednesday August 11, 2021: Engaging Students and Families with a Focus on Underserved Populations that the Pandemic may have Further Disengaged from School
12:00-12:05:
Welcome
12:05-12:35:
Addressing Student Social, Emotional, Behavioral Needs
12:35-12:55:
Engaging Multilingual Learners and their Families
12:55-1:15:
Reaching the Hard-to-Reach: Engaging Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness
1:15-1:25:
Break
1:25-1:40
: Housing and Urban Development: Supporting Our Kids’ Education: Tools to Strengthen Resident Families and Students During COVID-19 and Beyond
1:40-1:55:
Supporting Students that have Experienced Trauma
Thursday August 12, 2021: Lessons Learned to Inform Program Planning for the 2021-22 School Year
12:00-12:10:
Welcome
12:10-12:30:
Reenergizing Systems to Support Educators
12:30-12:45:
Principal and Teacher Corner: Support for School Leaders and Teachers
12:45-1:05:
Re-engaging Students through Data Science
1:05-1:15:
Break
1:15-1:35:
Rural Uses of Funds: Using Lessons Learned to Prepare for a New School Year
1:35-1:50
: Work-Based Learning Opportunities: Models for School Year 2021-22
1:50-2:10:
Empowering the Use of Formula Grant Funds to Support Early Learning
Friday August 13, 2021: Keeping Equity at the Center of Planning and Implementation
12:00-12:05: Welcome
12:05-12:15:
Fireside Chat: Spotlight on ED’s Equity Priorities
12:15-12:30:
Addressing Negative Stereotypes to Improve Student Learning
12:30-12:50:
Reimagining School + Community Partnerships
12:50-1:05:
Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness
1:05-1:15:
Break
1:15-1:25:
Voices of Students Served by OCTAE Programming
1:25-1:40:
Building Bridges with Office of Indian Education Programs
1:40-1:55:
Equity Can’t Wait: Cultivating and Sustaining Equitable Planning and Implementation for the New School Year
1:55-2:05:
Office of Migrant Education: Equity Begins with Identification
Thank You for Joining Us! Have a Great 2021-2022 School Year!
Registration
You must register to participate in ED’s Back to School Week.
Please register here. 