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HowSchoolsCanReopenUsingData-DrivenDecisions

When there seems to be no right answer to the reopening question, data can help schools make informed decisions for when and how to return to in-person instruction. Emily Oster, Professor of Economics at Brown University, partnered with a collective of national education organizations to create the National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard. Join this live webinar with Professor Emily Oster and Noelle Ellerson Ng, Associate Executive Director, Advocacy & Governance from AASA, The Webinar: Tuesday, November 17, 10am

Click here to register. Dr. PJ Caposey Gives Education Evolution TED Talk We want to share a unique accomplishment by one of our members, Dr. PJ Caposey, superintendent of Meridian CUSD #223. Dr. Caposey recently recorded a TED Talk that is now available to watch online. TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). It stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. Here is the summary of Dr. Caposey’s Talk: School Superintendents Association, as they explore the data and share how schools across the country can make data-driven decisions about when to re-open. What you will learn in this webinar: • Why schools need accurate COVID-19 data collection and reporting on a national level. • How to enable your educators and community to take action. • How your school or district can benchmark with a personalized local dashboard.

“PJ Caposey is a leader in the education space and a 4 time cancer survivor. In the midst of the pandemic, his creative mind used his dual experiences with education and healthcare to determine a framework for education evolution. PJ’s talk inspires innovation in the education space like no other, by encouraging increased interdependence, for-profit partnerships, and a much faster speed of change. It is no longer about small adaptive steps. To learn from this pandemic and advance our public education to the next phase of its growth, we need evolutionary leaps. Watch PJ Caposey’s talk to envision what a realistic and immediate future for public education looks like.”

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