Participation

RSP members are individual schools (public, charter, private) or districts. We are focused primarily on districts of up to 50,000 students, because we believe that larger districts may face a different set of issues related to size and available resources. Larger districts will be welcome to join, but  setting mutual expectations will be discussed in advance.

Future of School will work with our corporate, edtech, and foundation partners to subsidize a number of Resilient School Project members from rural and economically-challenged communities which cannot afford the membership fee. We are seeing four out of 10 of the poorest U.S. students accessing remote learning as seldom as once per week or less, according to a new survey from ParentsTogether. Our goal is to create an equitable opportunity for all students and teachers to go from crisis schooling to remote learning!

The RSP will address such topics as:

  • Assessing near-term needs to address Covid-19 related instructional issues in the school year 2020-21
  • Rolling school closures
  • Students choosing to learn from home even when schools are open
  • Addressing vulnerable populations (teachers, students, and members of the school community with vulnerable family members)
  • Special populations of students, including English Language Learners
  • Equity and access
  • Teacher training
  • Online content
  • Technology platform
  • Social distancing
  • Messaging/communications with families and media