Leading in uncertain times
Surviving the First Week of School Closure
An administrator’s perspective
This past week was one of the most unusual (and stressful) weeks in my 30-year career in education. The North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper, closed all K-12 schools for eleven (11) days — through March 30.
It was a week when things changed daily (sometimes several times a day). None of us believe that we will be back in school on March 31.
Fortunately, our leadership believed a school closure would be coming our way sometime during the spring, and we had already begun to prepare.
Stressed Out
The previous week, all of our teachers had prepped learning engagement packets — three (30 weeks work of activities — to send home with students in the event of a closure.
Our school district is a small, rural system in the mountains of North Carolina. Many of our families do not have internet access at home, so true virtual learning is not a viable option.
This was an intense week for our teachers and administrators. I am so proud of our teachers who maintained their daily teaching load AND prepped learning engagement packets in about three days.
