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GSL Maximizing The Impact of School Leaders
GSL Maximizing The Impact of School Leaders
GSL Maximizing The Impact of School Leaders
❏ Check in on teachers’ well-being and provide ❏ Working with data companies to provide free
support as needed - they likely feel or reduced cost data to parents and set up
overwhelmed and concerned for their students wi-fi hot spots throughout communities (if
too. possible).
❏ Identify learning goals - minimum levels of ❏ Providing a learning plan for school leaders to
learning they would like to see and the implement.
content to focus on. ❏ Providing access to key online platforms.
❏ Consider the whole child - send ideas for ❏ Providing access to reduced cost printing or
physical exercise, simple ways to create art or photocopying so that school leaders can make
make music at home, or even fun games that packets for families without access to the
students can play with siblings or family internet.
members. ❏ Partnering with textbook companies to
❏ Choose a limited number of learning tools provide materials to students without access
they would like their teachers to use and to the internet.
provide access to those. ❏ Providing access to online training for
❏ Determine how many students have no access teachers and school leaders.
to the internet and develop learning plans for ❏ Making use of national TV/radio to share
them accordingly. lessons to students without access to the
internet.
❏ Work with teachers to develop clear learning
❏ Providing clear guidance on re-scheduling of
plans so that students feel like they are
major state/national exams.
getting what they need without being
overwhelmed.
Finances
School Leaders Should: Governments Support School Leaders By:
❏ Aim to maintain as many teachers and staff as ❏ Allowing flexible spending by school leaders
possible. to meet current demands.
❏ Reallocate current budget toward ❏ Working with banks to provide moratorium on
COVID-related priorities. rent for premises.
❏ Allow flexible payments from families where ❏ Introducing financial stimulus packages that
possible. will allow leaders to pay a minimum salary to
teachers and staff.
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