Alaska Smart Start 2020

Alaska Smart Start 2020

Many districts are now creating their Smart Start plans for the 2020-2021 under the guidance of Alaska Smart Start 2020 – Restart and Reentry Framework Guidance for K-12 Schools.

One concern to consider is how many students can safely fit into a classroom while practicing social distancing. Pandemic Analytics created a tool to analyze your space when considering safe social distancing practices. The tool is called the Rosner Model and can be downloaded here. Learn more about the Rosner Model in the Rosner Model FAQs.

Next week marks the last week of DEED’s seven week webseries From Uncertainty to Certainty – Alaska’s Smart Start 2020. There have been 475 registrants over the course of the webinar! There’s still time to register for the last week, or review the materials from the webinars you missed.

Tuesday, June 30 @ 9:15 am

Topic: What if? The Skill of Scenario Planning –Lessons Learned

Guests: Anthony Taylor and Jenna Sedmak

Excerpt: In this workshop, we’ll be finalizing this version of our Alaska Smart Start 2020 plans to share lessons learned, and we’ll be sharing best practices to remain practice to changes in the future.

Thursday, July 2 @ 9:15 am

Topic: Capacities for Learning

Panelists: Dr. Marguerite Roza, Director of Edunomics Lab and Research Associate Professor At Georgetown University; Cricket Heinze, Former Executive Director of Knowledge Sharing, The New York City Department of Education; Tim Parker, NEA-Alaska President and high school English teacher in Fairbanks; Mike Hanley, Superintendent of both Aleutian Islands and Chugach school districts.

Information about Alaska Smart Start 2020 and other COVID-19 resources can be found on DEED’s webpage specific to COVID-19.

If you have any questions or concerns relating to COVID-19 prevention and preparedness in schools, please visit DEED’s website or contact todd.brocious@alaska.gov.