Building a School Schedule for the Pandemic: A Downloadable Guide
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Building a School Schedule for the Pandemic: A Downloadable Guide

By Laura Baker — June 25, 2020 1 min read
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Getting students back in classrooms—while managing the risk of COVID-19 exposure and transmission—is a massive challenge. This downloadable guide shows scheduling models to help schools figure out how to build a calendar.

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Laura Baker
Deputy Managing Editor, Creative,  Education Week
Laura Baker is the Deputy Managing Editor, Creative, for Education Week focused on developing visual and immersive storytelling across platforms.
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