Educational Leadership and COVID-19: Lessons from Kern County

Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE. 520 Galvez Mall, CERAS Room 401, Stanford, CA 94305-3001. Tel: 650-724-2832; Fax: 510-642-9148; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.edpolicyinca.org

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COVID-19; Pandemics; Educational Administration; School Districts; Boards of Education; Superintendents; Administrator Role; Leadership Responsibility; Information Dissemination; Educational Policy; Guidelines; Resource Allocation; Online Courses; School Closing; Educational Technology

Counties, districts, and schools have had to respond to ever-shifting issues related to COVID-19. This brief describes the complex challenges that district superintendents faced, which often required expertise in areas beyond traditional expectations for the role, particularly in public health. The brief gives examples of crisis management structures from one county office of education (COE)--Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS)--that helped to mitigate these challenges for local education agencies (LEAs) in its county. The strategies detailed in this brief provide a replicable model for how the state and COEs can better support districts and schools during times of crisis and improve preparedness of the education system as a whole.

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