COVID-19 Resources for Principals

Resources for principals have been compiled by a CDE-wide, cross-unit working group to ensure principals can feel empowered to confidently lead their school communities in order to do what’s best for each student. This webpage was developed in an effort to meet the high stakes demands of teaching and learning during COVID-19. For general resources for principals, return to the Principal Resources webpage.

For questions or comments, contact the Principal Leadership Cross-Unit Work Group via email at principalresources@cde.state.co.us.

2021-22 Academic Year Resources for Planning

• Best Practices for Educators - Learning at Home: High Impact Instruction in Diverse Learning Settings
• CDE COVID-19 Learning Impacts Toolkit
• Comprehensive Center Network: Returning to School - A Toolkit for Principals
• Encourage Safe Physical Distancing During Activities and Limit Sharing
• Temporary Remote Learning Options for the 2021-22 School Year
• Turnaround Network: Launching with Unfinished Learning
  • Planning for Unfinished Learning: Building the plan to address gaps across your school (PDF)
  • Math
    • Unfinished Learning - Prioritizing Math Standards Virtual Training (Recorded)
    • Prioritizing Math Standards (PDF)
    • Common Core, Inc. : A Story of Units - Curriculum Overview and Map for Grades P-5 (PDF)
  • English Language Arts
    • Unfinished Learning - Prioritizing ELA Standards Virtual Training (Recorded)
    • Prioritizing ELA Standards (PDF)
    • EL Education, Inc.: Helping Students Read Closely (PDF)
    • Expeditionary Learning: Curriculum Map Grade 7 (PDF)
• Reopening Schools: Health Guidance by COVID-19 Phase
• Reopening Schools Questions and Answers
• State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP): Optimizing Distance learning Begins with Selection (PDF)
• National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) COVID-19 Resources

Educator Evaluation

• Evaluating educators during virtual times - coming soon

General Resources

• CDE Preschool Through 3rd Grade COVID Questions and Answers
• National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources
• National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) COVID-19 Resources
• Resources for Learning at Home
• Summer School Considerations During COVID-19
• Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) Activities for Students without Computers and Internet at Home

Leadership

• How to Manage Your Team in Times of Political Trauma

Retention and Recruitment

Turnaround Network Virtual Hiring - Spring 2020

• Virtual Hiring Session 1: Creating a Virtual Hiring Process through Defining Moments - Reflect on best practices from other organizations to develop an engaging virtual hiring experience aligned with your school's vision and mission that will allow for candidates to demonstrate desired competencies
  • Session 1 Webinar Recording
  • Session 1 (PowerPoint)
  • Hiring Process Planning (PDF)
  • Virtual Talent Guide (PDF)
  • Selection Criteria Indicators (PDF)
• Virtual Hiring Session 2: Systems, Structures, and Tips to Support a Virtual Hiring Process - Tactical tools to organize and operate a virtual hiring process. Sample templates, including case studies and question banks, can be used or adapted for use.
  • Session 2 Webinar Recording
  • Session 2 (PowerPoint)
  • Resources
    • Case Studies
      • Case Study 1 - Data Analysis
        • Data - 3rd Grade Math
        • Interim Assessment - 3rd Grade Math
      • Case Study 2 - Working with Families
      • Case Study 3 - Science Lesson Planning
    • Sample Email to Candidate (PDF)
    • Question Bank: Phone Screening and Interviews (PDF)
    • Virtual Hiring Tracker (EXCEL)
    • Landing Page (PDF)

School Finance

• COVID-19 Finance Questions and Answers

Special Education

• COVID-19 and Special Education
• Resources for Families of Students with Disabilities During COVID-19