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Here’s what it would look like to reframe the school reopening conversation around needs: 
1. Focus on the students whose learning and well-being is most at risk by remaining out of school — likely there will be significant overlap with your special education student population. Start by planning for how you’ll safely get them back into classrooms daily.
2. Parents needing child care is a real concern — primarily for parents with elementary-aged students and younger. As many have argued, there’s a strong case to be made for getting elementary school kids back in buildings daily. Which is more feasible if they can use MS/HS space.
3. If MS/HS students continue to learn remotely, some may need a space outside their home where they can fully focus on engaging with classwork. Identify community and commercial spaces that can be safely repurposed for student use.
4. Meeting students’ social needs — let’s listen to the kids on this one. It’s not gonna happen effectively in the midst of socially distanced classrooms where Ts are afraid to let kids talk. So find other ways to organize safe social events for students.
5. Teachers must be assured that their health and safety needs will be met. Some will need the option to continue remotely. Others will need to be reassured that they won’t lose their job if they get sick and need to stay home. If Ts needs are not met, neither will students’.
