The resources listed here are for school administrators and leaders to share resources with staff who are serving students during COVID-19 related school closures.

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Education Non-Profit Resource Guides

Resources from nonprofit partners who are currently supporting or have previously supported Indianapolis schools and have understanding of Indy context. We highly suggest following these pages as their sites are being updated consistently.

Wide Open School
Resources from 25 organizations that provide free online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors of Common Sense.
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Instruction Partners
Instruction Partners is a non-profit organization that works side-by-side with teachers and school leaders to improve the quality of instruction in core ac …
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Relay GSE
Relay Graduate School of Education’s mission is to teach teachers and school leaders to develop all students in academic skills and strength of character …
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Teach for America
Teach for America finds outstanding and diverse leaders who teach at least two-years in low income schools and spend a lifetime working with unwavering com …
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TNTP
TNTP’s mission is to end the injustice of education inequality by providing excellent teachers to the students who need them most by advancing policies a …
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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Trauma Resources

Resources to support the emotional well-being of students, families, and teachers. These are in addition to the links on the teacher resources page.

Social Emotional Resources for Students and Families

Move This Way
Social Emotional interactive videos, movement, and creative expression to help students and educators develop emotional intelligence skills for long-term w …
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KidsHealth
Guidance that can be shared with parents and/or teachers to help students talk about Coronavirus.
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Playworks
Online resources to keep families engaged, healthy, and active. Includes videos and ‘recess’ ideas for families.
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Social Emotional Resources for Teachers and Leaders

National Dropout Prevention Center, Trauma-Skilled Schools Model
Research and resources to develop schools models that are responsive to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
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Teaching Tolerance
Experts from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network share their recommendations for educators supporting students during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Social Worker and Therapist Resources
Links to 50 free resources to help as a social worker, mental health professional, and/or social work educator.
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KQED
An article with some self-care tips to get through COVID-19 that could be used when checking in with staff.
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Gallup
Guidance on what employees need and how leaders can support in the time of COVID-19.
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Special Populations

Resources for supporting special populations of students in K-12 schools.

NOTE: Before leveraging the resources below, school leaders can continue to leverage the resources from the Department of Education website: DOE Special Education Guidance, DOE English Learning and Migrant Education, DOE Indiana Homeless Children & Youth

Special Education

Council for Administrators of Special Education
Up-to-date resource including information for schools, questions to consider, resources to leverage and important groups to connect with on special educati …
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National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools
NCSECS has released detailed resources for COVID-19 and students with disabilities including takeaways for districts and school leaders, requirements for s …
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ELL

English Learners Success Forum
Link to provide leaders with five things to support instruction for English learners during COVID-19.
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Immigrant Refugees and Schools
Guidance to support parents of English learners and list of most accessible bilingual links for families.
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INTESOL
Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages has released a series of supports for emergent bilingual learners for teachers and systems leade …
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DACA / Mixed Families

Aliento
Aliento is a DACA, undocumented, youth-led organization who has posted guidance in English and Spanish to support DACA/Undocumented and/or mixed documentat …
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Immigrant Refugees and Schools
Guidance to support parents of English learners and list of most accessible bilingual links for families.
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Students Experiencing Homelessness and / or Foster Care

School House Connection
Strategies for schools, early learning programs, and higher education institutions to support youth experiencing homelessness.
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Teacher Talent Resources

These resources can help you and your team shift to a virtual hiring process. Resources include information on virtual recruitment, interviewing, and hiring.

TNTP
Guidance on shifting to online recruitment and hiring.
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Predictive Index
As a potential employer, when all of your interviews are remote, what are the things you should keep in mind to still get the same impact?
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CARES Act Summary
From Ball State University, a summary of the CARES Act signed into law on March 27, 2020 aimed at how to support staff during COVID-19 in regards to some f …
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