Parabola Project Spotlights
The Parabola Project is working closely with districts and school leaders and staff members to learn and capture insights as they have returned to in-person learning. This page offers in-depth Spotlights that synthesize practices and trends around safe school reopening.
Safe Mealtime Procedures in Schools
This Spotlight, building off of this Step-by-Step Options for Serving Meals resource, shares how different schools have addressed these challenges and safely served meals to students in person. While this spotlight focuses specifically on lunch, the lessons in this resource can be applied to breakfast or snack times.
Teachers Adapt to New Classroom Constraints
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many changes across schools, including new policies on classroom space, layout, and cleaning procedures.
Working with Your Local Board of Health
While state and other authorities provided an initial round of direction and data regarding public health and safety during COVID-19, schools ultimately had to look for a community partner with public health expertise to help answer questions, provide local direction, and monitor data for their school district.
Arrival and Dismissal
Schools should implement distancing measures to reduce potential exposure to COVID-19. With physical distancing measures in place, schools needed to reimagine arrival and dismissal so students are not walking in close proximity with their classmates and to prevent congregating of students, staff, and families.