On Friday, April 24, 2020, Jeff Riley, Commissioner of Education, released the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) guidance for remote learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This document gives an overview of pathways to continue engaging students in learning over the coming weeks and outlines support the DESE will provide to educators in the coming weeks.

In addition to this overall guidance, the DESE has also published Elementary Prerequisite Standards and Secondary Prerequisite Standards in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and History/Social Science designed to help districts build a roadmap for learning experiences from now to the end of the year. Dr. Judy Houle, Senior Vice President of Entrepreneurship, has a background in curriculum development and is reviewing these standards as well as others for areas not addressed in these guidance documents in order to assist our clients, as needed with the implementation of these plans. Please email Dr. Houle if you would like to learn more.

Another key area that will need to be addressed in the coming months is re-entry into schools, once the pandemic subsides. TMS will be reaching out to our clients to provide assistance in planning for the new normal. If you would like to know more about TMS’s Critical Incident Response Plan Services, particularly as they pertain to re-entry into school, please email us or call 1-855-TMS-0411.