COVID-19 Updates
Since 2006, we have partnered with a myriad of organizations – including school districts, non-profits, and businesses – to support their leaders and teams so that they meet their goals and achieve success.
Ready-2-Return (R-2-R) Services and Self-Assessment Tool
TMSolution, Inc. is offering a new suite of services to schools and districts, Ready-2-Return (R-2-R). A TMS School Reopening Planning Team is available to assist school districts with their planning needs. These services are available to current client districts at...
CDC Issues Decision-Tree Checklist for Schools
The CDC issued a checklist document for guiding schools through when and how to reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. While not as comprehensive as some would hope, it does provide a series of steps that schools will need to take to open safely, providing a...
Massachusetts Commissioner of Education Releases Guidance for Remote Learning to the End of the School Year
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...
Guidelines for Teaching and Learning in Uncertain Times
Recommendations for Remote Learning and the New Normal When Schools Reopen.
Districts Answering the Call
During the past week, all schools in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island have risen to the call to implement remote learning as our schools continue to remain shuttered due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. TMS would like to recognize the countless hours of work done...
Assistance for Massachusetts Students with Food Insecurities
The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) has partnered with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to try to widen the net of meeting the needs of students and their families who face food insecurities during the COVID-19...
More Resources for Educators
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has put together a set of resources for remote learning through its Learning Keeps Going website. Not all the resources are digitally based, but those that are have been vetted and are ones that are free at...
USDA Waiver for Massachusetts
On Sunday, March 29, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ‘s Office for Food and Nutrition announced that the USDA approved their application to waive the 50% or more poverty level for schools to provide meals and receive USDA...
Ready? Set? Go? A Guide to Implementing Your District’s Remote Learning Plan
With the extension of school shutdowns due to COVID-19, we know that everyone is scrambling to get some sort of remote learning experience up and running in their districts. When dealing with a crisis of this magnitude, it is easy to respond to chaos with chaos. Dr....
Remote Learning Resources and Additional Assistance Available from TMS
Governor Baker’s extension of school shutdowns in Massachusetts to May 4th has now moved us into a new phase of providing an educational plan for students in Massachusetts. We are adding resources to a Google workbook as we get them. Click here to view the workbook....
Curriculum and Instructional Resources for Remote Learning
As part of the Curriculum and Instructional Services we provide to districts, we are offering up a list of curated resources that teachers can use to work with students remotely during the COVID-19 shutdown. We will continue to update this list as we become aware of...
Business Administrators Conference Call on March 18th
Members of our TMS Team sat in on a conference call with Jay Sullivan from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on March 18th. The purpose of the call was to gather questions to share with the Department of Revenue/Division of Local Services. Here is a...