#018 -- Many schools and school districts across the country are starting the 2020-2021 school year in a fully remote setting. In NYC, the plans to begin the school-year in a hybrid model were delayed by at least two weeks. There are a few charter schools in NYC, however, who have moved forward with in-person instruction. One of those networks is Zeta Charter Schools, which operates three elementary schools in Inwood and the Bronx. Zeta surveyed their staff and families to see who was ready to return to school in-person, and used publicly available data and health and safety guidance to inform their reopening plans. While the majority of their families opted to begin the year remotely, almost a quarter of their students are in-person for a full school day Monday through Friday. On today’s episode, Zeta’s co-founder and CEO explains why it was so important to open for in-person instruction, the steps Zeta took to make sure they did so safely, and what they learned along the way.

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