Question: After they are dismissed, how can schools continue to teach children?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: K-12 Schools and Child Care Programs
section_headers: Dismissals
If I make the decision for a school dismissal, what else should I consider?
section_content: In the event of a school dismissal, extracurricular group activities and large
events, such as performances, field trips, and sporting events should also be
cancelled. This may require close coordination with other partners and
organizations (e.g., high school athletics associations, music associations).
In addition, discourage students and staff from gathering or socializing
anywhere, like at a friend’s house, a favorite restaurant, or the local
shopping mall.
Ensure continuity of meal programs for your students. Consider ways to
distribute food to students who receive free or reduced cost meals. Check with
the US Department of Agriculture – Food and Nutrition Service for additional
information:
https://www.fns.usda.gov/disaster/USDAfoodsPandemicSchools.external
icon If there is
community spread of COVID-19, design strategies to avoid distribution in
settings where people might gather in a group or crowd. Consider options such
as “grab-and-go” bagged lunches or meal delivery.
Consider alternatives for providing essential medical and social services for
students. Continue providing necessary services for children with special
healthcare needs, or work with the state Title V Children and Youth with
Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Discusses many aspects of handling a physical school closure.
Specifically references school dismissal but does not address actual education or teaching but rather services that the schools provide besides actual classroom teaching.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Could be Improved

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: K-12 Schools and Child Care Programs
section_headers: Dismissals
Are there ways for students to keep learning if we decide to dismiss schools?
section_content: Yes, consider implementing e-learning plans, including digital and distance
learning options as feasible and appropriate. Determine, in consultation with
school district officials or other relevant state or local partners:

If a waiver is needed for state requirements of a minimum number of in-person instructional hours or school days (seat time) as a condition for funding.
How to convert face-to-face lessons into online lessons and how to train teachers to do so.
How to triage technical issues if faced with limited IT support and staff.
How to encourage appropriate adult supervision while children are using distance learning approaches.
How to deal with the potential lack of students’ access to computers and the internet at home.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Discusses how e-learning can be a substitute if in-person classes are banned.
Gives advice on e-learning and distance learning but does not list out all of the possible options available.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Institutes of Higher Education
section_headers: Dismissals
Should we continue teaching and/or research activities if we decide to dismiss classes?
section_content: Yes, consider ways that your college/university can adapt or use alternative
teaching methods.

Review continuity plans, including plans for the continuity of teaching, learning, and research. Implement e-learning plans and distance learning options as feasible and appropriate.
Ensure continuity plans address how to temporarily postpone, limit, or adapt research-related activities (e.g., study recruitment or participation, access to labs) in a manner that protects the safety of researchers, participants, facilities, and equipment.
Consider the following approaches: 
Use of existing infrastructure and services (e.g., Blackboard, Skype, Zoom) to support efficient transition of classes from in-person to distance-based formats. This may include using strategies such as faculty check-ins, recorded class meetings or lectures, and live class meetings.
Other student support services such as online library services, print materials available online, phone- or Internet-based counseling support, or study groups enabled through digital media.


Institutes of higher education should determine, in consultation with their university system: 
How to convert face-to-face lessons into online lessons and how to train faculty to do so.
How to triage technical issues if faced with limited IT support and staff
How to deal with the potential lack of students’ access to computers and the Internet at home or in temporary housing.




Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer addresses more than just the distance-learning aspect but also faculty check-ins, recorded class meetings, other student support services online, training staff on how to create online lessons.
Discusses several resources and recommended procedures for universities forced to close.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent