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# National Safe School Reopening Summit to Include President Biden, Vice President Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, and More

# National Safe School Reopening Summit to Include President Biden, Vice President Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, and More

March 22, 2021

**Contact:  **press@ed.gov

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The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today  announced that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will  deliver pre-taped remarks during the virtual National Safe School Reopening  Summit, which will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from 12 p.m. – 3:30 p m  EDT. The Summit is one of a series of steps the Department is taking to provide  support and resources to schools as they work to reopen quickly and safely and  equitably address the academic, social, and emotional needs of students most  impacted by the pandemic. The Department is partnering with the Learning Policy  Institute to provide research support for the Summit, and the event is open to  the public. Those interested in attending can register here.    Participants in the Summit include:
- President Joe Biden
- Vice President Kamala       Harris
- Dr. Jill Biden, First       Lady of the United States
- Dr. Miguel Cardona,       Secretary of Education
- Dr. Rochelle Walensky,       Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond,       President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute
- Students, educators, and       representatives from school districts across the country

The Summit will feature:
- Welcome       remarks from the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden 
- Lessons       from the Field - Implementing CDC’s K-12 Operational Strategy to Keep       Students, Educators, and Staff Safe
Representatives        from Cleveland, Ohio and New York City, New York will highlight effective        school and district reopening approaches that have a focus on equity.
Participants:        Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle        Walensky 

- Technical       Assistance from CDC and ED - Implementing CDC’s Guidance to Keep Students,       Educators, and Staff Safe
Technical        experts from CDC and ED will discuss
CDC’s        K-12 Operational Strategy, ED’s COVID-19 Implementation Handbook, and        other resources; answer common questions; and clarify misconceptions.
Participants:        Dr. Greta Massetti, Co-Lead of the Community Interventions and Critical        Populations Task Force for CDC COVID response, Donna Harris-Aikens,        Senior Advisor for Policy and Planning for the Department of Education
Moderator:        Jessica Cardichon, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Planning,        Evaluation, and Policy Development for the Department of Education

- Pre-taped       Remarks by Vice President Kamala Harris 
- Lessons       from the Field - Supporting All Students: Addressing the Academic, Social,       and Emotional Needs of Students with a Focus on Equity
Representatives        from Cajon Valley, California and Tulsa, Oklahoma will share promising        strategies to support the social, emotional, and academic development        needs of students, with a particular focus on students who have been        historically underserved and who have experienced the greatest disruption        from the pandemic.
Moderator:        Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO of the Learning Policy        Institute. 

- Remarks       by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona 
- Pre-taped       Remarks by President Joe Biden  

Media interested in covering the event must RSVP by  sending an email to press@ed.gov by COB on  Tuesday, March 23, 2021. This is a public event, and all attendees can register here. Closed captioning and ASL interpreters will be available throughout the entire  Summit, and the event will be livestreamed on the Department of Education’s YouTube channel.
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