First, the roles of school leaders in response to crisis situations must be clearly defined. A key insight from surveys was that school leaders strongly feel responsible for ensuring the welfare of their students during pandemic times. School leaders should be tasked with inspiring and coordinating their teams to have collective action to address these top three concerns. The role for education systems at this time of the pandemic is to connect school leaders in peer groups so that they can rapidly share best practices. School leaders as prime movers know the needs of their communities well and can help effectively marshal the available resources to those who need them.

Source: Manila Times May 12, 2021 16:52 UTC