What is ClassClassDojo

The purpose of this chapter is to examine a change project in an elementary school and how it helped students, families, teachers, and community members disrupt the system of public education, and also intentionally learn how to remain social during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants in this chapter reside in a small, rural town in the southeastern United States and mostly come from extremely low-income households. The information in this chapter comes from auto-ethnographic observations as well as empathy interviews with students and their families, teachers, and various members of the community who are involved with the school and school district. This change project began before the COVID-19 pandemic and was continuously redesigned to meet the needs of all stakeholders as decisions regarding the reopening of schools changed. Results conclude that learning at home led to strengthening the school's relationships with families and led to higher rates of student success in the learning environment.