GIA INSIGHTS — A Collaborative, Regional Response to COVID-19: Preserving the Educational Future of Students in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

As a result of the closure of schools, teachers, administrators, counselors, and parents were all in the same storm facing the potential loss of students’ educational dreams. In a remarkable, aligned effort, members of the GIA Action Network Teams came together to create the Postsecondary Taskforce to address the situation. There had to be a way to keep the high school class of 2020 on track, heading toward achieving their dreams. Considering the short timeline from the end of March to the end of May, when most high school students would be finishing the school year, the task force had to act quickly…