Case Study: Boone County Schools supports distance learning and student well-being with Newsela

Boone County Schools - Customer Case Study

The customer, Boone County Schools, faced the sudden challenge of transitioning over 21,000 students to mandatory distance learning with only one day of preparation due to COVID-19 closures. Their primary hurdles were enforcing participation and maintaining their students' social-emotional wellbeing through a remote model.

The vendor, Newsela, was a key digital resource used to deliver this instruction. Its Social-Emotional Learning Collection provided immediately accessible, leveled content that required no extra planning from teachers, allowing counselors to monitor student engagement and well-being through the platform's real-time reporting. The solution helped the district maintain its SEL initiative equitably across its diverse student population and paved the way for new, efficient methods of teaching and collaboration.

Boone County Schools

Chad Simms

Director