Melanie K. Meren, Fairfax County School Board Member Hunter Mill District: Shifting the learning model for our 188,000 students is a monumental challenge in the best of times, and one that our staff confronted head-on to produce resources as fast as possible. Beyond academic support to maintain and grow skills, the distance learning plan reinforces the social and emotional needs of children. The plan also assists parents as educators, while aiming to ease the pressure to exactly replicate an in-school experience in this stressful time.