Considerations for developing and using simulated models to make decisions about mitigation measures on the local level. 

Panelists will discuss the role that modeling played in closing and reopening decisions, the tradeoffs the models helped district consider, and possible future uses of this forecasting tool in K-12. 

• Meagan Fitzpatrick, PhD (moderator), Assistant Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 

1. Alyssa Bilinski, PhD, Peterson Family Foundation Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University, Providence, RI

2. Barbara Klock, MD, ACE-IT Program School Health Medical Advisor, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

3. David Rubin, MD, Director, Policy Lab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

4. Anne Sosin, MPH, Nelson A. Rockefeller Policy Fellow, Dartmouth College, Hnaover, NH