Against the backdrop of "twin pandemics"--racism and COVID-19--school and system leaders across the country are asking, "How do we reopen schools and re-engage students, their families, and the community?" There is a palpable urgency to serve students well as districts develop operations plans to ensure student health and safety for the 2020-2021 school year. In addition to addressing learning loss due to school closures and recognizing potential trauma resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, educators must take action against the deep-rooted racial injustices people of color have experienced for generations. In this brief the authors have proposed a process for school and district leaders to do the deep and adaptive work needed to learn about systems and processes that may be hindering social-emotional and academic development for all students: learn, unlearn, and advocate. By engaging in a process to learn, unlearn, and advocate with these principles, schools and systems can focus on establishing a learning environment--in-person or virtual-- in which all students and staff feel valued, respected, and connected, are held to high expectations, can access the content, coursework and strategies to optimize their learning, and see relevance in their coursework in order to allow them to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. While the context will vary from district to district, the authors hope this framework will guide an equity-informed approach to the critical work of supporting the whole child. [This brief was co-authored by The Achievement Network (ANet).]