“Constant Communication”: Rural Principals' Leadership Practices During a Global Pandemic

Rural school leaders are met with serious challenges and opportunities to lead rural schools in times of normalcy, but these amplified during a crisis. principals the United States faced an unprecedented crisis when buildings closed spring 2020 due COVID-19 pandemic. The measure their response this is exemplified through leadership practices. Through qualitative methods, we examined practices initial months pandemic quarantine, found that exhibit caretaker leadership. From findings, used meta-leadership frame discuss principals.