Since March of 2020, educational communities have largely been in survival mode with little attention, time, or resources allocated to the ongoing work of school safety and violence prevention. Planning and implementing initiatives for a return to school cannot just focus on a return to "normal" because of significant increases in other threats to children's well-being during the pandemic and beyond, including increased anxiety and isolation, dramatic spikes in youth suicide, and steep decreases in academic achievement. This resource will examine some of the critical components of a successful return to school in the 2021-22 school year. The initiatives and strategies discussed will assist schools in recovering from the trauma of the past and planning for a more successful future. [This report was a collaboration between NSBA's Center for Safe Schools and the Educator's School Safety Network.]