Principals are on the front line in supporting students, teachers, and families. Mariah Cone, Vice President, School Leadership Development at Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, shares how she supports school leaders through transitions. From COVID-19 building closures to their response to the call for antiracist education, Mariah discusses some of the strategies principals are using to collaborate with each other as well as how Alliance schools approached antiracist education with students and teachers. In considering a return to schools, Mariah shares how school leaders might focus their attention to the trauma response necessary.