On July 28, 2020, Common Good hosted the third forum of the Campaign for Common Good to explore overhaul of school bureaucracy. Educators today are crushed by accumulated red tape, diverting time and resources and causing a plague of burnout. Yet success in the classroom hinges on the skill, caring, and personality of each teacher. Local and individual responsibility must become a guiding principle for organizing schools. COVID-19 only underscores the need for adaptability in schools.