A mom who gathers data on schools - public, private, suburban - and analyses the likelihood of in-person schooling vs. hybrid vs. fully virtual. Figures in all scenarios, including increased Covid rates, higher school density (making it harder to have more kids at once in school), even predicted tuition increases. include variables including willingness to work with parent demands; and variability by grade (younger kids in person more often). Analyze data on efficacy of the virtual learning. I would pay that consultant a few thousand.
Also influence of the teachers preferences
I wouldn't pay for that, and certainly not a few thousand, but perhaps someone might!
It would help focus where to apply, where to relocate. I think we have a good sense of which schools will play ball and which won't. They've made their cases.
No person knows this information. I don't even think administrators fully know that information about their own schools. Despite the low rates in September, I am still floored by the fact my DC's school has not had to shut down once at all. (fingers crossed). I know schools in hot zones who haven't had to close. On the flip side, schools across the street have closed. So who knows? noone!
An analysis of the current data can be aggregated and put into a report for comparison and hedged predictions. Like trading on an exchange .