COVID Reopening Schools
State and Federal Guidelines & Requirements
- CDE EXLD Guidance – License Exempt Waivers (October 20, 2020)
- CDE – Back to the Classroom with Caution (September 2, 2020)
- CDE EXLD Guidance - COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions 2020-21 (Aug 5, 2020)
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California Department of Public Health – Providing Targeted,
Specialized Support and Services at School Guidance
(Updated September 4, 2020)
- See the question on page 3 of the document- What is the maximum size for cohorts? Review carefully the underlined responses to the question.
- Blueprint to Safer Economy (helps identify the status of CA Counties)
- Governor Gavin Newsom’s Pandemic Plan for Learning and Safe Schools (July 17, 2020)
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH) & Cal OSHA – COVID-19 INDUSTRY GUIDANCE: Schools and School- Based Programs
- CDPH – COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Learning, Framework for K-12 Schools in California, 2020-2021 School Year (July 17, 2020)
Afterschool/Expanded Learning Specific Resources
- Fireside Chats with Michael Funk, Director of the Expanded Learning Division of CDE
- PCY - No Longer Optional: Expanded Learning in School Reopening
- PCY – COVID Quick Guide: Expanded Learning Supports
- Afterschool Alliance - A School Year Like No Other Demands A New Learning Day: A Blueprint for How Afterschool Programs & Community Partners Can Help.
- American Institutes for Research - Recognizing the Role of Afterschool and Summer Programs and Systems in Reopening and Rebuilding
- EdSource - To reopen safely and responsibly, schools need their afterschool partners
- Afterschool Alliance Blog - Recognizing the role of afterschool and summer programs and systems in reopening and rebuilding
- LIAS Blog - Re-Opening Afterschool: Priorities and Practice
Equity in Reopening Schools
- The Aspen Institute - Recovery and Renewal: Principles for Advancing Public Education Post-Crisis Check out the column in EdWeek and the Webinar Series to learn more about moving from principle to action.
- Alliance for Quality Education - Community-Centered Roadmap for a Just School Reopening
- California Partnership for the Future of Learning Community Needs Assessment - Every School. Every Community. Beyond COVID-19.
- Catalyst:Ed – A Roadmap for Schools and Systems, Navigating This Year and Beyond in a COVID World
- California Children’s Trust - Strategies to Stabilize and Sustain Youth Behavioral Health During COVID-19
- MindShift - How Students Benefit from a School Reopening Plan Designed for Those at the Margins
- National Equity Project – What if We…Don’t Return to School as Usual
- Teaching Tolerance – Teaching as Activism, Teaching as Care
Supporting SEL and the Whole Child During Re-Opening
- American Institutes for Research - COVID-19 and Whole Child Efforts
- Child Trends - As schools reopen, addressing COVID-19-related trauma and mental health issues will take more than mental health services (July 28, 2020)
- CASEL - Reunite, Renew, and Thrive: Social and Emotional Learning Roadmap for Reopening School
- CASEL – An Initial Guide to Leveraging the Power of Social and Emotional Learning As You Prepare to Reopen and Renew Your School Community
- Child Mind Institue - Managing Anxiety During Reopening
- Collaborative Classroom - Reconnecting and Rebuilding Toolkit, K–6
- Newschools Venture Fund – How to Meet Students’ Social-Emotional and Academic Needs When Schools Reopen
- Rennie Center – Back-To-School Blueprint (Current Action Guides Include Helping Students Heal from Trauma and Rebuilding Community)
- Transforming Education - Head & Heart: An expanded approach to meeting students’ needs as schools reopen
Local Examples & Resources
- Alameda County Office of Education – Road to Re-Opening Workbook
- Kern County Superintendent of Schools Back-to-School Roadmap
- Los Angeles County Office of Education - Rising to the Challenge of COVID-19, A Planning Framework for the 2020-21 School Year
- Sonoma County Office of Education - School Reopening Considerations: Planning and Assumptions
- San Diego County Office of Education - Pandemic Response Plan Template (Note: This template may be helpful to consider scenario planning)
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For a full list of County Offices who have issued guidance visit EdSource – Seeking Guidance for Reopening Schools?
State Resources
- Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) - School Reopening Report May 2020
- California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) - Recovering and Improving Stronger: A Memo Outlining Recommendations to Support Short- and Long-Term Emergency Response Capacities Within California Schools
- CCEE (developed collaboratively with Riverside and San Diego COEs) – Continuity of Learning Playbooks - provides guidance about how to best leverage existing resources to support the continuity of learning for all students. Whether LEAs are implementing an on-site, remote, or hybrid model, this Playbook will support school and district leadership teams make evidence-based decisions aligned with best practices.
National (& Other State) Resources
- The American Federation of Teachers - A Plan to Safely Reopen America’s Schools and Communities
- The Aspen Institute - Supporting Students to be Independent Learners: State and District Actions for the Pandemic Era
- The Learning Policy Institue - Restarting and Reinventing School: Learning in the Time of COVID and Beyond
- National Education Association - All Hands on Deck: Initial Guidance Regarding Reopening School Buildings
- Virginia Department of Education – Return to School Planning Equity Audit
Summer Resources
- American Camp Association and YMCA of the USA – Field Guide for Opening Summer Camps
- American Institutes for Research - Navigating Summertime Experiences in 2020: Helpful Resources and Support for Program Providers
- Denver Afterschool Alliance – COVID-19 Summer Program Toolkit (and trainings)
- National Conference of State Legislatures - COVID-19 Recovery: Leveraging Afterschool and Summer to Help Students Catch Up, Keep Up
- National League of Cities – Reopening Youth Summer Learning Programs