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State of CT: Interim Guidance on the Length of Quarantine... (December 16, 2020)

• Optional School Template Letter

COVID-19 School Submission Reporting Guidance (November 6, 2020)

Updated Guidance for the Operation of Interscholastic, Youth and other Amateur Sport Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic (November 9, 2020)

State of CT Rollback to Phase 2.1 (November 6, 2020)

Guidance for Opening up High School Athletics and Activities

Phase 3 Reopening (October 8, 2020)

Executive Order #9: The allowable group size in one space is increased to sixteen (16) children and Children 3 years of age and older are required to wear masks while in child care programs.

• Memo #29 from Commissioner Bye: Group Size and Mask Requirements as part of a system of protections against COVID-19
• OEC Mask Wearing Information for Families

CDSE Reopening Plan: Adapt, Advance, Achieve:Connecticut’s Plan to Learn and Grow Together

• Addendum 12 Reimagining CT Classrooms: Planning the Instructional Time for
  Remote Learning in Hybrid and Full Remote Models
• Addendum 11 Interim Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings (August 31, 2020)
• Addendum 10 Reframing and Reopening: School Discipline Amidst COVID-19 Guidance (August 27, 2020)
• Addendum 9 Contact Tracing Scenarios in Schools (August 27, 2020) (UPDATED Jan. 4, 2021)
  
• Addendum 8 Fire and School Safety During COVID-19 (August 24, 2020)
• Addendum 7 Reopening Considerations for K-12 Music Programs (August 14, 2020)
• Addendum 6 Reopening Guidance for Educating Students with Disabilities (August 12, 2020)
  
• Addendum 5 Interim Guidance for Responding to COVID-19 Scenarios in CT School Districts (August 6, 2020) (UPDATED Jan. 4, 2021)
• UPDATED! Addendum 4 Updated Guidance for Decision-Making Regarding the Use of In-Person, Hybrid (Blended), or Remote Learning Models in Connecticut Schools during COVID-19 (October 21, 2020)
• Addendum 3 Fall Reopening Resource Document for Students with High Needs (July 28, 2020)
• Addendum 2 COVID Guidance and Considerations for Preschool Located in Public Schools (July 27, 2020)
• Addendum 1 Temporarily Opting into Voluntary Remote Learning Due to COVID-19 (July 27, 2020)

Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Healthcare Providers (MDs, APRNs, PAs, & RNs) – August 5, 2020, State Department of Public Health

COVIDactnow.org: America’s COVID Warning System (Uses 5 key indicators to determine risk levels for 50 states and 3,000+ counties.

OEC Provider Signage (posted 7/30/20)

CDC Considerations for Schools when Reopening (posted 5/19/20)

Educational Resources for Grief

This must be posted in workplaces by C.O.B. on March 26, 2020: Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Governor Issues Executive Order 7H
• Business Exemptions for Coronavirus (posted 3/23/20)

Distance Learning:

How to Use Zoom to Teach an Online Course

Early Childhood / Lower School Specific Resources:

• Go Hairy: Early Learners Alphabet | Phonics

• EDTech Tools for Lower School (share the educational technology tools you use in each subject area) and view the resulting spreadsheet Here
• Register for Continuity of Learning/Distance Learning for Our Youngest Students March 24th @ 3pm

CDC Guidance regarding Mass Gatherings (posted 3/16/20)

Talking to Children About COVID-19 - A Parent Resource (National Association of School Psychologists)

Guidance for school preparation from the State of Connecticut:

• Communication to Schools (included attachments below) from CT Dept of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (posted 3/6/20)
• March 2020 State Department of Education Covid19 Guidance
• COVID Green Cleaning Guidance

• Connecticut Department of Public Health (posted 2/28/20)
• SCHOOL RESOURCES (posted 2/28/20):
• Preparing for Infectious Disease: Department of Education Recommendations to Ensure the Continuity of Teaching and Learning for Schools (K-12) During Extended Student Absence or School Dismissal
• Talking with Children: Tips for Caregivers, Parents, Teachers During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
• Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools: Infectious Disease Planning (zip file)

Guidance for school preparation from sources beyond CT:

• CDC Guidelines for K-12 Schools (updated regularly by CDC)
  
• CDC: Get Your School Ready... (posted 2/28/20)
• World Health Organization (posted 2/28/20)
• Illinois Department of Public Health School Guidance During a Pandemic (posted 2/28/20)
• Edweek article: How to Respond to Coronavirus: 6 Steps for Schools (posted 3/3/20)
• Edweek article Schools Should Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreaks (posted 2/28/20)
• NAIS Article with Resources: Understanding Coronavirus: What Schools Need to Know (posted 2/28/20)
• Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus (posted 3/3/20)

Guidance from other Independent School Associations

• SAIS
• NBOA

Other resources:

• Does closing schools slow the spread of coronavirus? Past outbreaks provide clues (Science Magazine) (posted 3/10/20)
• U.S. State Department Travel Advisories (posted 2/28/20)
• State of Connecticut Employee Travel Advisory(posted 3/5/20)
• Harvard Business Review:Lead Your Business through the Coronavirus (posted 2/28/20)
• COVID-19 Global Cases - Johns Hopkins CSSE (posted 3/2/20)

Sources outside of the U.S.

• British Medical Journal
• United Kingdom Health Service