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We are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date information and resources to help you move forward.

Together, we will endure and prevail for the 50 million students who rely on us.

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 AASA Guidelines for Reopening Schools 
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Self-Care & Wellness

• A Trusted Space: Redirecting Grief to Growth
• Self-Care Attention
• The Care and Feeding of the Superintendent
• Wellness: Don't Sacrifice Self-Care
• Three Self-Care Practices That Promote Work-Life Balance for School Leaders
• The Importance of Self-Care for Administrators
• Self-Care is of Utmost Importance for School Administrators
• San Diego Leaders Say Investing in Wellness Pays Big Dividends for Students and Staff
• Crisis and its Aftermath Shared by Superintendents Who've Experienced it All
• Supporting Grieving Students During a Pandemic – A guide to using the Coalition to Support Grieving Students materials (The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, NCSCB)
• Supporting LGBTQ Students During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  • A Tipsheet for School Counselors
  • A Tipsheet for School Social Workers

Inspiration & Motivation

• View all videos on COVID-19 on YouTube
• A Message from the Superintendent:
  • Ann Arbor Public Schools
  • Fallbrook Union Elementary School District

Guidance

• Interim Guidance for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in K-12 Schools (CDC October 2020)
• Considerations for Schools: General Readiness Assessment (CDC, June 30)
• New Guidance for Schools and Child Care Programs (CDC, May 19 2020)
• Interim Guidance for Administrators of US K-12 Schools and Childcare Programs
• Impact of COVID-19 on Assessments and Accountability under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• Children and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Special Education

• COVID-19 - Considerations for Special Education Administrators
• Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children With Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak
• FAQ on Students with Disabilities and COVID-19
• Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities
  

Return to School

• Guidelines for Reopening Schools from the AASA COVID-19 Recovery Task Force
• Science-Based Metrics for Safely Opening Schools (Cherry Creek Schools)
• AASA Resolution In Support Of A Safe, Healthy, And District-Specific Reopening Process Consistent With Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Guidelines
• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is providing Open Access to many of their materials to support educators during the pandemic.
• Academic Support to Students with Disabilities (EdResearch Recovery)
• Guidance and Support of Students Moving to Postsecondary (EdResearch Recovery)
• How to Prevent a Lost School Year (Stand for Children, July 1)
• National Communications Plan for Reopening Schools (Donovan Group, July 1)
• School Practices to Address Student Learning Loss (EdResearch Recovery)
• Additional Resources

Equitable Learning in Digital Environments

• What Works: Courageous Actions for Equity (webinar recording)
• Distance Learning Today, Next Month AND in September: Part 1 and Part 2 (webinar recordings)
• Meeting the Needs of ALL Students During COVID-19 (webinar recording)
• Managing Through Uncertainty: District Responses to COVID-19
• NYC Schools Chancellor Lays Out Path for Equity
• Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Carranza Announce Adjusted K-12 Citywide Grading Policy For 2019-20 School Year
• Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Carranza Announce "Let's Learn NYC" A New Television Program From WNET To Support Remote Learning
• 10 Dimensions of Education Resource Equity to Unlock Opportunities for Every Student
• Five Things State Leaders Should Do to Ensure Students Have Equitable Access to Learning Opportunities During COVID-19 School Closures
• In Response to COVID-19: A Checklist to Support
  LGBTQ Students During Distance Learning

School Meals

• USDA Resources on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
• Meeting Students' Nutritional Needs During a Pandemic: A Resource for School Superintendents
• School Districts Serving Meals During COVID-19 School Closures
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children

For Teachers

• Teachers Helping Teachers: Core Connections Webinar series
• The National Board's Accomplished Teaching, Learning, and Schools (ATLAS) library of videos

For Parents

• Tips for Parents While School's Out

About COVID-19

• COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel
• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Pandemic Flu Checklist: K-12 School Administrators
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports
• Coronavirus and Schools

Communication Tools

• Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students (March 16, 2020)
• Responding to Coronavirus: A 3-Minute Guide for Schools
• Responding to Coronavirus: A Downloadable Guide for Schools
• Responding to the Coronavirus: What We Are Doing and Resources for Education Systems
• Coronavirus: Multilingual Resources for Schools
• Coronavirus Toolkit 2.0
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response Plan
• Rapid Response Resources: COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
• Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
• District Responses to COVID-19 School Closures (View Database)
  

Student Privacy

• STUDENT PRIVACY POLICY OFFICE FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Student Privacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• COVID-19: Privacy & Data Protection Resources