COVID-19 Resources

National/State Published Reopening of Schools Guidelines

• The Importance of Reopening America’s Schools this Fall – CDC Update July 23, 2020
• US Department of Education: COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel
• Arizona Department of Education: Roadmap for Reopening Schools
• Georgia Department of Education: Path to Recovery for K-12 Schools
• Louisiana Department of Education: Strong Start 2020
• Maryland State Department of Education: Recovery Plan for Education
• Missouri School Boards' Association's Center for Education Safety: Pandemic Recovery Considerations
• Montana Office of Public Instruction: School Re-entry & Recovery After a Pandemic Event
• South Carolina Department of Education: AccelerateED Task Force – Fall / Spring Recommendations
• South Carolina's Greenville County Schools: Attendance Plan for Social Distancing

Resources from Trusted Organizations

• The Back To School Facilities Toolkit Helps Visualize School Design After COVID-19
• Key Messages and Actions for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools
• CDC Guidance: Childcare, Schools, and Youth Programs
• UNICEF Framework for Reopening Schools
• Safely Back to School After Coronavirus Closures
• How Hong Kong Reopened Schools — And Why It Closed Them Again
• Sen. Lamar Alexander Estimates K-12, Higher Ed. Need $50 Billion to $75 Billion to Reopen Safely
• A Third of K-12 Students Aren't Adequately Connected for Remote Learning, Report Says
• Now is the Moment to Lean into Student Agency
• Too Expensive to Re-Open Schools? Some Superintendents Say It Is
• How CDC Guidance Could Shape What Back-to-School Looks Like in the COVID-19 Era

Reopening of Schools

• AIA Reopening America: Strategies for Safer Schools
• Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools
• Safely Back to School After Coronavirus Closures
• John Hopkins Public Health Principles for a Phased Reopening During COVID-19: Guidance for Governors
• K-12 Demand for Mobile Devices ‘Skyrocketing’ Due to COVID-19 Remote Learning
• Serving Students Who Can't—or Won't—Return to School
• Outdoor Classrooms in the Age of COVID-19: Pros and Cons
• Clear Creek ISD – An in-depth look at how CCISD plans to safely reopen in August
• Teachers grapple with safety concerns as reopening plans move forward
• Classrooms without masks or online learning: California school reopening plans vary greatly
• California county votes to reopen schools with no mask mandate to ‘model courage'. But that doesn’t mean it will happen.
• Santa Ana Unified School District Changes Fall Reopening to an All Distance Learning Model
• What Are Orange County School Districts’ Plans for Reopening in Fall?
• Masks for kids? Schools confront the politics of reopening
• Analysis: As coronavirus surges, new pressure on Gov. Newsom for a schools reopening plan
• San Francisco public school students likely on screens rather than in seats: ‘It’s not safe to go back’
• Getting Back to School–K12: Responding to COVID-19
• Effective approaches to reopening schools – international examples and lessons
• Strategies to support school re-opening
• How to Reopen Schools: A 10-Point Plan Putting Equity at the Center

Pandemic Related Issues

• Texas Superintendents: Equal Internet Access is Crucial to Kids
• Catholic School Closures Rise in Wake of COVID-19, Recession

Planning & Design Implications

• AIA Re-occupancy Assessment Tool V2.1
• Education Today Equals Opportunity Tomorrow
• BCSD school year to begin in distance learning format
• SJ school districts update fall plans as virus cases surge
• Large Sacramento suburban school district will start fall with distance learning only
• Lodi Unified to start school year with distance learning
• Six Feet Apart Together