COVID-19 Resources for Families and Educators

Resources for Families

Please visit our Resources for Families which includes Learning Resources, Webinars, Food Resources, Social and Emotional Support and more.

Resources for Educators

Our Resources for Educators page includes all communication shared with Superintendents during COVID-19. There is District Guidance, Learning Resources, Webinars, Financial information, and Educator Certification information. 

 

2020-2021 School Year Guidance

Adapt, Advance, Achieve: Connecticut's Plan to Learn and Grow Together / Adaptar, Avanzar, Alcanzar: El Plan de Connecticut para Aprender y Crecer Juntos

This document is provided for local education (LEAs) as they begin planning for the fall.

• Addendum 1: Temporarily Opting into Voluntary Remote Learning Due to COVID-19 (Memo previously sent via COVID-19 Update on July 23)
• Addendum 2: COVID Guidance and Considerations for Preschool Located in Public Schools
• Addendum 3: Fall Reopening Resource Document for Students with High Needs
• Addendum 4: Interim Guidance for Decision-Making Regarding the Use of In-Person, Hybrid (Blended), or Remote Learning Models
• Addendum 5: Interim Guidance for Responding to COVID-19 Scenarios in Connecticut School Districts
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Reopening K-12 Public Schools
  • Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Reopening K-12 Public Schools, Volume 2

• Educator Evaluation and Support Plan 2020-21 School Year
• Fall Reopen Plan Webinar
• Flexibilities for Implementing the CT Guidelines for Educator Evaluation 2017 for the 2020-2021 School Year
• Flexible Staffing
• Reset, Recover, Reimagine: Connecticut's Path Forward
• Clarified Expectations for Connecticut School District Reopening Plans
• CSDE Reopen Schools Support Team 2020
• National Comprehensive Center Returning to School Toolkit for Principals
• Residency Verification of Students Attending Interdistrict Choice Programs
• Temporarily Opting Into Voluntary Remote Learning Due to COVID-19

Press Releases

• Governor Lamont Announces Additional Relief Funding to Assist Connecticut School Districts with Fall Operations
• Governor Lamont Announces Plans for the 2020-21 School Year Amid the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

Athletics

• CIAC Guidelines for Safely Returning to Athletics

Early Childhood

Office of Early Childhood Signage

• OEC - Child Care Referral Assistance for Board of Education Employees
• OEC Provider Signage Health Screening Protocal
  • Protocolo De Control De La Salud (Spanish)
• OEC Provider Signage Important COVID-19 Info
  • Información Importante de Covid-19 (Spanish)
• OEC Provider Signage Keeping Us All Safe
  • Cuidémonos Entre Todus (Spanish)
• OEC Provider Signage Must Wear Mask
  • EL Personal Debe Usar Mascarillas (Spanish)
• OEC Provider Signage Stop Do You Feel Sick

Health and Safety

• DPH Guidance for School Systems for the Operation of Central and non-Central Ventilation Systems during COVID-19 Pandemic
• Domestic Violence Services and Resources for Students, Parents/Guardians and the School Community
• Fall Immunization and Health Assessment Requirements: Fall 2020
• Health Assessments for 2020-21 School Year

Resources to Support Student Learning During School Closures Due to COVID-19

Volume 1: Resources to Support Student Learning During School Closures Due to COVID-19

Content specific resources to support student learning organized by both discipline and grade band. (March 17, 2020)

Volume 2: Resources to Support Distance Learning During School Closures Due to COVID-19

Expanded content specific resources and general resources to support remote learning. (March 31, 2020)

Volume 3: Resources to Support Distance Learning During School Closures Due to COVID-19

Resources around student data privacy, grading practices, assessment, and professional learning. (April 14, 2020)

Volume 4: Resources to Support Distance Learning During School Closures Due to COVID-19

Instruction for Three-tiered model of SRBI, SRBI resources, and MTSS-behavioral resources. (May 1, 2020)

Professional Support Series

Please visit our Professional Support Series pages for Families and Districts. You can register for upcoming webinars, review recorded webinars and resources as we learn together. 

Professional Support Series for Districts	Professional Support Series for Families
Announcement flier (March 20, 2020)	Announcement flier (March 30, 2020)
Series 2  (April 14, 2020)
Series 3  (April 22, 2020)
Series 4  (April 24, 2020)
Series 5  (April 29, 2020)
Series 6  (May 6, 2020)
Series 7  (May 11, 2020)
Series 8  (May 12, 2020)
Series 9  (May 26, 2020)
Series 11 (July 28, 2020)