MDE COVID-19 Guidance to Districts as of May 20, 2020

CDC GUIDANCE ON REOPENING SCHOOLS, CAMPS
CDC Interim Guidance for Schools and Day Camps – Released May 17, 2020 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted 
more detailed interim guidance on the reopening of physical child care programs and schools and day camps. This guidance is meant to supplement the decision tools CDC released on May 14, 2020. It lists specific practices that employers may find helpful at particular stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. This guidance sets forth a menu of safety measures, from which establishments may choose that make sense for them in the context of their operations and local community, as well as state and local regulations and directives. Guidance for schools and day camps starts on p. 45. 

CDC Guidance on Reopening Buildings After Prolonged Shutdown 
What steps should a district take to reopen buildings after a prolonged shutdown or reduced operation? The CDC has recommendations to ensure the safety of occupants and the operation of… 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 TOMORROW – K-8 Virtual Symposium: Literacy in a Changing World 
May 21 – K-8 Virtual Symposium: Literacy in a Changing World Amplify is offering a FREE K-8 Virtual Symposium: Literacy in a Changing World on Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 11:00… 

Do You Have Questions for MDE?  
Please check the 
MDE COVID-19 Information webpage before emailing your questions to MDE staff. The answers to most of the questions we receive are addressed on the webpage. We also regularly add guidance, answers to new questions and links to our daily update email on this webpage. Daily updates are posted in the Administrator News section of the EdUpdate. 

 The Educator Licensure Call Center will be open every Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., until further notice. You may reach a licensure team member at 601-359-3483. Due to the anticipated high volume of calls, we encourage you to continue to visit the Educator Licensure section of www.mdek12.org/covid19 and www.mdek12.org/licensure before calling the office or emailing questions to the teachersuppoort@mdek12.org email address. Answers to most questions we receive are addressed on those webpages. 

 Announcements from all previous email updates are posted in the Administrator News section of the EdUpdate.