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…
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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.
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