COVID-19
RESOURCE CENTER
RESOURCE CENTER
Helpful tools to navigate education and
social services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quick links:
California Department of Education COVID-19 Guidance
ADVOCATING FOR YOUR CHILD DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Secretary DeVos Reiterates Learning Must Continue for All Students, Declines to Seek Congressional Waivers to FAPE, LRE Requirements of IDEA
Secretary DeVos Reiterates Learning Must Continue for All Students, Declines to Seek Congressional Waivers to FAPE, LRE Requirements of IDEA _ U.S. Department of Education.pdfUSDOE Press Release 04/27/2020
cares-waiver-report.pdfRecommended Waiver Authority 04/27/2020
10_Things_IEP_COVID-19.pdf10 Things to Do During the COVID-19 Pandemic if Your Child Has an IEP
COVID19_LTR_to_IEP_Team_CP.pdfSample Letter Documenting Concerns
by Cheryl Poe
Covi_Continuity_Plan.pdfContinuity of Instruction IEP Plan
by Lara Wakefield
Objective_Deck_G_Murillo.pptxFocusing on the Objective
by Gil Murillo
Sample_LTR_Req_Records_During COVID-19.pdfSample Letter to Request Records During COVID-19
Schools Reopening Recommendations Order 07.17.2020.pdfSchools Reopening Recommendations Order July 17, 2020
CA COVID-19 guidance-schools 08.03.2020.pdfCOVID-19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School-Based Programs
Updated 8/3/2020
CDElrngcntntyatndncpln-template.docxCDE's Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
California Guidance for In-Person/Cohort Small Group Instruction
California schools allowed to open for small groups with ’acute’ needs under new guidance
SB-98 Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill
Advocacy During the COVID-19 Crisis: Documentation, Test Scores, Postponing IEP meetings 17-Apr-2020
What California parents and students should know about the coronavirus: a quick guide 15-Apr-2020
Potential Impacts of COVID-19 on Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Call for Accurate Cause of Death Reporting 14-Apr-2020
Are Special Education Services Required in the Time of COVID-19? 31-Mar-2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Closed My Child's School: Is the School Required to Make Up Missed Services? 15-Mar-2020
COPAA Statement on Student Rights Under IDEA During the COVID-19 Outbreak 13-Mar-2020
TIPS FOR AT HOME
Coronavirus cartoon: Surviving at home with your kids 20-Mar-2020
Regular exercise can help protect from severe coronavirus complication 31-Mar-2020
How to home-school during the coronavirus crisis with free resources 16-Mar-2020
NCLD: Coping with the sudden challenges families are facing with coronavirus 16-Mar-2020
Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus 28-Feb-2020
Data_Trial_Tracking Sheet.pdfSample 5 Trial Data Sheet
LOCAL, state and federal LAWS, ORDERS OR guidance for schools
SB 820 As of July 1, 2020- SPED timelines should be followed. The March “COVID” extensions are no longer applicable
SB 98 Distance Learning & In-Person Instruction Requirements
CA State Superintendent of School's Letter to County Superintendents 31-Mar-2020
California Special Education Guidance for COVID-19 20-Mar-2020
SB-117 Education finance: average daily attendance and timeline waivers: protective equipment and cleaning appropriation: COVID–19 17-Mar-2020
OCR Short Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility 17-Mar-2020
U.S. Department of Education Releases Webinar, Fact Sheet for Protecting Students' Civil Rights During COVID-19 Response 17-Mar-2020
U.S. Department of Education releases COVID-19, IDEA-related Q-and-A 12-Mar-2020
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IN THE NEWS
Federal special education law must stay intact during school closures, DeVos says 27-Apr-2020
Two senators — a Democrat and a Republican — urge Betsy DeVos not to gut special-education law but provide ‘narrow’ flexibility to school districts 21-Apr-2020
Education and the coronavirus crisis: What’s the latest? 17-Apr-2020
California leaders take on tough assignment: convincing students that school is still in session 2-Apr-2020
Coronavirus bill allows DeVos to waive parts of federal special education law: NYT 2-Apr-2020
If School Campuses Remain Closed, Will There Be Summer Classes? 2-Apr-2020
California schools chief recommends that schools prepare for distance learning for rest of school year 31-Mar-2020
IDEA Rights May Be Waived by Congress as Part of COVID-19 Pending Stimulus Package: Take Action Now 19-Mar-2020
California school districts learn more about what state expects during a long shutdown 18-Mar-2020
Gov. Newsom assures school districts they'll be funded during coronavirus closures 13-Mar-2020
List of Bay Area schools, universities closed due to coronavirus 10-Mar-2020