Key References

State Education Department Issues Guidance to Reopen New York State Schools (July 16, 2020)

State Education Department Presents Framework of Guidance to Reopen New York State Schools (July 13, 2020)

Interim Guidance for In-Person Instruction at Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, NYS Department of Health (July 13, 2020)

Additional References

Interim Guidance for Sports and Recreation During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (June 26, 2020)

Interim Guidance for Food Services during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (June 26, 2020)

Interim Guidance for Office-Based Work during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (June 26, 2020)

Interim Guidance for Public Transportation Activities during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (June 26, 2020)

New York State Department of Health Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) website

New York State Education Department Coronavirus (COVID-19) website

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus (COVID-19) website

Occupational Safety and Health Administration COVID-19 website

Once finalized, reopening plans must be posted on the district’s website. By July 31, 2020, districts will need to complete a survey through the Portal, providing NYSED with:

A link to the public website where each school plan has been publicly posted
A set of mandatory assurances that the reopening plan includes all of the mandatory elements outlined in the NYSED guidance

NOTE: Information submitted through the Portal will not include detailed narratives or descriptions of specific actions to be taken by a school or district as part of their reopening plan; those details must be articulated in the materials that are publicly posted on the school/district website.

Also by July 31, 2020, districts must complete a short companion New York State Department of Health survey that includes a link to the publicly posted plan on the district/school website.