This list is here to provide resources to help you think through your school reopening plan. It is a daily work in progress.
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Our comprehensive Reopening Guide, from School Leaders to School Leaders: AFSA's "Reopening Schools Safely in the Age of COVID- A Preliminary Guide for School Leaders"
National Information
- AFT Reopen America's Schools and Communities
- CDC Interim Guidance for U.S. K–12 Schools and Child Care Programs
- CDC Considerations for Schools
- CDC FAQs for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents
- Senate HELP Committee hearing on strategies for reopening colleges and schools in the fall: NIAID Director Dr. Fauci, Assistant Secretary of Health Admiral Brett Giroir and CDC Director Robert Redfield
- Federal Government Hub for Resources
Local Reopening Plans
- Alpine School District, Utah, Reopening Plan
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, Public Schools Reimagine Learning Framework
- Baltimore City Public Schools Reopening Website
- Beaver County, Utah, Reopening Requirements Template
- Boise, Idaho, School District Reopening Plan
- Botetourt County, Virginia, Return to School Plan
- Cache County, Utah, Reopening Plans
- Canyons School District, Utah, Back to School Action Plan
- Carbon School District, Utah, School Reopening Plan
- Columbia County, Georgia, Reopening Plan
- Davis School District, Utah, Fall Opening Guidelines
- Detroit Public Schools Reopening Plan
- Dougherty County, Georgia, Reopening Plan
- Duchesne County, Utah, Reopening Plans
- Fairfax County, Virginia, Reopening Plan
- Fulton County, Georgia, Prevention Strategies
- Grand County, Utah, Reopening Plan
- Granite School District, Utah, Steps for a Safe School Year
- Hillsborough County, Florida, Reopening Plan
- Huntsville Independent School District, Texas
- Indian River County, Flordia, Reopening Plan
- Iron County, Utah, Reopening Plans and Timelines
- Jordan School District, Utah, Draft Plan for Reopening School
- Juab School District, Utah, Reopening Action Plan and Protocols
- Kane School District, Utah, School Reopening Plan
- Logan City, Utah, Return to School Draft Plan
- Los Angeles County Reopening Plan
- Mesa, Arizona, Reopening Plan
- Monroe County, Indiana, Community School Corp. Reopening
- Millard School District, Utah, Plan for Consideration
- Murray City, Utah, Guidelines for Safe Return to School
- Nashua County, New Hampshire, Reopening Models
- Nashville, Tennessee, School Reopening
- Nebo School District, Utah, Reopening Plan Overview
- New Albany-Floyd County, Indiana, Reopening
- Pasco County, Flordia, Reopening Website
- Piute County, Utah, Reopening Plan
- South Summit School District, Utah, Reopening Plan
State Resources and Reopening Plans
- Alabama State Department of Education Roadmap to Reopen
- California Department of Education Resources
- Colorado Department of Education Planning for 2020–2021
- Connecticut Public Health Cleaning and Disinfection of Schools and Operation of Central and Non-Central Ventilation Systems in School
- Connecticut Department of Education Digital Resource Sheet
- District of Columbia Phase 2 Guidance for Schools
- Florida Department of Education Reopening and CARES Act Plan
- Georgia Department of Education Recommendations
- Illinois Reopening Plan
- Illinois Department of Public Health Pandemic Checklist
- Illinois State Board of Education and Department of Public Health "Starting the 2020–21 School Year"
- Maine Department of Education Framework for Returning to Classrooms
- Maine Department of Education “Guidance on the Use of Federal Funds During COVID-19 School Closures”
- Maryland State Department of Education
- Maryland Department of Health Resources for Schools
- Michigan State University Office of K–12 Outreach “Re-Opening Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
- Michigan Department of Education COVID-19 Information and Resources
- Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Center for Education Safety “Pandemic Recovery Considerations: Re-Entry and Reopening of Schools”
- Missouri School Boards' Association Resource Page
- New Hampshire DHHS Resources
- New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 Guidance for Reopening Child Care
- New Jersey's Reopening Plan
- New York State Department of Health and New York State Education Department School (Pre-K–12) Guidance: COVID-19
- New York State Department of Health Interim Cleaning and Disinfection Guidance for Primary and Secondary Schools for COVID-19
- North Carolina State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction
- Oklahoma State Department of Health Return to Learn Framework
- South Carolina Department of Education Return to School Recommendations
- Texas Education Agency School Public Health Planning and Guidance
- U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education Update on 2020–2021 School Year
- Utah Board of Education Requirements and Recommendations for Reopening
- Virginia Department of Education Reopening Resources
- Virginia Phase Reopening Recommendations
- Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Reopening Plan
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Reopening Schools
Miscellaneous
- UNICEF Framework for Reopening Schools
- American Academy of Pediatrics “COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Return to In-Person Education in Schools”
- Elsevier—Reopening Schools Safely: The Case for Collaboration, Constructive Disruption of Pre-Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Expectations, and Creative Solutions
- Elsevier-—Health Measures for the Reopening of Schools, Colleges, High Schools and Nurseries
- Return to School Road Map
