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Health and Safety Guidance

K-12 Schools

• DC Health Guidance for Schools and Child Care Facilities (Updated 9/26/2023)
• Return to School Matrix (Updated 9/6/2022)
• CDC: Operational Guidance for K-12 Schools and Early Care and Education Programs to Support Safe In-Person Learning
• Schools: COVID-19 Isolation and Return Requirements (Updated 12/7/2022)
• CDC: Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19
• CDC: Communication Resources for COVID-19
• CDC: Stay up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines
• CDC: How Schools and Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs Can Support COVID-19 Vaccination
• CDC: COVID-19: How to Protect Yourself and Others
• CDC: Use and Care of Masks
• Types of COVID-19 Tests (Updated: 8/31/2023)
• Healthy Habits to Prevent and Reduce Respiratory Illness in the Community (Updated 8/31/2023)
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• Student Health Form Requirements for School Attendance
• Reporting Positive Cases of COVID-19 to DC Health

Child Care Providers

• DC Health Guidance for Schools and Child Care Facilities (Updated 9/26/2023)
• Return to Child Care Criteria (Updated 9/28/2022)
• Return to Child Care Matrix (Updated 9/6/2022)
• CDC: Operational Guidance for K-12 Schools and Early Care and Education Programs to Support Safe In-Person Learning
• Child Care: COVID-19 Isolation and Return Requirements (Updated 9/30/2022)
• CDC: Stay Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines
• CDC: How Schools and Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs Can Support COVID-19 Vaccination
• CDC: How to Protect Yourself and Others
• CDC: Use and Care of Masks
• Types of COVID-19 Tests (Updated 8/31/2022)
• Healthy Habits to Prevent and Reduce Respiratory Illness in the Community (Updated 8/31/2023)
  • Spanish (Español) | Amharic (አማርኛ) | French (Français) | Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) | Korean (한국어) | Chinese (中文)
• Health Form Requirements for Child Care Attendance
• Reporting Positive Cases of COVID-19 to DC Health

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Child Development Facility Staff

• Guidance Related to Coronavirus (COVID-19): Required Vaccinations for Child Development Facility Staff (Posted 10/20/2021; Revised 12/19/22 and 8/11/23)
  • Spanish (Español)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Required Vaccinations for Child Development Facility Staff  (Posted 11/16/2021; Revised 12/19/2022 and 9/5/2023)
  • Spanish (Español)
• Sample COVID-19 Vaccination Religious Exemption Form for Child Development Facility Staff (Revised 8/11/23)
  • Spanish (Español)

COVID-19 Vaccine Information Sessions

• District of Columbia COVID-19 Vaccine Information

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Resources for K-12 Schools and LEAs

• Instructional Day Waiver Form (Issued: 5/31/2023)
• Instructional Day/ School Calendar Guidance (Issued: 5/31/2023)
• 2023-24 Attendance Guidance (5/31/2023)
• 2023-24 Routine and Situational Distance Learning Guidance (5/31/2023)
• 2022-23 Attendance and Distance Learning Guidance (Issued: 7/29/2022)
• Standards for Approving Distance Learning for Students Possibly Subject to Educational Neglect, 2021-22 School Year (Issued: 11/9/2021)

Planning for Continuous Education and Virtual Professional Development

• Guiding Principles for Continuous Education (updated 5/2021)
• Outdoor Learning Resources (Updated 4/2021)
• High-Dosage Tutoring Guidance (Issued 3/15/2021)
• Teaching and Learning Professional Development Opportunities

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Serving Students with Disabilities

• IDEA, Part B Provision of FAPE: Guidance for the 2021-22 School Year (Revised: Nov. 2, 2021)
• Nonpublic Schools Dear Colleague Letter - Accelerated Learning for Students Attending Nonpublic Schools (8/24/2021)
• LEA Dear Colleague Letter - Accelerated Learning for Students Attending Nonpublic Schools (8/24/2021)
• OSSE DOT’s Bus Safety Kit: 2020-21 Guide to Reopening
• Overview of IDEA Part B Guidance Documents: Continuous Learning for Students with Disabilities in Washington, DC and Beyond
• Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) Guidance (Updated: 6/30/2020)
• LEA Toolkit: Serving Students with Disabilities during Periods of Remote or Blended Learning (Issued: 5/20/2020)
• OSSE DOT Operating Procedures (Takes effect: 3/9/2020)

Serving English Learners

• State-Approved English Learner Identification Assessments (Issued: 7/30/2020)

Grants

• Recovery Funding

Graduation

• Guidance: Community Service Graduation Requirements

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Assessments, Data and Accountability

• 2020-21 School Year Metric Calculation Confirmation (MCC) Policy (Updated:8/13/2021)
• 2020-21 Statewide Assessment & Accountability Waiver Request (Updated: 3/19/2021)
• DC State Plan Addendum and Waiver (Issued: 12/17/2020)
• 2019-20 School Year Metric Calculation Confirmation (MCC) Policy (Issued: 6/10/2020)
• 2019-20 School Year Data Validation Policy (Updated: 5/21/2020)
• Statewide Assessment & Accountability Waiver (Response: 3/27/2020)
• Statewide Assessment & Accountability Guidance (Updated: 3/20/2020)
• Data (Attendance) Guidance (Takes effect: 3/16/2020)

Attendance

• Instructional Day Waiver Form (Issued: 5/31/2023)
• Instructional Day/ School Calendar Guidance (Issued: 5/31/2023)
• 2023-24 Attendance Guidance (6/5/2023)
• 2023-24 Routine and Situational Distance Learning Guidance (5/31/2023)
• Instructional Day/ School Calendar Guidance (Issued: 5/31/2023)
• Instructional Day Waiver Form (Issued: 5/31/2023)
• 2022-23 Attendance and Distance Learning Guidance (Issued: 7/29/2022)
• Attendance Regulations - State Board of Education Working Session (June 1, 2022)
  • Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking

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Resources for Child Care Providers

Subsidy and Funding Guidance

• Subsidized Child Care Eligibility and Recertification  (Updated: 9/7/2021)
• Public Emergency Subsidy Rate (Published: 2/18/2022)
• Frequently Asked Questions Supporting Subsidized Child Care Provider Attendance and Payment Guidance (Updated: 2/7/2022)
• Child Care Subsidy Guidance (Updated: 2/7/2022)

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Strong Start

• Strong Start DC Early Intervention Program (DC EIP) Part C Guidance for In-Person Visits (Updated: 1/3/2023)
  • Spanish (Español)
• Guidelines and Requirements for Vendor Agencies Regarding Virtual Early Intervention Services (Updated: 1/3/2023)
• Guidelines for Early Interventionists Conducting Virtual Early Intervention Services (Updated: 1/3/2023)
• Guidelines for Families and Caregivers: What Should My Virtual Visit Look Like? (Updated: 1/3/2023)
• Informed Consent for Virtual Early Intervention Services Form (Updated: 1/3/2023)
  • Spanish (Español) | Amharic (አማርኛ) | French (Français)

Capital Quality

• Capital Quality Observation Memo (Issued: March 2022)
  • Spanish (Español)

Resources for Higher Education

Adult and Family Education

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Title II, Adult Education, and Family Literacy Act Frequently Asked Questions (Issued: 5/4/2020)

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Resources for Students and Families

K-12 Resources for Families

• Healthy Habits to Prevent and Reduce Respiratory Illness in the Community (Updated 2/2/2023)
  • Spanish (Español) | Amharic (አማርኛ) | French (Français) | Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) | Korean (한국어) | Chinese (中文)
• Types of COVID-19 Tests (Updated 8/6/2023)
• Child Care: COVID-19 Isolation and Return Requirements (Updated 7/15/2022)

Archived Guidance and Resources

 

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