The challenges posed by this situation will require collaboration, innovation and community. To that end, we will be posting helpful resources here as supports for our Texas school community. (These supports should not be construed as legal advice- you are encouraged to seek advice from counsel to meet individual District needs).
As this is a rapidly evolving and fluid situation, please check back often for updates.
TEA: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE PAGE
- Public Health Orders and Health Guidance
- General Support
- Instructional Continuity Planning
- Special Education
- Special Populations
- Academics
- Waivers, Finance & Grants
- Reporting & Data
- Student Assessment
- Texas Educators
- Public Health Resources
- Child Nutrition
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COVID-19 GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES (12-4-20)
- COVID-19 Resources for Schools, Students, and Families
- Program Information: FAQs and Responses (Elementary and Secondary Education, Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Civil Rights)
- Waivers and Flexibility
TEXAS OPEN RECORDS AND OPEN MEETINGS AND COVID-19
EMPLOYMENT & COVID-19 (7-17-20)
- U.S. Department of Labor COVID-19 Resources
- Workplace Safety and COVID-19
- Wages, Hours and Leave
- Unemployment Insurance
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Coronavirus and COVID-19
- What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws (September 8, 2020)
- Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans With Disabilities Act (March 19, 2020)
- CDC Guidance for Employers and Workplaces on COVID-19
- EMFLA Applicability to School Districts File
- FMLA vs. FMLA for COVID-19 (EFMLA)
FEDERAL AND STATE OF TEXAS EMERGENCY ORDERS / DISASTER DECLARATIONS (9-18-20)
- Federal Proclamation of National Emergency
- Office of the Texas Governor, Coronavirus Executive Orders, Disaster Declarations and Waivers
- Executive Order 38, Providing Clarity And Uniformity In The State’s COVID-19 Response
- Texas Attorney General Guidance Letter on Local Public Health Orders (7-28-20)
FEDERAL AND STATE COVID-19 HEALTH AND SECURITY RELATED RESOURCES:
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- OSHA – Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER COVID-19 RESOURCES
