Archive of Federal, State & Local Resources on COVID-19

Collection of Federal and State Guidance & Resources for Special Education during COVID-19  National Center on Systemic Improvement (NCSI)

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Federal Guidance
​Policy Statements

August 2016 -  Department of Education

• Dear Colleague: Guidance on virtual schools and students with disabilities

March 12, 2020 - Department of Education 

• Fact Sheet: Impact of COVID-19 on Assessments and Accountability Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• FAQ: FERPA and COVID-19

SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak

March 16, 2020 - Department of Education

• Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students
• OCR Short Webinar on Online Education and Physical Accessibility

March 21, 2020 OSERS and OCR on March 21, 2020:

• Supplemental Fact Sheet:  Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities​

April 27, Report by the Secretary of Education to Congress on Waivers to Special Education

• Press Release 

Organization Policy Statements

AASA:

• On the USEd Guidance on Serving Students with Disabilities during school shut-down

ASHA:
​ COVID-19: Use of Telepractice and Telesupervision

AP Updates for Schools Impacted by COVID-19

CASE: 
​Council of Administrators of Special Education: Webinars, Resources

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

• ​Teaching Special Education Online during COVID-19

COPAA, NASDE, Disability Rights, NCPL(parents):

• Statement on Delivering Special Education to students during COVID-19 Pandemic

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)

• Letter to Secretary DeVos on WAIVERS to IDEA

NASP: National Association of School Psychologists

• National Association of School PsychologistsLetter to Secretary DeVos on WAIVERS to IDEA

National Center on Learning Disabilities

• Press Release re letter on WAIVERs to Secretary DeVos

​Continuity of Learning
​Resources

Students with Disabilities

Parents Place of Maryland

• Tracking Progress Form: This document helps parents track students' present levels of performance during school closures in order to obtain future compensatory services
• How to Document Progress, Overview

Disability Rights Maryland

• Parent Brief #1: Use this information to track and document your students' experience during school closure
• Parent Brief Revised, #2: IEP/Modification Amendment or Individualized Continuity of Learning Plans: Preserving the Rights you and Your Child have Under the Law (revision removes the word "compensatory" and inserts "Additional or different" services).

DDMD & Nicole Joseph Law Webinar: Special Education & School Closures

• Trusted Resources for Parents
• Q&A on School Closures for Families with IEPs and 504s (webinar content)

Additional Parent Resources

Decoding Dyslexia Rhode Island Resources​

Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC):

• A K-12 Review of Online, Blended and Digital Learning, 2019
• K-12 Review 2020

​Parent's Guide to Online Virtual Schools 

PBS/MPT Learning Media: free digital repository of tens of thousands of high-quality media resources

Resource Wakelet for Education During School Closures, The Reading League, PA

K-12 Resources for Schools and Families, Southern Region Education Board

Technology and Dyslexia, Part II (IDA)

Understanding Teletherapy as an Option for K-12 Students with Disabilities

Center for Online Learning & Students with Disabilities Resources

Digital and Online Learning for Students with Disabilities

Resource Hub for Supporting Students with Disabilities (recommended by USEd)

Special Education Resources, COVID-19

Maryland

• Maryland's Roadmap to Recovery
• Maryland's Education Recovery Plan, DRAFT 1, May 6
• REVISED DRAFT MD Education Recovery Plan
• Continuity of Learning Plans, MSDE
• 20-01: Technical Assistance Bulletin from MSDE: SERVING CHILDREN with Disabilities during COVID-19
• 20-02, MSDE Nonpublic Special Education Schools, COVID-19 WITH DISABILITIES UNDER IDEA DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
• 20-07: MSDE TAB Providing Continuity of Learning for Students with Disabilities who require Extensive, Intensive, Individualized Instruction and Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Additional Technical Assistance, MSDE
• Continuity of Learning Plans Maryland, updated daily
• Digital Learning and e-Connect
• MD Professional Learning, Virtual Courses​

Virtual Schools

Virtual Schools in SREB States

State Virtual Schools Information

Guidance from SEAs Specifically Addressing Students with Disabilities