COVID-19 Resources for Educators

This updated directive also incorporates two other public health directives issued January 14, 2021, related to: (1) reporting details of any positive case of a person who has been on campus to LHDs and (2) reporting to CDPH whether and to what degree all public and private schools have reopened to serve students in-person on campus. These directives are attached as Appendices 3 and 4.

This document does not modify or supersede the Guidance Related to Cohorts for Children and Youth, last updated September 4, 2020.

Testing Considerations for LEAs and School Communities

State of California developed the framework to support school communities as they decide when and how to implement testing as part of a multi-tiered strategy for resuming in- person instruction for the 2020-21 school year.

Commonly referenced COVID-19 guidance for Solano County schools.

CPDH, California's Safe Schools for All Plan, 12/30/2020

CDPH, COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance, 12/14/2020

CDPH, Outdoor and Indoor Youth and Recreational Adult Sports, 12/14/2020

OSHA Public Meeting: Agenda and WebEx Link, December 17, 2020

CalOSHA: COVID-19 Emergency Prevention Regulations

Analysis for Public Agencies of OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Regulations

Solano Public Health: Guidance for Close Contacts of Individuals Diagnosed with Confirmed (COVID-19) Coronavirus Disease, updated10/2020

CDPH Schools Guidance FAQs, last updated 10/20/2020

CDPH/OSHA Checklist for Schools 

COVID-19 INDUSTRY GUIDANCE: Schools and School- Based Programs, updated 8/3/2020

COVID-19 and Reopening Framework for K-12 Schools in California 7/17/2020

• CDPH- COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Instruction Framework & Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 2020-2021 School Year, 1/14/2021
• CPDH, California's Safe Schools for All Plan, 12/30/2020
• CDPH, COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance, 12/14/2020
• CDPH, Outdoor and Indoor Youth and Recreational Adult Sports, 12/14/2020
• Limited Stay At Home Order, 11/19/2020
• Outbreak Definition and Reporting Guidance 10/13/2020
• Solano Public Health: Guidance for Close Contacts of Individuals Diagnosed with Confirmed (COVID-19) Coronavirus Disease, updated10/2020
• CDE- Special Education Guidance for COVID-19, 9/30/2020
• School Waiver Consultations 9/22/2020
• Providing Targeted, Specialized Support and Services at School (Cohorts), 9/4/2020
• Guidance for Small Cohorts/Groups of Children and Youth 9/4/2020
• California Interscholastic Federation statement or Introduction to the CIF Guidelines for Return to Physical Activity/Training
• CDE Physical Education During Covid-19 FAQs
• Guidance on Returning to Work or School Following COVID-19 Diagnosis 8/25/2020
• Case and Contact Management Within Child Care Facilities 8/25/2020
• CDPH- Guidance for Small Cohorts/Groups of Children and Youth, 8/24/2020
• CDPH Interim Guidance for Youth Sports, 8/3/2020
• CDPH Schools Guidance FAQs 8/3/2020
• Solano Public Health - Guidance for responding to COVID-19 in the workplace, 8/3/2020
• COVID-19 INDUSTRY GUIDANCE: Schools and School- Based Programs, updated 8/3/2020
• COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Learning Elementary Education Waiver Process 8/3/2020
• Waiver Notice (PDF) 8/3/2020
• CDPH Interim Guidance: Day Camps, July 29, 2020
• CDE Webinar: Review of Updated School Guidance, 7/20/2020
• CDPH/OSHA Checklist for Schools, 7/17/2020
• COVID-19 and Reopening Framework for K-12 Schools in California 7/17/2020

• Pandemic Plan for Learning and Safe Schools, 7/17/2020

• Guidance for schools (PDF) Directrices para las escuelas sobre el nuevo coronavirus o COVID-19 (PDF)

California has a new blueprint for reducing COVID-19  with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on activities based upon the tier that each county falls into.

Solano County as of 11-16-2020:

Solano County has been moved into Widespread (purple) tier status.

Tier Status and Schools:

Widespread (purple):

• Schools are closed for in-person instruction- distance learning is happening.
• Schools that have returned to in-person instruction through an approved elementary waiver or during Substantial (red) status, may continue in-person instruction.

Substantial (red):

• Schools are closed for in-person instruction- distance learning is happening
• Can open in-person instruction if county remains in this tier for two weeks

Moderate (orange) & Minimal (yellow): 

• Can open in-person instruction

• California County Monitoring Data- Data Monitoring Chart
• California County Data Monitoring- Understanding the Data Being Monitored

Departments of Education

• CDE- Coronavirus Response and School Reopening Guidance
• CDE- Additional COVID-19 Resources
• CDE- School and Child Care Meals
• School Meals- What's New
• USDE- Student Privacy, FERPA & COVID-19 FAQs

Solano County Public Health (SPH)

•  Guidance for Close Contacts of Individuals Diagnosed with Confirmed (COVID-19) Coronavirus Disease, updated October 2020
• COVID-19 Updates and Resources
• COVID-19 Guidance for Childcare Providers
• Solano County Roadmap to Recovery
• Solano County Health Order, May 7th

California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

• COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Learning Framework for K-12 Schools in California, 2020-2021 School Year, published July 17, 2020
• CDPH- COVID-19 INDUSTRY GUIDANCE: Schools and School- Based Programs, published July 17, 2020
• CDPH & Cal/OSHA- COVID-19 General Checklist for Schools and School-Based Programs, published July 17, 2020
• School Guidance on COVID-19, March 7th
• Order of the State Public Health Officer, May 7th

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

• Considerations for K-12 Schools: Readiness and Planning Tool
• Considerations for Schools
• Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility
• Decision Making Tree for Schools

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• EPA Certified Disinfectants for COVID-19
• 6 Steps for Effective Disinfectant Use

Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)

• School Reopening Guidance Document Comparison

California School Boards Association (CSBA)

• Reopening Schools in the Time of COVID-19

HR Resources

• Benefits for Workers Impacted by COVID-19ƒ
• US Department of Labor- Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• Healthy Schools Act
• ƒCDPR: California School & Child Care Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• ƒCDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
• CDC: People Who Are at Higher Risk for Illness