What Does this Mean for Education?

State of Colorado Safer at Home Public Health Orders Guidelines, page 1-5

State of Colorado Safer at Home Phase 2 Public Health Orders

San Juan Basin Public Health Safer at Home Phase 2 for Summer Camps

Child Care Center Guidance (CDPHE)

Summer Camps (CDPHE)

Reopen Checklist by Healthy Child Care Colorado in cooperation with the Office of Early Childhood

Opening Status – Different for each school including plans for in-person and online, hybrid models. All are waiting for more guidance.

Concerns for the education sector

• Summer childcare programming 

• Funded meal programs that are currently at 1000 meals/day end in June

• Financial viability with decreasing enrollment and class size

• Rubric for opening

  • Testing for employees and students. Contact tracing. 

  • Online, social distancing and mask wearing for early childhood care is unrealistic.

  • Timely access to guidelines for the number of students and social distancing requirements. Concern about meeting space requirements. 

  • Need for supplies and PPE for students and staff.

  • Possible financial assistance due to low class size requirements and need for technology.

  • How to prioritize access to care for families working in essential industries?

  • Social-emotional wellbeing a priority as high as, if not higher than, academic progress. 

  • Consideration for sharing resources for physical materials, staffing and educational materials. 

  • United front with collaboration, policy alignment, consistency across K-20. 

  • Workload

Resources

• Colorado Department of Education COVID-19 Resources for Schools

  • Commissioner of Education, https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdecomm

  • COVID-19 Resources for schools, https://www.cde.state.co.us/safeschools

  • Employee Health Screening Form used by 9-R

  • Symptom Screening Form

• Colorado Department of Higher Education, https://highered.colorado.gov/

• 9-R School District

• Fort Lewis College

• Ignacio Schools

• Bayfield Schools

• Remote Meal Request- School District

• Axis Health Teacher Wellness Coaching and Parent Coaching with K.D. Bryant

• Energize Colorado PPE & Supplies

• Health & Safety Considerations Checklist