To support schools in meeting the health, safety, and instructional needs of their communities, many organizations, including OSSE, the DC Special Education Cooperative, DC PCSB, and the New Teachers Project, are offering trainings, resources, and meeting spaces. DC PCSB has compiled these opportunities in a spreadsheet, which will be updated periodically.
Learn individual public charter schools reopening plans and the first day of the 2020-21 school year. Each public charter school is updating the chart on a real-time basis.
DC PCSB has created an LEA Sharing Library to help keep school leaders informed of current policies, guidance, and resources from our partners across the city and country.
DC PCSB has created a Distance Learning Webinar Calendar to highlight opportunities for school leaders to learn about COVID-19 guidance and the practices of their colleagues.
OSSE issues this guidance to District of Columbia public elementary and secondary schools, including public charter schools, that are re-opening during the recovery period from the COVID-19 public health emergency.
During Phase Two, Schools may reopen. This guidance will be in effect until we are able to better assess the impact of opening schools on the spread of COVID-19, so progression may happen independently of the District’s reopening phases.
OSSE issued guidance for District of Columbia public schools, including public charter schools, reopening during the recovery period from the COVID-19 public health emergency, available here.
Guidance and Resources for COVID-19-related Closures and Recovery
OSSE has created a list of resources to help child development facilities, local education agencies (LEAs), schools and families plan effectively for reopening and recovery after closures related to the coronavirus public health emergency.