From the Hunt Institute.

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SUPPORTING STUDENTS THROUGH COVID-19
COVID-19 has disrupted society’s daily routines. As schools across the nation close, childcare services are suspended, and social
distancing becomes the new reality for the foreseeable future, our nation’s education system is being uprooted. Given these
unprecedented events many are wondering what they can do to support families and students that rely on the education system to
provide more than just learning.
The following are some of the major consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic that The Hunt Institute is tracking.
Food Security
Millions of students across the country rely on school for at least one meal a day – and in some cases receive three meals a day
from their school. With schools being shut down, it is imperative that we continue to support these families that rely on this service,
especially with many hourly employees’ jobs being cut back in response to the pandemic.
A number of barriers exist limiting the ease of access to food for students that need it, including:
• School eligibility is a concern; according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, only schools and groups that usually serve meals
during the summer months are eligible for federal support to feed students during emergency closures. In areas where less
than half of children are economically disadvantaged, school systems will only be reimbursed for meals provided to children
in households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Unfortunately, this may not be enough to meet the needs of all
students that need support. A full list of flexibilities that are available under U.S. Departmet of Agriculture programs can be
found here.
• For those who live in communities where support is offered, transportation to pick up provided meals is often a barrier,
especially in rural communities.
• Daily contact with students and families at meal pickup sites still provide opportunities for the spread of COVID-19. Some
families might be concerned that this will put them at risk of contracting the virus.
In many states, including North Carolina, state leaders have announced that strategies to distribute meals will be determined at the
local level, and schools across the state have moved to provide food for students in need. When approaching schools, community
partners should look to incorporate the following best practices:
• Schools have identified designated community pickup locations, such as community centers, apartment complexes, or school
bus stops, and are using school buses to transport meals to these locations. Additionally, some schools plan to deliver a limited
amount of meals door-to-door. Volunteers and community agencies could assist in staffing pick-up sites and delivering food.
• Schools have strategically approached scheduling pickup times for student meals. By providing multiple days’ worth of meals
in each bag and only allowing one adult or older student per family to pick up meals, districts are able to maintain suggested
observe social distancing norms.
• Restaurants in North and South Carolina have begun offering free meals to students while schools are closed.
• In addition to direct support for student meal initiatives, supporting local food banks through donation food drives can provide
another level of support to combat food scarcity.
Oportunities for Support
• Support coordination across school districts, community organizations, and local businesses are key to ensure students who
need access to food during school closures receive it. This can include:
• Increase the availability of meals at strategic community locations to overcome traveling barriers.
• Support local food banks that provide food for students in schools that aren’t eligible for federal funds.
• Help disseminate information about programs and other efforts to students and families.

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Access to High-Quality Instruction
With news of statewide school closures emerging quickly, teachers, parents, and students found themselves without the necessary
time to plan effective, high-quality learning opportunities for students while schools are closed. Teachers did not have time to
create and distribute packets of materials to take home.
While many suggest pivoting to virtual learning is the obvious solution, it neglects the fact that some students don’t have access to
the appropriate technology or internet at home and that many teachers are not trained to execute lessons in this manner. Schools
lack the infrastructure to make this transition and holding students accountable for their work is a challenge. For younger students
especially, online learning requires a degree of parental involvement to ensure that students stay on task. Further, online learning is
not equitable for students with disabilities that need additional support or differentiation to master skills and content.
Nationwide, schools and other organizations have sought innovative ways to approach increasing high-quality options for students
while schools are closed. Some approaches include:
• For schools and districts that have the technological capacity to ensure that every student has access to online materials,
districts must provide additional training and support for teachers and parents on how to use tools such as Zoom, Google
Classroom, and discussion boards.
• On Sunday, March 15, Mariah Morris, the 2019 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year, convened
more than 80 educators from across the state on Facebook Live to discuss how educators can respond during school closures.
Beginning on Monday, March 16, the North Carolina Teacher of the Year cohorts will begin rolling out instructional videos on
Morris’ YouTube channel. At 9 a.m. each day, an elementary lesson (grades K-5) will be posted, and then at 9:30 a.m. each day,
a secondary lesson (grades 6-12) will be posted. Teachers across the state are encouraged to submit similar videos to increase
the volume of resources available to students.
• A number of excellent resources already exist online. By aggregating such resources with an eye to content and grade level,
students and parents can be provided with a list of places they can go to find age appropriate lessons that can serve as stop
gap while schools are closed. This can also include tablet apps that provide academic support. A number of organizations have
started to compile lists; one good starting place is from Swing Education.
Additionally, schools and other organizations are attempting to help students secure the technology and internet access that they
need. Some efforts include:
• In Colorado, one school offered Chromebooks and paper copies of schoolwork for pick-up at the school for students to use
during the break. Schools often lack basic resources like copy paper and toner to produce weeks’ worth of assignments at a
large scale. By supporting schools in acquiring the necessary materials and the delivery of hard-copy materials, either directly
to student’s homes or to more other community locations, we can ensure that students don’t get left behind when schools are
closed.
• Organizations like the Kramden Institute give students laptops they can use at home through a donation- and volunteer-based
program.
• One barrier that persists for children and adults is whether they are accessing current and accurate information. By working
with companies like Charter Communications or Comcast an effective media campaign can be created so that those who are in
need of the internet at this time are able to access it within the programs that have been established. The same goes for those
who already have internet access, but struggle to pay their bills due to a lack of employment during this pandemic.
Opportunities for Support
• Compile resources for parents (both instructional and general coronavirus related support) and partner with organizations that
can provide access to materials through technology.
• Work with partners to help get the requisite hardware, such as laptops and tablets, into the hands of studets who otherwise
do not have access to them at home.
• Connect with organizations to spread verified information about low-cost or no-cost internet solutions for households.

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Childcare
As schools and businesses across the country close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, questions around the continued availability of
child care are taking center stage. To ensure social distancing and prevent the unintended transmission of the virus between young
children and their caregivers, many child care facilities are closing. While this may pose an inconvenience to white collar parents
now working from home, for others – particularly those in medical, first responder and other roles critical to the nation’s response
to the pandemic - the need for emergency child care is growing. As the situation continues to evolve, states are exploring how they
can provide increased licensing flexibility to new emergency care providers. Meanwhile, traditional child care providers - many
of whom already operate on the narrowest of financial margins – are faced with the real question of whether the loss of revenue
associated with temporary closure could result in an inability to reopen.
While there remains much to learn about the virus, very young children – infants and toddlers, in particular – do not, themselves,
appear to be seriously endangered by COVID-19, with most infected children presenting with mild symptoms – or none at all -
according to the Centers for Disease Control. That said, otherwise asymptomatic children may play a significant role in spreading the
virus according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. These findings may contribute to the rationale for limiting child care access
to essential pandemic personnel only.
Opportunities for Support
• Work with states to provide support, as needed, to ensure that emergency/temporary child care programs being created for
emergency, service and medical employees are safe and appropriate for young children, with special consideration of children
between the ages of birth-three.
• Advocate for both the stability of the child care industry as part of the nation’s response to the pandemic and the needs of the
early childhood workforce, many of whom work at an hourly rate and without employer-provided health care benefits.
• Support the creation of online resources designed for parents at home with young children.
Federal Policy Considerations
Federal Accountability | Assessments
With district and state leaders making the difficult decision to close schools for anywhere from two weeks to over a month, stake-
holders have been left wondering how to proceed with state testing and accountability programs.
Georgia, Texas, and Nebraska have already cancelled their state assessments this year, with other states likely to follow. Many state
leaders are calling for the U.S. Department of Education to waive its mandated testing requirements, something that the Depart-
ment has said it will consider on a case-by-case basis but has not committed to doing a national scale.
Assessment companies are also adjusting their testing schedules. The ACT college admissions test scheduled for April 4th has being
rescheduled for June 13th. College Board has cancelled the SAT exam scheduled for May 2nd and is refunding students who have
already registered. College Board has not yet made a determination about rescheduling the AP Exams scheduled for May 4th-15th.
The Challenge of Waiving State Assessments
A significant challenge in waiving state assessments is that this data is used to strategically allocate significant financial and human
capital resources, determine student retention, evaluate teachers and school leaders, and determine school voucher eligibility.
Some states also use state assessments as a high school graduation requirement.
Eliminating these assessments would require shifts across the system to compensate and might have short- and long-term impacts.
Removing one year of testing sounds like an easy fix, but growth models implemented by many states require multiple years of
testing data and eliminating a year would throw off the calculations that are currently in place. Further, using data from the 2018-19
school year to determine resource allocations could result in schools with in need not receiving adequate supports.

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The Case for Waiving State Assessments
State assessments are high stakes for all parties involved. Teachers and Schools have worked to ensure that students are still learn-
ing the state required content by providing packets of assignments that, for younger learners, require adult support or transitioning
to online platforms that don’t equitably serve all students. Some schools have the infrastructure in place to effectively transition
into virtual learning but assessing students as if they all have equal access to high-quality instruction amidst school closures will only
serve to increase the achievement gap between schools in more affluent areas and those serving high-need communities.
When school does resume, students and teachers will return during or immediately before the testing window. Returning to school
and immediately testing after being out for an extended period would not only provide unreliable data, but also place a psycholog-
ical burden on students when they are faced with an assessment on material they have not had the opportunity to learn. This also
has the potential to decrease attendance for state testing, further invalidating the results.
Attempting to squeeze in a truncated assessment window would also make it difficult for schools to provide the resources necessary
for meeting the needs of students with disabilities and reduce time for potential makeup assessments for those who are absent due
to quarantine. By waiving state testing requirements, teachers and administrators will be able to focus on the pressing needs of stu-
dents instead of having the looming weight of an assessment as school closures drag on for the foreseeable future. However, if they
choose to do so, states must be committed to finding alternative measures of school performance to guide allocation of personnel
and funds and ensure that we are providing the best possible education for students.
Distance Learning | Students with Disabilities
As schools and districts identify options to fill the learning gaps that have arisen from school closures, many have turned to virtual
learning. However, one of the key challenges that comes with this flexibility is ensuring that the needs of all students are being met,
including students with disabilities who have specific requirements under federal law.
The U.S. Department of Education's current guidance on serving students during COVID-19-related school closures reads:
“If a school district closes its schools and does not provide any educational services to the general student population, then a
school would not be required to provide services to students with disabilities during that same period of time. Once school
resumes, the school must return to providing special education and related services to students with disabilities in accor-
dance with the student’s IEP or, for students entitled to FAPE under Section 504, consistent with any plan developed to meet
the requirements of Section 504.”
Given this guidance, there have been instances of districts being concerned about offering online programming that may not
fulfill federal requirements and put themselves at risk. The challenge facing education leaders is how to continue to move learning
forward for as many students as possible while also continuing to serve all students according to their needs. Some districts are
offering supplementary, non-required learning online, while pausing new instruction; this approach may prove to be more difficult
as school closures grow longer.
Additional Resources:
• U.S. Department of Education: Q&A on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities during the Coronavirus Outbreak
• SETDA: Supporting Students with IEPs During eLearning Days
• Understood.org: Legal FAQs on Coronavirus, School Closings, and Special Education
• Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities: Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) Review
• Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities: Guidance for SEAs | LEAs | Teachers | Parents

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Federal Accountability | Chronic Absenteeism
As states drafted their Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, many chose chronic absenteeism as their non-acadmic indicator. In
fact, 33 states and the District of Columbia use some definition of chronic absenteeism in their accountability plans. School closures
are likely to have an impact on these figures and, as a result, the U.S. Department of Education has indicated that it will consider
waivers that would allow for this indicator to be excluded from their accountability systems this academic year.
This indicator became popular because of clear evidence that chronically absent students' acadmic performance suffers from being
out of school. States could also consider amending their indicator to cover the academic year leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak
(e.g. from the start of the fall semester through February).
Additional Resources
Many organizations have begun to compile valuable resources.
• PIE Network: Rapid Response Resources: COVID-19
• Chalkbeat: Latest Coverage
• US Department of Education: Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel
• US Department of Education: Providing Supports to Students with Disabilities
• Starr Commonwealth: COVID-19, School Cancellation, and Trauma
• NCDHHS: Interim Guidance for Child Care Settings
• Common Sense Media: Resources for Parents to Prepare for Coronavirus School Closures
• We Are Teachers: Free Online Learning Resources for Teaching Your Students Virtually

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The following lists provide links to state-specific guidance for K-12, child care, and higher education.
State-Specific Guidance (K-12)
State
Link to State Department of
Education Website Links with School Closure Guidance
CDC Interim
Guidelines for K-12
Schools http://www.cdc.gov
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/
guidance-for-schools.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.
gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fspecific-groups%2Fguidance-for-schools.html
Alabama https://www.alsde.edu/ https://www.alsde.edu/covid-19
Alaska https://education.alaska.gov/ https://education.alaska.gov/safeschools/infectiousdisease
Arizona https://www.azed.gov/ https://www.azed.gov/communications/2020/03/12/pandemic-preparedness/
Arkansas http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/ http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/communications/covid-19-information
California https://www.cde.ca.gov/ https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/coronavirus.asp
Colorado https://www.cde.state.co.us/ https://www.cde.state.co.us/safeschools
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/SDE
https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2020/Guidance-to-
Connecticut-School-Districts-in-Regard-to-COVID-19
Delaware https://www.doe.k12.de.us/ https://www.doe.k12.de.us/covid19
District of
Columbia https://osse.dc.gov/ https://coronavirus.dc.gov/node/1466931
Florida http://www.fldoe.org/ http://www.fldoe.org/em-response/index.stml
Georgia
https://www.gadoe.org/Pages/
Home.aspx
https://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/communications/Pages/
coronavirus.aspx
Hawaii
http://www.hawaiipublicschools.
org/Pages/Home.aspx
http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/
Pages/COVID-19-Information-Updates.aspx
Idaho https://www.sde.idaho.gov/ https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/resources-for-schools/
Illinois https://www.isbe.net/ https://www.isbe.net/Documents/COVID-19-School-Closures-Letter-Guidance.pdf
Indiana https://www.doe.in.gov/ https://www.doe.in.gov/safety/health/covid-19-resources-indiana-schools
Iowa https://educateiowa.gov/ https://educateiowa.gov/article/2020/03/16/pk-12-guidance-response-covid-19
Kansas https://www.ksde.org/
https://www.ksde.org/Home/Quick-Links/News-Room/commissioner-of-education-
issues-guidance-to-school-districts-regarding-covid-19-1
Kentucky
https://education.ky.gov/Pages/
default.aspx https://education.ky.gov/districts/SHS/Pages/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.aspx
Louisiana
https://www.louisianabelieves.
com/ https://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/covid-19
Maine
https://www.maine.gov/doe/
home https://www.maine.gov/doe/covid-19
Maryland
http://marylandpublicschools.org/
Pages/default.aspx
http://marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/default.aspx (all information can be found
on the front page).
Massachusetts http://www.doe.mass.edu/ http://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/emergencyplan/covid19.html
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/mde/ https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-37818_53456---,00.html

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Minnesota
https://education.mn.gov/MDE/
index.html https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/health/covid19/
Mississippi https://www.mdek12.org/ https://www.mdek12.org/COVID19
Missouri https://dese.mo.gov/ https://dese.mo.gov/communications/coronavirus-covid-19-information
Montana https://opi.mt.gov/ http://opi.mt.gov/COVID-19-Information
Nebraska https://www.education.ne.gov/ https://www.education.ne.gov/publichealth/resources/
Nevada http://www.doe.nv.gov/ https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/information-for/schools-families/
New Hampshire https://www.education.nh.gov/ https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/commissioner/covid-19
New Jersey https://www.nj.gov/education/ https://www.nj.gov/education/topics/index.shtml
New Mexico https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/
https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/safe-healthy-schools/covid-19-
coronavirus/
New York http://www.nysed.gov/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sss/schoolhealth/schoolhealthservices/coronavirus.html
North Carolina https://www.dpi.nc.gov/
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-
response-north-carolina/covid-19-colleges
North Dakota https://www.nd.gov/dpi/ https://www.nd.gov/dpi/nddpi-updates-and-guidance-covid-19
Ohio https://education.ohio.gov/ http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Coronavirus
Oklahoma https://sde.ok.gov/
https://sde.ok.gov/newsblog/2020-03-12/coronaviruscovid-19-faqs-oklahoma-public-
schools
Oregon
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/
pages/default.aspx
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/healthsafety/Pages/COVID19.
aspx
Pennsylvania
https://www.education.pa.gov/
Pages/default.aspx
https://www.education.pa.gov/Schools/safeschools/emergencyplanning/COVID-19/
Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island https://www.ride.ri.gov/ http://media.ride.ri.gov/COVID19/COVID19_Guidance_Families_3.13.20.pdf
South Carolina https://ed.sc.gov/
https://ed.sc.gov/newsroom/school-district-memoranda-archive/health-related-
emergency-school-closings/health-related-emergency-school-closings-memo/
South Dakota https://doe.sd.gov/ https://doe.sd.gov/coronavirus/
Tennessee
https://www.tn.gov/education.
html
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/health-&-safety/Coronavirus%20
A%20Guide%20for%20Schools.pdf
Texas https://tea.texas.gov/
https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/safe-and-healthy-schools/coronavirus-covid-19-
support-and-guidance
Utah https://www.schools.utah.gov/ https://www.schools.utah.gov/coronavirus
Vermont https://education.vermont.gov/ https://education.vermont.gov/news/covid-19-guidance-vermont-schools
Virginia http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/health_medical/office/covid-19.shtml
Washington https://www.k12.wa.us/
https://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/press-releases/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-
guidance-resources
West Virginia https://wvde.us/ https://wvde.us/covid19/school-guidance/
Wisconsin https://dpi.wi.gov/ https://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/2019-novel-coronavirus

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State-Specific Guidance (Child Care)
State
Link to State Child Care Agency’s
Website Links to COVID-19 Guidance
Alabama https://dhr.alabama.gov/child-
care/
Child Care https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Covid-Providers-1.
pdf
CCDF https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Covid-CCDF-1.pdf
Early Head Start- Child Care Partnerships https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/
uploads/2020/03/Covid-EHSCCP-1.pdf
Child Care Management Agencies and Quality Enhancement Agencies https://dhr.
alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Covid-CMA-QEA-1.pdf
Alaska http://dhss.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/
ccare/default.aspx
http://dhss.alaska.gov/News/Documents/press/2020/SOA_03172020_HealthAlert008_
ChildCare.pdf
Arizona https://des.az.gov/services/child-
and-family/child-care
COVID-19 Information (Food Assistance, Unemployment Assistance, Childcare
Assistance, & Additional Resources) https://des.az.gov/services/coronavirus
Arkansas http://www.arkansas.gov/
childcare/familysupport/
Resources for Parents https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/dccece/
DCCECE_FindChildCareLetter_03.17.2020.pdf
Information for Childcare Providers Regarding COVID-19 https://humanservices.
arkansas.gov/about-dhs/dccece (front page)
California http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ Coronavirus Information and Guidelines for Children's Residential Facilities https://
www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CCLD/PINs/2020/CRP/PIN-20-02-CRP.pdf
Coronavirus Information and Guidelines for Child Care Settings https://www.cdss.
ca.gov/Portals/9/CCLD/PINs/2020/CCP/PIN_20-02-CCP.pdf
Information and Resources on Coronavirus Disease https://www.cdss.ca.gov/
inforesources/community-care-licensing
Colorado http://www.
coloradoofficeofearlychildhood.
com/
COVID-19 Information for Early Childhood Programs
http://coloradoofficeofearlychildhood.force.com/oec/OEC_
Resources?p=Resources&s=COVID-19&lang=en
Connecticut https://www.ct.gov/oec/site/
default.asp
Child Care During the Corona Crisis https://www.ct.gov/oec/lib/oec/OEC_COVID19_
Public_Orange_FINAL_2.pdf
Delaware http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/
dhss/dss/childcr.html
Guidance on Childcare Center During COVID-19, from Governor John Carney https://
news.delaware.gov/2020/03/15/guidance-on-childcare-centers/
District of
Columbia
http://www.osse.dc.gov/ Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources https://coronavirus.dc.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-
19-resources
Florida http://www.floridaearlylearning.
com/
Updates and Response on COVID-19 in Florida http://www.fldoe.org/em-response
Georgia http://www.decal.ga.gov/ Press Release from Governor Kemp on Approaches to Childcare during COVID-19
outbreak http://decal.ga.gov/documents/attachments/release_YMCA%20
partnership%2003182020.pdf
Hawaii http://www.hawaii.gov/dhs/self-
sufficiency/childcare/services/
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Idaho http://healthandwelfare.idaho.
gov/
Response from the Division of Welfare Services to COVID-19 https://healthandwelfare.
idaho.gov/AboutUs/Newsroom/tabid/130/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/2091/
To-minimize-COVID19-risk-Division-of-Welfare-offices-open-for-appointments-only.
aspx
Illinois http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ Pregnant Women and Children http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-
and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus/pregnancy-children
Indiana http://www.in.gov/fssa/
carefinder/
COVID-19 (coronavirus) guidance for OECOSL stakeholders https://www.in.gov/fssa/
carefinder/5761.htm
Iowa https://dhs.iowa.gov/ Childcare Guidance in Response to COVID-19 https://dhs.iowa.gov/childcare-covid-19
Kansas http://www.dcf.ks.gov/pages/
default.aspx
Interim Guidance for Child Care Facilities Licensed by the Kansas Department of
Health and Environment (KDHE) http://www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus/toolkit/Interim_
Guidance_for_Child_Care_Facilities_Licensed_by_KDHE.pdf
Kentucky https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/
Pages/default.aspx
Guidance on COVID-19 by Topic https://govstatus.egov.com/covid-19-guidance-by-
topic
Louisiana http://www.louisianabelieves.
com/
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Childcare Centers https://www.
louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/louisiana-believes/covid-19-faq_-child-
care-centers_providers.pdf?sfvrsn=61d19b1f_2
Maine http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ Children and Family Services Response to COVID-19 https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/
COVID-19-response.shtml
Maryland https://earlychildhood.
marylandpublicschools.org/
families/child-care-basics
Childcare in Maryland during COVID-19 State of Emergency https://earlychildhood.
marylandpublicschools.org/child-care-maryland-during-covid-19-state-emergency
Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov/edu/
government/departments-%20
and-boards/department-of-early-
education-and-care/
Information and Guidance related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)https://www.mass.gov/
service-details/information-and-guidance-related-to-the-coronavirus-covid-19
Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/mde Head Start Agency Requirements https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Head_
Start_COVID-19_684131_7.pdf
Feeding Children During School Closures https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/
Feeding_Children_683839_7.pdf
Minnesota https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-
serve/children-and-families/
services/child-care/
Guidance for Schools and Childcare https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/
coronavirus/schools.html
Mississippi http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Human Services COVID-19 Updates https://www.mdhs.
ms.gov/covid-19-updates/
Missouri http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd COVID-19 Resources for Communities, Businesses, and Schools https://health.mo.gov/
living/healthcondiseases/communicable/novel-coronavirus/communities.php
Montana https://dphhs.mt.gov/hcsd/
childcare
CDC Guidance for Childcare Programs https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-
ncov/community/schools-childcare/guidance-for-schools.html?CDC_AA_
refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fspecific-
groups%2Fguidance-for-schools.html
Nebraska http://dhhs.ne.gov/ Children and Family Services – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about COVID-19
http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19%20CFS%20FAQ.pdf

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Nevada https://dwss.nv.gov/ No direct guidance for childcare relating to COVID-19.
New Hampshire https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcyf/
cdb/
No direct guidance for childcare relating to COVID-19.
New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/ COVID-19 Resources for Childcare https://www.nj.gov/dcf/coronavirus_
licensedchildcare.html
New Mexico http://www.newmexicokids.org/ NewMexicoKids.Org Response to COVID-19 http://www.newmexicokids.org/
coronavirus/
New York http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/
childcare
No State Directive to Close Childcare (March 17, 2020) http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/
programs/childcare/
North Carolina http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/general/
home.asp
COVID-19: Colleges, Universities, Schools, and Childcare https://www.ncdhhs.gov/
divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina/
covid-19-colleges
North Dakota http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/
childcare
Human Services Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources http://www.
nd.gov/dhs/info/covid-19/dhs-covid-19.html
Ohio http://jfs.ohio.gov/CDC/childcare.
stm
Coronavirus Childcare Pandemic Information http://jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/
CoronavirusAndChildcare/
Oklahoma http://www.okdhs.org/services/
cc/Pages/CCDevFund.aspx
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Guidance for Child Welfare Group homes and other
congregate care facilities providing care to youth in Oklahoma Human Services
(OKDHS) Custody https://www.ourokdhs.org/s/congregate-care-facilities
Oregon https://oregonearlylearning.
com/
COVID-19 Resources https://oregonearlylearning.com/COVID-19-Resources
Pennsylvania http://www.dhs.pa.gov/ Responding to Coronavirus in Pennsylvania https://www.pa.gov/guides/responding-to-
covid-19/
Rhode Island http://www.dhs.ri.gov/ A Message from the DHS Director regarding COVDI-19 https://www.ri.gov/press/
view/37925
South Carolina http://childcare.sc.gov/main/ COVID-19 Announcements https://www.scchildcare.org/news-and-announcements/
covid-19-announcements.aspx
South Dakota http://dss.sd.gov/childcare/ COVID-19 Guidance to Childcare Facilities https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/COVID_
guidance_to_daycares.pdf
Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/
humanservices.html
Serving childcare needs during the COVID-19 outbreak https://www.tn.gov/content/
dam/tn/human-services/documents/Guidance-FAQs-3.17.20.pdf
Texas https://twc.texas.gov/programs/
child-care-services-program-
overview
COVID-19 Guidance for Childcare Providers https://hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/
communications-events/news/2020/03/covid-19-guidance-child-care-providers
Utah https://www.jobs.utah.gov/ COVID-19 Guidance for School Closures and Dismissals (Page 4) https://coronavirus.
utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/School-Closures-and-Dismissals_FINAL-1.pdf
Vermont http://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd Information for Child Care Programs, Children's Integrated Services Providers and CDD
Grantees and Contractors https://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd/covid-19
Virginia http://www.dss.virginia.gov/
family/cc/assistance.cgi
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update and Resources for Child Care VA https://www.dss.
virginia.gov/cc/covid-19.html
Washington http://www.dcyf.wa.gov/ Coronavirus – COVID-19 Updates https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/coronavirus-covid-19

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West Virginia http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/bcf/
pages/default.aspx
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information for Childcare Programs and K-12
Schools March 2020 https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/Documents/COVID-19_Guidance_
for_Administrators_Schools_and_Childcare_Facilities_March.pdf
Wisconsin https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/ COVID-19 Updates https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/covid-19
Wyoming https://dfs.wyo.gov/services/
family-services/child-care/
Does not provide state-specific guidance for childcare, but refers one to the CDC’s
Interim Guidance https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-
childcare/guidance-for-schools.html
Wyoming https://edu.wyoming.gov/ https://edu.wyoming.gov/educators/covid-19-resources/
State-Specific Guidance (Higher Education)
State
Link to Guidance from State Higher Education
Executive Officer (SHEEO)
Link to Guidance from Community College (CC)
Governance Body
Alabama
https://ache.edu/ACHE_Reports/Misc/coronavirus/
Coronavirus_Updates.pdf https://www.accs.edu/coronavirus/
Alaska https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/coronavirus/ No CC-specific guidance found.
Arizona https://www.azregents.edu/news/novel-coronavirus No CC-specific guidance found.
Arkansas
https://twitter.com/ArkHigherEd/
status/1238223934169980934 No CC-specific guidance found.
California https://www2.calstate.edu/coronavirus/
https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/Chancellors-Office/Divisions/
Communications-and-Marketing/Novel-Coronavirus
Colorado
https://highered.colorado.gov/Staying_informed_
about_COVID-19.html https://internal.cccs.edu/coronavirus/
Connecticut
http://www.ctohe.org/Docs/CoronavirusResourceLinks.
pdf
https://twitter.com/Leigh_Appleby/
status/1237853674065416194
Delaware https://www.udel.edu/home/coronavirus/ https://www.dtcc.edu/about/news-events/coronavirus-update
District of
Columbia No SHEEO guidance found. No CC-specific guidance found.
Florida
https://www.flbog.edu/2020/03/11/state-university-
system-statement-on-covid-19/ http://www.fldoe.org/em-response/index.stml
Georgia https://www.usg.edu/coronavirus https://tcsg.edu/covid-19-virus-information/
Hawaii
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/03/12/uh-actions-
address-covid-19/ https://hawaii.hawaii.edu/covid-19
Idaho
https://boardofed.idaho.gov/coronavirus-covid-19-
resources/ No CC-specific guidance found.
Illinois https://www.ibhe.org/IBHE-covid-19.html https://www.iccb.org/iccb/coronavirus-guidance-resources/
Indiana https://www.in.gov/che/ https://www.ivytech.edu/coronavirus.html
Iowa
https://www.iowaregents.edu/news/board-news/
coronavirus-resources No CC-specific guidance found.
Kansas
https://www.kansasregents.org/about/covid-19-
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Kentucky
https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.
aspx?n=PostsecondaryEducationCouncil&prId=217 https://kctcs.edu/covid-19/
Louisiana No SHEEO guidance found. https://www.lctcs.edu/covid-19
Maine
https://www.maine.edu/blog/2020/03/10/
university-of-maine-system-issues-covid-19-
directives-prohibiting-all-non-essential-university-
air-travel-opens-residence-halls-for-spring-break-
and-urges-students-to-stay-on-campus/ https://www.mccs.me.edu/covid-19/
Maryland
https://mhec.state.md.us/Pages/Information-for-
Postsecondary-Institutions-on-Coronavirus-COVID-19.
aspx http://mdacc.org/community-college-combat-covid-19/
Massachusetts https://www.mass.edu/covid-19/home.asp
https://www.masscc.org/content/information-outbreak-
coronavirus-virus-0
Michigan
https://www.masu.org/news/health-
safety/03-09-2020/updated-311-coronavirus-covid-19-
guidance-michigan-higher-education https://www.mcca.org/coronavirus
Minnesota http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=2390 No CC-specific guidance found.
Mississippi http://www.mississippi.edu/pr/covid-19.asp No CC-specific guidance found.
Missouri No SHEEO guidance found. https://www.mccatoday.org/covid19
Montana https://mus.edu/coronavirus/covid19.html No CC-specific guidance found.
Nebraska
https://nebraska.edu/news-and-events/news/2020/03/
university-of-nebraska-campuses-to-transition-to-
remote-learning-after-spring-break No CC-specific guidance found.
Nevada https://nshe.nevada.edu/covid-19-information-center/ No CC-specific guidance found.
New Hampshire No SHEEO guidance found. https://www.ccsnh.edu/covid-19/
New Jersey
https://nj.gov/highereducation/documents/pdf/index/
COVID-19_A%20Guide%20for%20New%20Jersey%20
Institutions%20of%20Higher%20Education.pdf https://www.njccc.org/coronavirus
New Mexico No SHEEO guidance found. No CC-specific guidance found.
New York
https://www.suny.edu/health-alert/?utm_
source=home&utm_campaign=012020 No CC-specific guidance found.
North Carolina https://www.northcarolina.edu/coronavirus No CC-specific guidance found.
North Dakota https://cts.ndus.edu/coronavirus/ No CC-specific guidance found.
Ohio
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/
home/covid-19-checklists/colleges-and-universities-
covid-19-checklist https://twitter.com/TheOACC/status/1237519664650977280
Oklahoma https://www.okhighered.org/state-system/corona/ No CC-specific guidance found.
Oregon
https://www.oregon.gov/highered/about/Pages/
COVID19.aspx No CC-specific guidance found.

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Pennsylvania
http://www.passhe.edu/News/Pages/Releases.
aspx?q=2020-03-16-state-system-additiona-measures-
coronavirus No CC-specific guidance found.
Rhode Island https://web.uri.edu/coronavirus/ https://www.ccri.edu/covid-19/index.html
South Carolina
https://www.che.sc.gov/HOME/Coronavirus(COVID-19)
Information.aspx No CC-specific guidance found.
South Dakota
https://www.sdbor.edu/mediapubs/New%20Press%20
Releases/031220_COVID19.pdf No CC-specific guidance found.
Tennessee
https://www.tn.gov/thec/covid-19-campus-information.
html
https://www.tbr.edu/general/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-
information
Texas
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/misc/coronavirus-update-
for-higher-education/ https://tacc.org/tacc/covid-19-updates
Utah https://ushe.edu/ushe-covid-19/ http://www.slcc.edu/safe/c19.aspx
Vermont
https://www.uvm.edu/emergency/covid-19-
coronavirus-information-and-updates; https://www.vsc.
edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Covid-19.pdf
https://ccv.edu/2020/03/12/information-on-coronavirus-
covid-19/
Virginia No SHEEO guidance found. No CC-specific guidance found.
Washington No SHEEO guidance found. No CC-specific guidance found.
West Virginia http://www.wvhepc.edu/coronavirus/ https://www.wvctcs.org/coronavirus-college-updates
Wisconsin https://www.wisconsin.edu/coronavirus/ https://www.wtcsystem.edu/initiatives/covid-19
Wyoming https://www.uwyo.edu/shser/corona-virus.html No CC-specific guidance found.