The intent of this guidance is to provide educational leaders information to help prevent the transmission of infectious diseases within school communities and facilities, prepare for the possibility of a community outbreak, and react quickly should a case be identified.

Unemployment Guidance

• Job Service ND
• Job Service ND COVID-19 FAQ
• Executive Order 2020-08 Burgum Expands Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits Related to COVID-19
• Executive Order 2020-15 – Burgum Suspends Unemployment Taxes Payments, Interest Charges
• Executive Order 2020-18 – Burgum Waives Waiting Period for Unemployment Benefits

North Dakota School Boards Association

School Election Guidance

• NDSBA School Election Guidance (NEW 4/8)
  • Executive Order: April 2, 2020 – Burgum Waives Requirement of Physical Polling Location for School District Elections to Allow Mail Ballot Only 
  • Executive Order: April 7, 2020 – Burgum Wiaves Requirement of Physical Polling Location for School District Special Elections

FMLA Guidance

• NDSBA Emergency Sick and Expanded FMLA Leave Guidance
• Familes First Coronavirus Response Act Guidance

FERPA Guidance

• Dealing with Public Health Issues in Light of FERPA

Open Meetings & Records Guidance

• Updated Remote Meetings Guidance – EO 2020-16
  • Executive Order: March 30, 2020 – Burgum Enables Remote Participation for Public Meetings to Promote Physical Distancing
• Remote Meetings Guidance
• Open Records Amid COVID-19 Guidance 
• NDSBA Guidance on Board Meetings 
  • ND Attorney General Open Meetings Memo

Other Guidance

• SFSP Policy Guidance
• Sample Resolution Granting Emergency Powers to Superintendent
• NDSBA Policy Services Relevant Policies
  • AAC, Nondiscrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy
  • ACBB, Significant Contagious Diseases.
  • ACAA, Emergency Closings
  • ACAB, Emergency & Disaster Plans & Drills
  • FGA, Student Educational Records and Privacy
  • KBA, Relations with the News Media

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State of North Dakota

• ND COVID-19 Resources
  • Business and Employers Resources
• ND Office of the Governor
  • News release announcing waiver of instructional time during closure
  • Executive Orders
• ND Department of Public Instruction
  • Recordings of DPI School Leader Briefings & FAQ
  • School Closure Guidance
  • March 15, 2020, COVID-19 Press Conference (re: school closure) 
  • March 13, 2020, COVID-19 Press Conference
  • NDDPI Guidance on COVID-19
  • Updates from DPI
  • COVID-19 Child Nutrition Guidance for School Closure Presentation
    • Q&A
• ND Department of Health
  • ND COVID-19 Cases Dashboard
  • Webcasts
  • Parents Lead (how to talk to your kids about coronavirus and mental health)

National School Boards Association (NSBA)

• Nationwide School Closures
• COVID-19: Preparing For Widespread Illness in Your School Community
• Families First Act Guidance

National Resources

• Office of Civil Rights
  • Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students
  • Supplemental Fact Sheet – Serving Students with Disabilities
• White House Task Force on Coronavirus & the CDC
  • Actions for All Americans (4-page slide deck on keeping the school, workplace, home, and commercial establishments safe)
  • A Framework for Mitigation: Implementaton of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
• US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  
  • Considerations for School Closures
  • Tips for Keeping Children Healthy While School is Out 
• US Department of Education
  • FERPA and Virtual Learning
  • FERPA and Coronovirus Disease
  • Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Assessments and Accountability under ESSA
• US Department of Labor
  • COVID-19 and the American Workplace 
  • Families First Coronavirus Response Act Poster
  • Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers 
  • COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act Questions and Answers 
•  USDA
  • School Meal Program Flexibility Guidance
• SchoolSafety.gov
• Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Targeted Disinfecting on the School Bus
• Trauma-informed resources during COVID-19 
• Mental Health America resources for COVID-19 
• Global Spread of COVID-19 Map, Johns Hopkins University
• Restorative Responses to COVID-19 – NACRJ
• Social Emotion Learning Resources (CASEL)

Resources for teachers and parents

• School Lunches (list of places provided school lunches during coronavirus closure)
• List of education companies offering free subscriptions due to school closings
• How Khan Academy can be used for remote learning during school closures
• How to talk to kids about Coronavirus (PBS Kids)
• Scholastic Learn At Home Resources
• Virtual Field Trips
• Free education resources
• Parents Lead (how to talk to your kids about Coronavirus and mental health resources)
• Facebook for Education
• At Home Learning Resources (OSBA)
• Social Emotion Learning Resources (CASEL)
• Tips for Keeping Children Healthy While School is Out

Last Updated: April 8, 2020