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New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Pre-K to Grade 12 COVID-19 Toolkit This flowchart should be referenced prior to leaving home every morning

This CDC website provides tips that can help reduce stress before, during, and after a disaster or traumatic event. Regardless of your child’s age, he or she may feel upset or have other strong emotions after an emergency. Some children react right away, while others may show signs of difficulty...

Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children: CDC has created recommendations to help adults have conversations with children about COVID-19 and ways they can avoid getting and spreading the disease. Children may worry about themselves, their family, and friends getting ill...

This CDC website provides information on steps to protect children and others from getting sick. Based on available evidence, most children do not appear to be at higher risk for COVID-19 than adults. While some children and infants have been sick with COVID-19, adults make up most of the known...

WHAT IS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AT)? Assistive Technology (AT) is any device or support for using that device that helps a student with a disability to learn. AT Devices are defined by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as “any item, piece of equipment, or product system ....

Background Children of immigrants are the fastest growing population of children in the United States and have contributed to the entire growth in the nation’s child population over the past decade. Immigrant families are racially and ethnically diverse, and immigrate for variety of reasons that may...

School districts must keep cybersecurity a priority, especially when they're forced to quickly move instruction online. Bad actors can take advantage of moments when IT staff are strained with creating backup e-learning plans and managing them in times of adversity, such as the COVID-19 outbreak. In...