Important Recent Education Guidance

• OSEP: IDEA Part C Evaluation and Assessment Timelines Q&As 7/6/20
• KY Dept of Education: KDE releases reopening guidance on school workplace health and safety 7/6/20 Press Release
  Document KDE Reopening Considerations Workplace Health and Safety 7-6-20
• KY Dept of Education: KDE releases toolkit to assist schools in helping students cope with trauma 7/1/20 Press Release
  3 Guidance Documents:
  • Understanding Trauma and Traumatic Stress
  • What is Trauma
  • Trauma-Informed Teams
• PBIS: Returning to School During and After Crisis: A Guide to Supporting States, Districts, Schools, Educators, and Students through a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Framework during the 2020-2021 School Year A direct link to the guide is here 6/2020
  Because the guide is quite comprehensive…there are also three abbreviated versions:
  • State version 
  • District version
  • School version
• OSEP COVID-19 Questions & Answers: Implementation of IDEA Part B and Part C Procedural Safeguards 6/30/20 OSEP Press Release Guidance Documents:
  • IDEA Part B Procedural Safeguards June 30, 2020
  • IDEA Part C Procedural Safeguards June 30, 2020
• KY Dept of Education: KDE releases new reopening guidance for school facilities, CTE centers Press Release 6/29/20
  Guidance Documents 6/29/20:
  • COVID-19 Considerations for Reopening Schools: Facilities and Logistics
  • COVID-19 Plan for Reopening Secondary Career and Technical (CTE) Facilities for Completion of Industry Certifications and Lab-Based Dual Credit Coursework
• KY Dept of Education: KDE releases student transportation guidance for 2020-2021 school year Press Release 6/25/20
  Document KDE COVID-19 Considerations for Reopening Schools: Pupil Transportation 6/25/20
• KY Dept of Education: KDE Unlimited NTI days, 2021-2022 funding: Memorandum provides flexibility for Kentucky’s school districts 6/24/20
  Document Memorandum submitted by Interim Education Commissioner Kevin C. Brown: Unlimited NTI days, 2021-2022 funding: Memorandum provides flexibility for Kentucky’s school districts 6/24/20
• KY Dept of Education: Kentucky issues COVID-19 guidance for upcoming school year Press Release 6/24/20
  Document: Guidance on Safety Expectations and Best Practices for KY Schools Interm Guidance as of June 2020 6-24-20
• OSEP COVID-19 Questions & Answers: Implementation of IDEA Parts B and C Dispute Resolution Procedures 6/22/20 (Part B is 3-21 & Part C is Birth-3 years old):
  • OSEP COVID-19 Questions & Answers: Implementation of IDEA Parts B Dispute Resolution Procedures 6-22-20
  • OSEP COVID-19 Questions & Answers: Implementation of IDEA Parts C Dispute Resolution Procedures 6-22-20