2021-2022 School Year Guidance

• Back Together this Fall (September 14, 2021)
  Working together, schools, families, and communities can keep students healthy, safe, and learning in person.
  • Kthehu së bashku përsëri këtë vjeshtë (Albanian)
  • Ansanm Ankò Otòn sa a (Haitian Creole)
  • Jesienią ponownie razem (Polish)
  • Juntos Novamente este Outono (Portuguese)
  • Juntos de nuevo este otoño (Spanish)
• https://backtoschoolct.org/ 
• Reminder - Reporting District/School Closure Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
• Revised 4/25/22: COVID-19 Update for PreK-12 School Administrators
• COVID-19 Update for PreK-12 School Administrators
• Internet Connectivity in 2022-23: Schools: apply for funding; Families: apply for a subsidy through the Affordable Connectivity Program
• Letter from the U.S. Department of Education regarding Afghan refugees
• Clean School Bus Program
  • Clean School Bus Program - Webinar Update
• New USDE Section 504 Guidance
• DPH Statement on CDC’s Updated COVID-19 Monitoring And School Bus Masking Requirements
• Press release:Connecticut Department of Public Health and Connecticut State Department of Education Release Updated School Guidance
  • Transitioning to a Model of Routine Respiratory Disease  Prevention and Enhanced Outbreak Management and Control for COVID-19 in PreK-12 School Settings
  • Considerations for Boards of Education, District  Administrators, and other Local Decision-Makers Regarding Potential Changes to School COVID-19 Policies and Practices
• Phase 3 Test Kit Allocation
• Phase 3 Distribution Instructions for COVID-19 Self-Test Kits for Connecticut School Students and Staff
• Letter from Secretary Cardona re: Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

• Out of an abundance of caution, schools are encouraged to check if they have any recalled BYD brand N-95 masks. These masks were previously distributed to municipalities before October 14, 2021. These masks were not a part of the State’s December and January distributions to schools, municipalities, and other vulnerable communities. (January 14, 2022)

  • Original notification and replacement instructions (November 8, 2021)
  • Manufacturer recall letter
  • List of affected units
• Updated Considerations for Quarantine, Isolation, Testing, and Contact Tracing Policies and Procedures in PreK-12 Schools (School FAQs)
• Updated Guidance for the Operation of Interscholastic, Youth and other Amateur Sport Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Emergency management directors (EMD) for Connecticut municipalities
• Reporting District/School Closure Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Form) (January 6, 2022)
• Test Kit Distribution and Phase 1 Allocations (January 3, 2022)
• Updated Considerations for Quarantine, Isolation, Testing, and Contact Tracing Policies and Procedures in PreK-12 Schools (December 31, 2021)
• Expansion of Project DeteCT (January 10, 2022)
• Project COVID DeteCT is Expanding
• Reporting School COVID Cases to DPH for the 2021-22 School Year
• Fall 2021 Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention
• K-6 Screening Testing Participation Survey and fact sheet
• Fall 2021 Adapt, Advance, Achieve: Connecticut’s Plan to Learn and Grow Together – Updated Guidance for the Use of Mitigation Strategies in Connecticut’s PreK-12 Schools