Key References

• New York State Reopening Guidance for Religious and Independent Schools(July 27, 2020)
• Reopening Survey for Religious and Independent Schools(July 27, 2020)
• State Education Department Issues Guidance to Reopen New York State Schools(July 16, 2020)
• State Education Department Presents Framework of Guidance to Reopen New York State Schools(July 13, 2020)
• Interim Guidance for In-Person Instruction at Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, NYS Department of Health(July 13, 2020) 

• Interim Guidance for Religious and Funeral Services and Operations of Faith-Based Institutions(June 26, 2020)
• Interim Guidance for Sports and Recreation During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  (June 26, 2020)
• Interim Guidance for Food Services during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
  (June 26, 2020)
• Interim Guidance for Office-Based Work during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
  (June 26, 2020)
• Interim Guidance for Public Transportation Activities during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. (June 26, 2020)
• New York State Department of Health Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) 
• New York State Education Department Coronavirus (COVID-19) 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration COVID-19 Website
  
   

• A link to the public website where each school plan has been publicly posted
• A set of mandatory assurances that the reopening plan includes all of the mandatory elements outlined in the NYSED guidance

NOTE: Information submitted through the Portal will not include detailed narratives or descriptions of specific actions to be taken by a school as part of their reopening Plan; those details must be articulated in the materials that are publicly posted on the school website.
Also by July 31, 2020, schools must complete a short companion Department of Health survey that includes a link to the publicly posted plan on the district/school website