Federal and State Guidance from 2020-21

Federal and state guidance on provision of services to students with disabilities during the COVID-19 outbreak pertaining to the 2020-21 school year.
NYSED Guidance: COVID-19 Recovery Programming, Compensatory Services and Extended School Year Programs
- Covid Recovery Programming for Students with Disabilities
- Compensatory Services for Students with Disabilities as a Result of the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Extended School Year Programs During Summer 2020-21
State guidance
- Provision of Services to Students with Disabilities During Statewide School Closures Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak in New York State
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding the Provision of Services to Students with Disabilities During the 2020-21 School Year
- Supplement #1 - Provision of Services to Students with Disabilities During Statewide School Closures Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak in New York State – Additional Questions and Answers (April 27, 2020)
- Supplement #2 Provision of Services to Students with Disabilities During Statewide School Closures Due to Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak in New York State – Questions and Answers June 20, 2020
- Supplement #3 Provision of Services to Students with Disabilities During Statewide School Closures Due to Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak in New York State – Questions and Answers June 20, 2020
- CPSE Considerations for Conducting Preschool Evaluations during Covid-19
- Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York’s Schools Reopening Guidance
- School Reopening FAQs – July 22, 2020
Federal guidance
- US DOE Q&A on Civil Rights and School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment - NEW
- US DOE Office of Civil Rights - Q&A for K-12 schools during COVID
- OSEP Q&A about IDEA Part B provision of services during COVID
- Questions and answers on providing services to children with disabilities during the coronavirus disease outbreak
- Questions and Answers for K-12 Public Schools In the Current Covid-19 Environment
- Supplemental Fact Sheet Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities (March 21, 2020)
- Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students (March 16, 2020)
- FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) March 2020
- Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) and Virtual Learning (March 30, 2020) Student Privacy – FERPA and Virtual Learning During COVID-19
- IDEA Part C Evaluation and Assessment Timelines in the Covid-19 Environment July 6, 2020