District Resources

Planning Materials and Guidance

Legal Guidance

Statement of Written Findings of the Need for Temporary Staffing Flexibility
Summary of Assembly Bill 361 – State and Local Agencies: Open Meetings and Teleconferences

Other Guidance

District Considerations for Senate Bill 1479 (includes sample language for Board Resolution and agenda item)
Senate Bill 1479 Implementation Questions and Answers
COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools to Support Safe In-Person Learning, 2022-2023 School Year (current)
Testing Framework for K–12 Schools for the 2022–23 School Year (updated 11-10-22)
COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test Expiration Extensions
Ventilation Strategies to Control COVID-19 Transmission and Improve Health in Schools - Presentation by CDPH (4-19-22)
CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic from CDC (current)
CDC Guidance on Schools and Childcare Programs (current)

Parent and Employee Communication Materials

Parent Letters (English and Spanish)

COVID-19 Cases

Exposure to COVID-19 Positive Individual
- Your child has been exposed to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 (from CDPH)
Student passes away due to coronavirus
Staff member passes away due to coronavirus

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (San Diego County Public Health)
Frequently Asked Questions (CDC)

Resources

Resources for Parents (curated by SDCOE)
COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit for School Settings and Childcare Programs- CDC

Food Service

Workplace Safety and Cleaning Guidelines

Workplace Safety

Cal/OSHA information is still in effect with the Emergency Temporary Standard. On Cal/OSHA's page, users will find a list of FAQs and other other helpful information regarding workplace guidance (last updated 6/21/2022).

Guidance for Cleaning Schools During COVID-19)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has created a COVID-19 website, which includes a list of disinfectants (from List N) approved to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) frequently update its guidance on cleaning and also provides general guidance for schools for the prevention of infectious disease transmission. Please note that some procedures recommended by the CDC involve methods or products that do not meet the California Healthy Schools Act.

How long does COVID-19 last on surfaces? (sourced from CDC)
Healthy and Asthma-Safer Cleaning in the Classroom (CDPH)

Included here is a flowchart (Page 2) from the Healthy Schools Act that can assist in determining which products to use. If the product is a disinfectant, it is exempt from the notification, posting, reporting and Integrated Pest Management requirements, but the training requirements are still in effect.

Only properly trained staff should conduct the cleaning operations to be compliant with California state law. Under no circumstances should cleaning or disinfecting be assigned to students.

Each product will differ in its requirements for personal protective equipment, but those requirements should be followed. For example, if the package of disinfecting wipes says that the user should wear gloves, provide disposable or reusable rubber gloves to all staff using the wipes. Hand sanitizers and antimicrobial soaps are also exempt from these regulations. This fact sheet may be useful in explaining the difference.

Below is the flowchart, list of exempt active ingredients, and list of exempt inert (inactive) ingredients.

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General Information on COVID-19/Sanitizing

CDC
United States Environmental Protection Agency
California Department of Public Health
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
COVID Data Tracker (CDC)
Keeping your computer clean
- Dell Computer Users
- Apple Computer Users

Child Care

The SDCOE team has created guiding documents for districts’ use in preparing to open and continuing to operate child care while CDPH and Community Care Licensing COVID-19 precautions for child care settings continue to be in place. The School Age and Early Learning Child Care Settings Administrative Planning Tool may be used to plan when opening a child care setting. The SDCOE Emergency Child Care Toolkit also includes the Early Learning and School Age Care Settings Implementation Checklist, with links to the most current guidance and resources for child care settings (all age groups).
View the SDCOE Emergency Child Care Toolkit.

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