Information for Parents

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• CMDHD: Getting the Different Types of Rest You Need

• MDHHS: Mental Health Resources

Childcare & Summer Camps

• CDC: Schools and Childcare Programs

• CDC: COVID-19 Guidance for Operating Early Care and Education/Child Care Programs

• LARA: Operating Child Care During COVID-19 *Updated 03/11/22

• American Camp Association: COVID-19 – Resource Center for Camps

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K-12 Schools​

• CMDHD Guidance for Schools

  • 2022-2023 PreK-12 Public Health Guidance

    • Parent Illness Guide

    • Reporting Positive Employees/Students Contact Tracing Form

    • School Decision Making Tool

    • School Line List

    • What To Do: COVID-19 Isolation & Exposure

• PowerPoints for Schools

  • Presentations up to May 5, 2022, have been archived. Are available upon request

  • 09-29-2022

  • 08-04-2022

• Recordings of School Talks

  • Recordings up to May 5, 2022, have been archived. Are available upon request

  • 09-29-2022

  • 08-04-2022

​MDHHS (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services) Resources for Schools​​

• MDHHS K-12 School Opening Guidance

• MI Safe Schools Testing Program

• Michigan Schools Pandemic Planning Workbook & Online Toolkit for Educators (MDHHS)​

• MDHHS Epidemic Orders

• Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, Energy:  School Drinking Water Program

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resources for Schools

• Interactive School Ventilation Tool

• Materials for Schools

• Schools and Childcare Programs

• Reopening Buildings After Shutdown

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​Other Resources

• Masking in Schools (The ABC Science Collaborative)

• MI Dept. of Ed.: COVID-19 Education Information and Resources​

• MEDC: Pure Michigan COVID-19 Procurement Platform for PPE

• John Hopkins School of Education: COVID-19 Education Resources

• Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center

• The Center for Law & the Public’s Health at Georgetown & Johns Hopkins Universities: Legal Preparedness for School Closures in Response to Pandemic Influenza and Other Emergencies

• Special Education and Children with Disabilities

  • MDE: COVID-19 Special Education Information and Resources​

  • Families Together: Navigating COVID-19 When Your Child/Youth has a Disability

• Kent County Health Department/Ottawa Department of Public Health: The Effectiveness of Face Masks to Prevent SARS-CoV

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Higher Education

• OpenSmartEDU: COVID-19 Higher Education Planning Toolkit

• CDC: Schools, Child Care and Colleges

• Michigan Independent Colleges & Universities: COVID-19 Resources & College/University Responses

• MASU: Coronavirus Guidance for Michigan Higher Education Institutions

• MDHHS: Schools & Universities FAQ

• Michigan: Community College Association: COVID-19 Resources

• ASHRAE: Epidemic Task Force: Schools & Universities