COVID-19 Resources for Education
The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) wants to be a resource to share valuable information about the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, to help people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families stay safe and healthy.
For the latest news, information, webinars and resources from North Carolina, check the sidebar on the right:
NC Pandemic Electronic Benefits (P-EBT) Information for the 2020-2021 School Year: Flyer (pdf)
School Guidance Updates
- NCDHHS Instructions on How to Adjust Cloth Face Coverings distributed to K-12 Students, Teachers and Staff (English, Spanish)
- NEW Flyer to Promote Child Care Hotline for School-Age Children (English, Spanish)
- NEW NCDHHS Guidance for When Schools Reopen (English, Spanish)
- Updated Infection Control and PPE Guidance for K-12
- Updated Child Care Guidance
COVID-19 Educational Social Story for Exceptional Children:
Campbell Medicine Exceptional Camels Interest Group created an illustrated story to help children understand COVID-19 and how they can help stay well. Read the article. Watch the video.
Education Updates and Resources
- Strong Schools NC Public Health Toolkit: Guidelines released June 8 to help North Carolina K-12 public schools begin to find a safe way to open to in-person instruction for the 2020-21 academic year
- Lighting Our Way Forward: Guidance developed by the NC Department of Public Instruction for reopening public schools for the 2020-21 school year (pdf) (web page)
- Information from the Exceptional Children Division, NC DPI
- EC Processes: Points for Consideration During School Closure from NC DPI
- Remote Learning from NC DPI
- US Dept. of Education: Q&A on providing services to children with disabilities
- Accessing Special Education during COVID-19 fact sheet from DRNC
- State Board of Education: FAQs on grading and promotion
- Tips sheet for virtual IEP meetings
- Variety of education resources from Legal Aid NC
- ASNC blog post “Addressing School Concerns During COVID-19” for tips and strategies.
- ASNC webinar on Compensatory Education to learn about these services.
- A Parent’s Guide to Special Education written by the Federation for Children with Special Needs in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Education
Education Information from ASNC (Autism Society of NC)
- Strategies for Managing an IEP at Home or in School (pdf)
- ASNC Blog - Best place to look for current issues and tips. Searchable by topic and new content posted weekly. Because of the rapid changes around school, challenges related to COVID and stay at home, and the pace of policy change, we may not be able to update every single webpage quickly enough able to keep up with all the latest info: the blog helps with critical topics. We released two new blogs on school issues at the end of July.
- Pre-recorded Webinars (more than 40 and growing) on popular topic areas: school, behavior, adulthood, newly diagnosed info, and general topics. Watch anytime. No cost to view.
School focused ones are in the second section. These are not necessarily COVID focused, but the ones recorded in the last 5 months may mention it. - Live Workshops via our Workshop Calendar: Typically done in a mix of in-person or online, our workshops have temporarily moved to entirely online formats. No cost to participate.
If you don’t see a topic you want to learn about, have ideas about what would be helpful to others, please fill out our contact form (there is a box for question or comment that opens a comment area on the form)
Education Information from UNC School of Social Work
- FOCUS ON FAMILY AND DISABILITY SEMINARS - 2020-2021 Clinical Lecture Series, Tuesdays, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
View all upcoming lectures here (pdf). - Navigating Special Education In Light of COVID-19, September 8, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Sherry H. Thomas, Director, Exceptional Children Division, NC Department of Public Instruction
Register here (choose Focus on Family and Disability Seminar Series).
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This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001NCSCDD-02, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.