Continuity of Learning

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The guidance in the toolkit will be adjusted over the coming weeks based on feedback and the evolving situation with COVID-19.

Overview

While it is likely that school will look different in 2020-21, we don’t know exactly what that will look like yet. It is also likely that it will need to look different at different times during the school year. In order to provide the greatest continuity of learning possible, the following sections outline considerations and guidance for maximizing instruction in different scenarios.

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Roadmap to In-Person Learning

Gov. Polis released a report from his Back-to-School Working Group (PDF) to provide districts with a roadmap to getting back to safe in-person learning for the winter/spring semester. The state’s goal is to get back to safe, consistent in-person learning for the second half of the 2020-21 school year.

Additionally, the governor’s office also drafted two cover letters, one for parents/caregivers (PDF) and one for educators and school staff (PDF), that go along with the report. The governor’s office encourages district and school leaders to share these resources widely.

Feedback

CDE invites your feedback and ideas for this framework and toolkit.

View a summary of the feedback through June 25.

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An entity is legally bound to do, as required by...
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...federal or state law, executive orders, state/local public health orders, state board rule, or in the case of waivers, expectations that the state board requires in exchange for waiving a state law or rule. Executive orders and public health orders could change over the next months as we learn more about COVID-19 and receive updated epidemiological data.

Guidance provides recommendations for “how to” implement a statute or rule.
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These recommendations in this toolkit are based on best practice and provide direction for how to operationalize the requirements set forth in various executive orders and public health orders. All efforts should be made to follow the recommendations when feasible.