Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 School Reopening Plan | NYS Department of Health

Pursuant to the Department of Health’s Interim Guidance for In-Person Instruction at Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, schools must develop individual plan(s) for reopening and operating during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Each plan must meet the minimum standards set forth in the guidance and reflect engagement with school stakeholders and community members, including but not limited to administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents/legal guardians of students, local health departments, local health care providers, and, where appropriate, affiliated organizations (e.g., union, alumni, and/or community-based groups). Specifically, each school must prepare and submit to the State, a plan that, at minimum, covers: (1) reopening of school facilities for in-person instruction, (2) monitoring of health conditions, (3) containment of potential transmission of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and (4) closure of school facilities and in-person instruction, if necessitated by widespread virus transmission.

Plans should be presumed to be approved upon submission, unless otherwise notified by the State that modifications are necessary to ensure compliance with this guidance. Schools must conspicuously post completed reopening plans at the school and on their website for faculty, staff, students, and parents and legal guardians of students to access. For additional information, please consult the interim guidance.

School districts and BOCES should use the following submission form to submit their plans with NYSED and DOH. DOH and/or NYSED may require such school districts and BOCES to modify their plans, to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with this guidance

Pursuant to the Department of Health’s Interim Guidance for In-Person Instruction at Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, schools must develop individual plan(s) for reopening and operating during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Each plan must meet the minimum standards set forth in the guidance and reflect engagement with school stakeholders and community members, including but not limited to administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents/legal guardians of students, local health departments, local health care providers, and, where appropriate, affiliated organizations (e.g., union, alumni, and/or community-based groups). Specifically, each school must prepare and submit to the State, a plan that, at minimum, covers: (1) reopening of school facilities for in-person instruction, (2) monitoring of health conditions, (3) containment of potential transmission of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and (4) closure of school facilities and in-person instruction, if necessitated by widespread virus transmission.

Plans should be presumed to be approved upon submission, unless otherwise notified by the State that modifications are necessary to ensure compliance with this guidance. Schools must conspicuously post completed reopening plans at the school and on their website for faculty, staff, students, and parents and legal guardians of students to access. For additional information, please consult the interim guidance.

Charter schools should use the following submission form to submit their plans with DOH and their authorizer (i.e., NYSED or SUNY). DOH and/or NYSED/SUNY may require charter schools to modify their plans to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with this guidance.

Pursuant to the Department of Health’s Interim Guidance for In-Person Instruction at Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, schools must develop individual plan(s) for reopening and operating during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Each plan must meet the minimum standards set forth in the guidance and reflect engagement with school stakeholders and community members, including but not limited to administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents/legal guardians of students, local health departments, local health care providers, and, where appropriate, affiliated organizations (e.g., union, alumni, and/or community-based groups). Specifically, each school must prepare and submit to the State, a plan that, at minimum, covers: (1) reopening of school facilities for in-person instruction, (2) monitoring of health conditions, (3) containment of potential transmission of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and (4) closure of school facilities and in-person instruction, if necessitated by widespread virus transmission.

Plans should be presumed to be approved upon submission, unless otherwise notified by the State that modifications are necessary to ensure compliance with this guidance. Schools must conspicuously post completed reopening plans at the school and on their website for faculty, staff, students, and parents and legal guardians of students to access. For additional information, please consult the interim guidance.

Private schools should use the following submission form to submit their plans with NYSED and DOH. DOH and/or NYSED may require private schools to modify their plans to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with this guidance.