Friday, March 13, 2020

U.S. Dept. of Education and IDPH Updates

This information below is being provided to keep you in the loop on the communications coming to us. We continue to wait for additional guidance from the Iowa Department of Education. You can expect to hear more specific guidance from agency leadership regarding our delivery of our services, especially in Early ACCESS, Early Childhood and Special Education Services.

Secretary DeVos Releases New Resources for Educators, Local Leaders on K-12 Flexibilities, Student Privacy, and Educating Students with Disabilities During Coronavirus Outbreak
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued new resources that will assist education leaders in protecting student privacy and ensuring students with disabilities continue to receive services required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the event of school closures due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more here.


Iowa Department of Public Health Releases K-12 Information for Educators
The Iowa Department of Public Health also released important information for K-12 educators.

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