Coronavirus and Schools: BSE Guidance to LEAs
The firm provides a breakdown on the most recent guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Education during the coronavirus closure.
Coronavirus and Schools: Google Voice Accounts for Teachers
While schools remain closed due to coronavirus, are there Right to Know implications if teachers set up Google Voice accounts tied to personal emails?
Coronavirus and Schools: Progress Monitoring during the Pandemic
Must educational institutions who move forward with "continuity of education" plans during the coronavirus closure monitor virtual or packet-based special education instruction?
Coronavirus and Schools: Is it All or Nothing in the COVID-19 World?
A district asks for clarification on providing virtual services to students during the coronavirus closure when not all students have internet access.
Coronavirus and Schools: New Online Curriculum Options from PDE
What are the special education implications of using the Pennsylvania Department of Education's online learning programs during the coronavirus closure?
Coronavirus and Schools: Guidance on Leave Requests
As schools begin to ramp up plans for remote instruction during the coronavirus school closures, the firm discusses the interplay of both existing and new leave laws.
Coronavirus and Schools: One-on-One Virtual Instruction and Communications
Should virtual teacher/student contact during the coronavirus closure, such as one-on-one instruction or wellness checks, be recorded and retained as an education record?
Coronavirus and Schools: Pennsylvania Senate Bill 751 and the CARES Act
The firm provides some labor-related interpretation of the coronavirus inspired Pennsylvania Senate Bill 751 and the CARES Act.
Coronavirus and Schools: Variation on a Letter to Parents on Special Education During the Closure
The firm reviews an intermediate unit's draft of a letter to parents concerning special education during the coronavirus closure.
Coronavirus and Schools: Provision of Related Services During the COVID-19 Closures
The firm offers feedback on the provision of related services in an IEP while schools are closed due to coronavirus.