HALLOWEEN SAFETY

KDHE shares Guidance for Celebrating Halloween.

USD 497 SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES
Watch this video featuring Hillcrest Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence Members demonstrating some of the Lawrence Public Schools' health and safety measures in place in all schools.

COUNTY SCHOOL REOPENING GUIDANCE
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and the Education Unified Command's Smart and Safe School Reopening Guidance. Read the news release about this guidance tool. 

EMPLOYEE/FAMILY EMERGENCY LEAVE 

Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act 

USD 497 TOGETHER AGAIN FALL 2020 PLANNING

See our Together Again website for plans for Remote Learning, Hybrid (On-site and Remote), and In-Person models of instruction. 

USD 497 SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS

Watch videos of Lawrence Board of Education Meetings for decisions about school reopening. Email the school board at SchoolBoard@usd497.org. Sign up to speak at a school board meeting by emailing PatronCommentary@usd497.org prior to Audience Participation time on the agenda to receive a link to join the meeting.

KS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL REOPENING GUIDANCE

Explore KSDE's “Navigating Change: Kansas’ Guide to Learning and School Safety Operations” 

DOUGLAS COUNTY MASK ORDER 

Review the local public health order requiring masks indoors when social distancing cannot be maintained, effective July 1. 

KANSAS GOVERNOR'S REOPENING PLAN

Read Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's reopening framework: www.COVID.ks.gov.

PUBLIC HEALTH RESOURCES 

www.LDCHealth.org/Coronavirus - Video: Symptoms and when to call a health care provider. 

www.DouglasCountyKS.org/Coronavirus

www.COVID.ks.gov

www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus - Isolation and Quarantine

www.cdc.gov/COVID19

Multilingual Resources About COVID-19

FEMA Response Resources (Spanish)

FEMA Rumor Control Website

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION RESOURCES

CDC - Fact Sheet (English)

CDC - Fact Sheet (Spanish)

CDC - What to do if you’re sick (English)

CDC - What to do if you’re sick (Spanish)

CDC - Stop the Spread of Germs Poster (English)

CDC - Stop the Spread of Germs Poster (Spanish) 

CDC - How to Make & Wear a Cloth Face Covering & (Spanish)

CDC - Contact Tracing (English)

CDC - Contact Tracing (Spanish)

CDC - 3 Steps to Take While Waiting for Your COVID-19 Test Results (English)

CDC - 3 Steps to Take While Waiting for Your COVID-19 Test Results (Spanish)

CDC - Guidance for Large or Extended Families Living in the Same Household (English)

CDC - Guidance for Large or Extended Families Living in the Same Household (Spanish)

CDC - Symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (English)

CDC - Symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Spanish)

CDC - 10 things you can do to manage your COVID-19 symptoms at home (English)

CDC - 10 things you can do to manage your COVID-19 symptoms at home (Spanish)

COMMUNITY RESOURCES