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Review‌ ‌the‌ ‌latest‌ ‌information‌ ‌related‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌coronavirus‌ ‌disease‌ ‌2019‌ ‌(COVID-19)‌ ‌pandemic.‌ Our special education attorneys and advocates can help you and your child prepare for the return to school. Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)  On Jan. 14, 2021, VDOE released Interim Guidance for Re-Opening PreK– This document incorporates and replaces the Phase Guidance for Virginia Schools, which was last updated in July 2020, and the Interim VDH Guidance for Mitigation Measures in K–12 Settings, which was last updated in October 2020. Some of the key updates include the following: Consideration of the “Level of School Impact” for schools that

Review‌ ‌the‌ ‌latest‌ ‌information‌ ‌related‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌coronavirus‌ ‌disease‌ ‌2019‌ ‌(COVID-19)‌ ‌pandemic.‌ Our special education attorneys and advocates can help you and your child prepare for the return to school. Happy New Year! U.S. Department of Education Betsy DeVos announced that over $54 billion in emergency relief funding has been made available to support fully reopening K–12 schools and address learning loss due to the lack of in-person learning opportunities. This funding can be used to measure student progress, identify those who have fallen behind, and allow them to have differentiated instruction and learning resources so they may catch up

Review‌ ‌the‌ ‌latest‌ ‌information‌ ‌related‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌coronavirus‌ ‌disease‌ ‌2019‌ ‌(COVID-19)‌ ‌pandemic.‌ Our special education attorneys and advocates can help you and your child prepare for the return to school. Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) ACPS has shared that they will be utilizing a concurrent teaching model when school returns in January. This will allow maximum flexibility for staff and students who may want or need to learn virtually. Concurrent teaching means that a student’s current teacher will continue to teach them whether they are learning virtually or in-person. That teacher will be teaching students virtually and in-person at the

Review‌ ‌the‌ ‌latest‌ ‌information‌ ‌related‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌coronavirus‌ ‌disease‌ ‌2019‌ ‌(COVID-19)‌ ‌pandemic.‌ Our special education attorneys and advocates can help you and your child prepare for the return to school. U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has announced a new online portal that shows whether states, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education are using the money that was awarded to them through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.  The portal shows the awards and expenditures as of Sept. 30, 2020, which in some cases reflect that states have used very little of their awarded

Review‌ ‌the‌ ‌latest‌ ‌information‌ ‌related‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌coronavirus‌ ‌disease‌ ‌2019‌ ‌(COVID-19)‌ ‌pandemic.‌ Our special education attorneys and advocates can help you and your child prepare for the return to school. Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) The VDOE has updated their State Snapshot, which reflects the operating status of all school divisions in the state. There has been a decrease in divisions operating fully remotely and an increase in those operating in-person. The statistics are below: In person: 8: 10 12: 15 Partial in person: 8: 26 12: 36 All hybrid: 8: 25 12: 30 Partial hybrid: 8: 4 12: 12

Review‌ ‌the‌ ‌latest‌ ‌information‌ ‌related‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌coronavirus‌ ‌disease‌ ‌2019‌ ‌(COVID-19)‌ ‌pandemic.‌ Our special education attorneys and advocates can help you and your child prepare for the return to school.   U.S. Department of Education (DOE)  The DOE released a Q&A about the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Provision of Services. One highlight included the following quote: “OSEP [Office of Special Education Programs] reminds SEAs [state educational agencies] and LEAs [local education agencies] that no matter what primary instructional delivery approach is chosen, SEAs, LEAs, and individualized education program (IEP) Teams remain responsible for