Personal protective equipment and necessary items needed Does your school have personal protective equipment (PPE) or other necessary items that could be used to help in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19)? We ask all schools and districts to scour their storage spaces for any additional PPE or other items that could be used by medical caregivers.

COVID-19 staffing survey: Nurses and health care staff needed Due to Ohio’s coronavirus-related school-building closure, school nurses being underutilized may be of service to the Medical Reserve Corps. This survey is to identify unaffiliated personnel (people not already being counted by hospitals) who could support a potential hospital surge from COVID-19.

Assessment and Accountability Waiver Information for the 2019-2020 School Year Ohio’s ordered school-building closure and subsequent emergency legislation (House Bill 197 of the 133rd General Assembly) have substantial impacts on the state’s assessment and accountability systems, including Ohio School Report Cards for the 2019-2020 school year.

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities continues serving students As Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities works to support schools and educators during the ordered school-building closure, the agency wants to make sure educators are aware of services still available for their students.

Free video chat series offers guidance on Innovative Education Pilot Program The Ohio Department of Education has released the Innovative Education Pilot Program application process for the 2020-2021 school year that enables districts, educational service centers and chartered nonpublic schools to apply for state innovation waivers.

Superintendents, principals, treasurers, other administrators

Nonprofit partners needed for 2020 Summer Food Service Program

Statewide call for student exhibition entries for the 2020 Ohio State Fair

Deadlines and dates

Approaching deadlines or important dates mentioned in previous editions of EdConnection.

• 4/7-4/15 | CANCELED – Register for regional Operation Graduation 2.0 Design Labs
• 4/8 | CANCELED – Register for free work-based learning training
• 4/9-4/23 | Biweekly Perkins V technical assistance conference calls
• 4/10 | Application deadline for grants supporting social-emotional learning
• 4/10 | Application deadline extended for Teaching in Taiwan program
• 4/20 | CANCELED – Register for regional Operation Graduation 2.0 Design Lab
• 4/21-6/2 | Register for Human Capital Resource Center webinars
• 4/23 | CANCELED – Register for SuccessBound regional conferences
• 4/23-4/29 | CANCELED – Register for free work-based learning training
• 4/29 | Public feedback closes on IDEA Part B federal application materials
• 4/30 | Application deadline for computer science professional development
• 4/30 | Submission deadline for Catastrophic Cost Program reimbursement requests
• 4/30 | Nomination deadline extended for Ohio Teacher of the Year
• 5/1 | Application submissions close for next round of Purple Star Awards
• 5/18 | Applications close for Innovative Education Pilot Program
• 5/31 | Grant submission deadline for Perkins V Reserve Funds
• 6/10-12 | CANCELED – Register for first annual School Safety Summit
• 6/10 | Extended application deadline for Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant
• 7/19-23 | Applications open for Ohio Youth Leadership Forum
• 7/28-31 | Register for PBL Ohio Institute and Preconference