Additional Guidance on providing services to Children with Disabilities during the Coronavirus Outbreak

Good morning!

This email contains additional guidance issued last evening. Please read through the original message and the additions.

The Department of Education has issued important interim guidance that outlines states’ responsibilities to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities and their families, and to the staff serving these children.  The document QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 OUTBREAK MARCH 2020 can be viewed at:

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/qa-covid-19-03-12-2020.pdf

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The Departments Student Privacy Policy Office has also issued guidance around FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/sites/default/files/resource_document/file/FERPA%20and%20Coronavirus%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions_0.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term

COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel

https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term

For Questions, Please Contact: 

Dick Trerise, Assistant Director & Fiscal Management, 406-444-4429

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