Author: Caitlin Bowen

By: William Leslie Points below were extracted from two documents so you don’t have to read 168 pages of State Department of Health & State Education Department Master Guidance (Link Here: Reference to those documents are listed below. Page numbers are listed before most points. If using a point with administration, committee, teacher, union. Read, quote and reference from the original document so you have the correct context. Hope this helps all of us. Interim Guidance for In-Person Instruction at Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency New York State Health Department Master Guidance https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/Pre-K_to_Grade_12_Schools_MasterGuidence.pdf Prioritize courses with in person lab settings. Prepare for intermittent school closings Face covering training Not sharing workstations, desks, tables other surfaces without cleaning and disinfection between uses If cohort-grouping model is used cleaning can be preformed between groups instead of between individual students Faculty & Staff Meetings – Video conferencing or locations that provide spacing between individuals may be maintained Increase Ventilation Put in place plans or measures to limit sharing of...

The New York State Master Teacher Program is opening up their Summer Professional Development Sessions to all K-12 Educators. There are many new topics being presented with the focus on teaching hands-on classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the topics are great for Technology classes as well as Math and Science Teachers. Please share this link with co-teachers in your school. Please click the link below to view the NYSMT Free Summer Session Catalog and register for an online session. https://sites.google.com/view/nysmtp-pd-forallnyseducators/home ...