{"id":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-002","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Idaho State Board of Education; State level","state":"ID","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","eco":"","issuer":"Idaho State Board of Education","authority":"Idaho Const. art. IX, s. 2; Idaho Code s. 33-116","instrument":"COVID-19 School Operations Guidance (Approved 3/23/20)","title":"COVID-19 School Operations Guidance: statewide soft closure of all school districts and charter schools through April 20, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-23","end":"Extended April 6, 2020 to the end of the 2019-20 school year or the lifting of social distancing orders and satisfaction of the Board\u0027s re-entry criteria (Exs. 003, 004)","startDate":"2020-03-23","endDate":"2020-04-06","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["SCH","CLOSE","GATH"],"addressees":["all school districts and charter schools","students","school staff"],"clause":"Given the current situation, the State Board of Education directs that all school districts and charter schools implement a soft closure through Monday, April 20. During this soft closure period, local districts shall follow national CDC guidelines pertaining to large gatherings and social distancing. While students are not permitted in schools, the State Board expects efforts to continue facilitating essential services and student learning.... 1. Develop and implement a continuation of essential services to your local communities. At a minimum, plans should include providing food service to Idaho\u0027s underserved populations and childcare for our community members that provide critical services... 2. Implement and/or develop remote learning strategies that will benefit all K-12 students... 3. School districts and charter schools shall develop a plan on delivering special education services","enforcement":"Idaho Code s. 33-116 (supervision and control); Board\u0027s accreditation, funding and rulemaking powers (Idaho Code ss. 33-105, 33-119)","functions":["IN in-person instruction (students not permitted in schools)","RL remote learning","EC child care for critical-service workers","FS food service","AC activities and gatherings","WF parents\u0027 workforce","CB families and communities"],"notes":"Two-page directive; the Board \u0027will reassess this timeline as circumstances dictate\u0027 and committed to weekly special meetings; the re-entry criteria of May 4, 2020 (Ex. 004) tied reopening to the absence of statewide stay-home orders","sourceUrl":"https://boardofed.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-School-Operations-Guidance.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200324160232/https://boardofed.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-School-Operations-Guidance.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":73745,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","url":"/library/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-002","citation":"Idaho State Board of Education, COVID-19 School Operations Guidance (Approved 3/23/20) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-002)","stateName":"Idaho","related":["AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-003","AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-004"]}