Guidance, Resources & Planning Documents

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance and Resources for 

Maryland Schools and Communities

• Guidance to Support Safe In-Person Operations for PreK-12 Schools and Child Care
  

   July 22, 2022
  
• Update on Face Coverings in School Facilities, February 25, 2022
  Noting that the face-covering regulation helped keep schools open during the fall & Omicron surge, the State Board voted to remove the statewide emergency face covering requirement in schools beginning March 1, 2022 based on latest metrics, vaccination rates, data and research. The AELR approved the repeal of the emergency regulation at its meeting on Friday, February 25, 2022. With off-ramps based on vaccination and transmission rates as a guide, school systems can determine if they wish to continue the requirement.
  
• MDH and MSDE Joint Guidance for Schools and Child Care Update March 2, 2022
  
  Note: The interim guidance provided in this memo supersedes the relevant portions of K-12 School and Child Care COVID-19 Guidance dated October 27, 2021. MDH and MSDE will be updating the October 27, 2021 guidance document as soon as possible 
  
• Maryland School and Child Care COVID-19 Guidance(Revised October 27, 2021)
  
• MDH Face Covering Recommendations(Effective July 1, 2021)
  
• Current Status of School Systems (Updated 6-25-2021)
  
• Governor Larry Hogan Executive Order May 14, 2021
  
• Secretary of Health Dennis Schrader Directive May 14, 2021
  
• Summer Learning Programs Guidance to Maryland Local School Systems June 2021
  
• Response to a Confirmed Case of COVID-19 and Persons with COVID-19 Symptoms in Schools Updated May 20, 2021
• Response to a Laboratory Confirmed Case of COVID-19 and Persons with COVID-19-like Illness in SchoolsUpdated January 7, 2021
• Guidance for Temperature and Symptom Screening in Schools Updated January 7, 2021
• School Health Services Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Updated May 18, 2021
  
• Maryland Department of Health Guidance for Schools
  
• Student and Young Adult Resource Guide for Coping during COVID-19
  
• Understanding and Responding to The New Normal
• Teaching Physical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
  

• ​CDC Interim Guidance for Administration of Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools
  
• U.S. Dept. of Education: COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel
• U.S. Dept. of Education: Q & A on addressing students with disabilities during school closures due to COVID-19
• U.S. ED Office of Civil RIghts: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students
• U.S. ED OCR & OSERS: Supplemental Fact Sheet-  Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities
• NSBA - COVID-19: Preparing for Widespread Illness in Your School Community - A Legal Guide for
• School Leaders
• CDC - Pandemic Checklist
• CDC - Preparing Your School for a Pandemic
• Early Childhood Grants, Programming and Initiatives in Maryland During COVID-19 State of Emergency