Reopening Guidance
May 2022 Update: The contents of this webpage are now archived. The resources below remain available for historicial context and reference.
TDOE COVID-19 District Information Dashboard
The department created the TDOE District Information Dashboard, which displays information at school and district levels, including numbers of new positive COVID-19 cases, self reported by districts and schools. This information is being submitted to the department by districts and updated on a weekly basis. To access the dashboard, click here.
ARCHIVE: Health Guidance for School Reopening
For additional guidance for schools, please visit the Tennessee Department of Health's Education Resources webpage.
- ARCHIVED: FAQ for COVID-19 Effect on Schools (Updated 9.7.21)
- ARCHIVED: CDC Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) (Added 9.22.20)
- ARCHIVED: CDC Parental Resource Kit for Child Social, Emotional and Mental Wellbeing (Added 9.22.20)
- ARCHIVED: Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 Case Response and School District Decision-Making Protocol for Responses to Multiple Cases (Updated 9.15.20)
- ARCHIVED: Tennessee Department of Health Recommendations for Management of COVID-19 in Schools (Updated 9.15.20)
- ARCHIVED: Tennessee Department of Health K-12 Education FAQs (Updated 8.11.20)
- ARCHIVED: Tennessee Department of Health Memo: Clarification on Close Contacts (Added 8.11.20)
ARCHIVE: School Reopening Toolkits & FAQs
- Reopening Schools: Overview Guide for LEAs (Added 6.8.20)
- Implementation Guide Templates
- Tennessee Department of Education Pathway Selection Tool (Added 6.15.20)
- 2020-21 School Calendar Template (Added 6.15.20)
- Academics (6.17.20)
- RTI2 COVID-19 Considerations (Added 7.30.20)
- RTI2 Reopening Guide (Added 10.6.20)
- Access & Opportunity (Added 6.17.20)
- Assessing Student Learning (Added 6.18.20)
- Career & Technical Education (Added 7.15.20)
- Charter Schools (Added 6.17.20)
- Consolidated Funding (Added 6.16.20)
- Counseling (Added 6.16.20)
- COVID-19 LEA Waiver Request Form (Added 10.14.20)
- Early Childhood (Added 6.16.20)
- Early Childhood Education Reopening FAQ (Added 7.1.20)
- Early Childhood Sample Family Engagement Package (Added 8.5.20)
- Early Childhood Model Pre-K Schedules (Added 8.5.20)
- Finance (Added 6.15.20)
- Fine Arts Supports Overview (Added 8.4.20)
- Fine Arts Best Practices (Added 8.4.20)
- Fine Arts Best Practices (Added 8.4.20)
- Governance (Added 6.18.20)
- Nonpublic Schools (Added 6.17.20)
- Physical Education and Physical Activity (Added 8.21.20)
- Physical Health (Updated 8.4.20)
- Postsecondary Transitions (Added 8.27.20)
- Procedures guide (Added 6.19.20)
- Professional Development ( Added 6.18.20)
- Safety & Operations (Added 6.19.20)
- School Improvement (Added 6.19.20)
- School Nutrition (Updated 6.30.20)
- Special Populations (Updated 8.25.20)
- Special Populations Reopening FAQ (Updated 2.8.20)
- Staffing ( Added 6.18.20)
- Technology (Added 6.16.20)
- Teleservices (Added 7.14.20)
- Teleservices COVID-19 FAQ (Added 7.20.20)
- Transportation (Added 6.15.20)
- Wellbeing & Mental Health (Added 6.16.20)
ARCHIVE: Additional Information
- 2020-21 District Instructional Model Dashboard (Added 8.11.20)
- Attendance Coding for EIS for Distance Learning (Added 6.30.20)
- COVID-19 Federal Assistance Guidance for Emergency Managers (Added 8.21.20)
- Family Resource Guide (Added 7.28.20)
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education: LRE in the Wake of COVID (Added 9.4.20)
- Reopening Guidance and Fact Sheets (Added 7.28.20)
- School and District Actions Teams for COVID-19 Response (Added 7.28.20)
- TDOE Technology Grant for Remote Learning FAQ (Added 9.4.20)
- TDOE Technology Grant for Remote Learning Award FAQ (Added 9.24.20)
- TDOE Remote Learning Technology Grant: Expanded Use (Added 11.17.20)
- USEd Rethinking K-12 Education Grant application (Added 7.30.20)
- Project Abstract (Added 7.30.20)
- Project Narrative (Updated 12.2.20)
- Notification of Award (Added 7.30.20)