Charter School Office

• For Parents:
  A COVID-19 Resources website from the Office for Mental Health for New Yorkers feeling anxious and stressed.
  Resources for Mental Health and Talking to Young People About COVID-19 (3/26/2020)
  Helping Children Cope with Disaster: information from AAP   (3/13/2020)
  Helping Families Cope with COVID-19: information from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network   (3/13/2020)
  7 Tips for Talking with Children about COVID-19 from Save the Children (3/13/2020)
  Talking to Children About COVID-19 from NASP   (3/13/2020)
  
  
• Childcare and Childcare Programs:
  The CDC issued updated Interim Guidance for Administrators of Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on February 28, 2020.
  The New York State Office of Children and Family Services issued guidance on Emergency Childcare (3/20/2020)
  
  
• Virtual Learning Resources:
  A list of resources to help in the effort of virtual learning can be accessed here.

Any questions related to COVID-19 can be sent to COVID19@nysed.gov.

Further guidance from the New York State Health Department and NYSED is forthcoming.