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The 性十八.cc (性十八.cc) continues to work with the Office of the Governor,听Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to coordinate and plan the state鈥檚 response to COVID-19.听性十八.cc鈥檚 role in these efforts is to help coordinate the flow of information from the state to districts, help districts solve problems, and provide guidance that will aid in districts鈥 decision-making. 性十八.cc does not have the general authority to close schools for matters related to health.

General Public Health Resources

As DSHS is the lead听agency in the state鈥檚 preparedness efforts, school districts should be working closely with your local health听authorities as you weigh operational decisions. You can find your local public health organization on听the听 听To see the status of COVID-19 cases, please visit the .听If you think you need to be tested for COVID-19, this website allows Texans to find the nearest .

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) launched a statewide mental health support line to help all Texans experiencing anxiety, stress, or other emotional challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. operates the line, which is available anytime day or night, at 833-986-1919. Counseling services are confidential and free of charge. More information on mental health resources and your local mental health authority can be found on .

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General Guidance and FAQs

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Public Health Orders

Updated June 2, 2023

COVID-19 School Health Support Grant, K-12 COVID-19 Testing Program, Case Reporting, Public Health Workforce Supplemental Funding Grant

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General Support

Updated January 27, 2022

Accountability, School Boards, Charters, Mental Health, Student Discipline, School Safety, School Improvement, Emergency Child Care Guidance

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Instructional Continuity Planning

Updated May 18, 2022

Texas Home Learning, Strong Start, Tutoring and Accelerating Instruction Resources, School Calendar, Operation Connectivity, TCLAS

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Special Education

Updated April 21, 2022

Guidance, Instructional Supports, Parent Resources

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Special Populations

Updated April 8, 2021

English Learners, Highly Mobile and At-Risk, Gifted and Talented

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Academics

Updated May 19, 2022

CCMP, Early Childhood, Graduation 2021, Grading, Reading Academies, IM,听Repeat/Retake Grades, Remote Learning

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Waivers, Finance & Grants

Updated May 4, 2022

Federal Funding, FEMA-Related Issues, Attendance and听Enrollment, State Funding, Waivers, Remote Instruction Requirements

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Reporting & Data

Updated March 25, 2021

TSDS & PEIMS, Data Reporting and Compliance, General IT, E-Rate, Cybersecurity

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Student Assessment

Updated May 19, 2022

STAAR Assessment, Optional Beginning of Year Assessments,听TELPAS, FitnessGram, Other Assessments,听Optional End of Year Assessments

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Texas Educators

Updated April 21, 2022

Current Educator Evaluation and Support, Educator Certification and Preparation

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Public Health Resources

Updated August 13, 2020

Campaign Overview, Materials and Assets

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Child Nutrition

Updated August 26, 2021

Child Nutrition, Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT)

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2022 Debriefs

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2020 Debriefs

07-07-2022 - TAA:听Extension of 2021-2022 COVID-19 School Health Support Grant
05-19-2022 - TAA:听2022-2023 State Compensatory Education (SCE) Allotment Census Block Groups
05-05-2022 - TAA: 2021-2022 COVID-19 Testing Program Closeout Dates and Feedback Request
03-29-2022 - TAA:听Official Notification of the 2021鈥2022 Operational Minutes Adjustment
03-24-2022 - TAA:听HB 1525 Implementation of MOEquity for COVID-19 Pandemic
03-17-2022 - TAA:听Virtual or Hybrid School CDCN Application and Webinar
03-17-2022 - TAA:听性十八.cc 2021 Annual Report
03-10-2022 - TAA:听Summer School Program for Emergent Bilingual (EB) Students Entering Kindergarten and First Grade Reimbursements
03-10-2022 - TAA:听Updated Foster Care Guide Announcement
03-10-2022 - TAA:听School Health Survey
03-10-2022 - TAA:听School Action Fund, Cycle 6 Application
03-10-2022 - TAA:听Extended Deadline for the Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort SY 2022鈥23
03-03-2022 -听TAA:听LEA Preparation for Fiscal Year 2020鈥2021 Preliminary Compliance Reviews for IDEA-B LEA MOE
03-03-2022 -听TAA: 2021 Leaver Records Data Validation Compliance Reviews
03-03-2022 -听TAA: Amendment to the State鈥檚 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan
03-03-2022 -听TAA:听School Year 2021-2022 Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Program
03-03-2022 -听TAA: Principal and Teacher Surveys to Evaluate Texas Educator Preparation Programs
03-03-2022 -听TAA: HB 906 Mental Health Task Force Survey
03-03-2022 -听TAA: K-12 COVID-19 Testing Reporting Requirements and Allocation Update
02-24-2022 -听TAA: Updates to 性十八.cc Online Testing Infrastructure Matching Grant
02-24-2022 -听TAA:鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 Application Open for Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot
02-11-2022 -听TAA:鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 2022鈥2023 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates - Charter Schools Only
02-03-2022 -听TAA:鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 2022 Maximum Compressed Tax Rates
02-03-2022 -听TAA:鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 2020-21 School Report Card
02-03-2022 -听TAA:鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 ADSY COVID Staffing Waiver Request for 2021-2022 COVID-Related School Closures
01-27-2022 -听TAA:鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 Application Deadline Extended for One-time Reimbursement for Winter Storm Uri Remediation Costs
01-27-2022 -听TAA:鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 New Resources to Support the STAAR Redesign
01-20-2022 -听TAA:听Amendment Request to the State鈥檚 Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan
01-20-2022 -听TAA:听Study of Strategic State Performance Alignment
01-20-2022 -听TAA:听2021-2022 Assignment of Accreditation Statuses
01-20-2022 -听TAA:听Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort SY 2022鈥23
01-13-2022 -听TAA:听edTPA Teacher Certification Examination Pilot
01-13-2022 -听TAA:听Mentor Program Allotment Cycle 3 District Application
12-17-2021 -听TAA:听Reminder of Required Schedules for Charter Schools
12-09-2021 -听TAA:听Teacher Incentive Allotment and National Board Certified Teachers
12-09-2021 -听TAA:听System of Great Schools Application Process
12-09-2021 -听TAA:听One-time Reimbursement for Winter Storm Uri Remediation Costs
12-09-2021 -听TAA:听Grant Opportunity for Strategic Compensation Fellowship
12-09-2021 -听TAA:听Senate Bill 1716 Expansion of the Supplemental Special Education Services Program
11-18-2021 -听TAA:听School Year 2021-2022 Income Eligibility Verification Forms
11-18-2021 -听TAA:听Senate Bill 3, 87th Texas Legislature, Second Called Session 鈥 Update to Instructional Requirements and Prohibitions
11-11-2021 -听TAA: Information for Districts and Charter Schools Identified as Having a High Dropout Rate
11-11-2021 -听TAA: School Year 2021-2022 P-EBT: Recording COVID-19 Related Absences
11-11-2021 -听TAA: Official Notification of the 2021鈥2022 Operational Minutes Adjustment
09-16-2021 - TAA:听SY 2021-2022 K-12 COVID-19 Testing Project
09-09-2021 -听TAA: Senate Bill 15 (87th听Legislative Session, 2nd听Called Session) Overview
09-02-2021 - TAA:听COVID-19 Testing Availability Reminder
08-26-2021 -听TAA:听Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT)
08-24-2021 - Press Release:听Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce $1.4 Billion In Summer Pandemic Food Benefits For Texas Families
08-12-2021 - TAA:听Vetted Texas Tutor Corps (VTTC) Announcement听
08-12-2021 - TAA:听Webinar: Compensatory Education Funding and Free-Reduced Price Meal Applications
08-12-2021 - TAA:听TCLAS Application Closing on 8/20 for LEAs
08-05-2021 - TAA:听Tiered Career and Technical Education (CTE) Weighted Funding
07-15-2021 -听TAA:听TCLAS Application: Source for 15+ 性十八.cc Initiatives and Supports鈥擮pens Monday
07-15-2021 - TAA:听Parental Option for Students to Repeat Grades or Courses
06-28-2021 - Press Release: 性十八.cc Releases Spring 2021 STAAR Grades 3-8 and End-of-Course Assessment Results听
06-24-2021 - TAA:听Release of ESSER Supplemental (ESSER-SUPP) Funds to Eligible Texas Public School Districts and Open-enrollment Charter Schools
06-24-2021 - TAA:听House Bill 4545 Implementation Overview
06-17-2021 - TAA:听ESSA Waiver Requests to USDE
06-03-2021 - TAA:听Release of ESSER II Formula Funds to Texas LEAs
06-02-2021 - TAA:听Individual Graduation Committees for Seniors in SY 2020-2021
05-27-2021 - TAA:听High-Impact Tutoring Implementation Workshop Series
05-20-2021 - TAA: Pandemic Eligibility Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) May 20 2021
05-20-2021 - Press Release:听Governor Abbott, HHS Announce $2.5 Billion in Pandemic Food Benefits for Texas Families
05-13-2021 -听TAA: Notice of Public Comment: ESSER III State Plan
04-28-2021 -听Press Release: Governor Abbott, Legislative Leaders Announce $11.2 Billion In New Funding For Texas Public Schools
04-28-2021 - TAA:听Release of ESSER III Formula Funds to Texas Public School Systems
04-08-2021 -听TAA: Summer School Program for English Learners (ELs) in Kindergarten and First Grade Reimbursements
04-08-2021 -听TAA:听2020-2021 Pandemic Eligibility Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) Survey
03-25-2020 - TAA:听Virtual and Hybrid School Accelerator Application Process
03-23-2021 - TAA:听SY 2020-2021 Early Reporting of Basic Attendance Data; March 31st听Crisis Code Collection Canceled
03-04-2021 - TAA:听2020-2021 School Day Event Code Additions
03-04-2021 -听Press Release:听State Leadership Announces Funding For Texas School Systems To Support In-Person Instruction
03-03-2021 - Press Release:听性十八.cc Announces Updates to Public Health Guidance; 性十八.cc Also Provides Updates to COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ
03-01-2021 -听TAA: Survey of Estimated Disaster Remediation Costs for School Districts and Charter Schools Affected by the February 2021 Winter Storm Event
02-22-2021: TAA:听Information for Districts and Charter Schools eligible for Title I, 1003 (a) School Improvement Funding
01-28-2021 - Press Release:听Governor Abbott, 性十八.cc Open Grant Applications For Students With Cognitive Disabilities Impacted by COVID-19
01-14-2021 - Press Release:听Optional Beginning-of-Year Assessments Data Help Quantify Initial Impact of COVID-19 on Texas Students
01-07-2021 - TAA:听Final Reminder: K-12 COVID-19 Testing Project Opt-In Deadline
12-10-2020 - TAA:听COVID Recovery Instructional Materials Support Initiative
12-10-2020 - TAA:听A鈥揊 Accountability Pause; Addendum and Amendment Requests to the State鈥檚 Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan
12-10-2020 - Press Release:听性十八.cc Pauses A-F Ratings For 2020-21 School Year
11-19-2020 - TAA:听Reminder: K-12 COVID-19 Testing Project
11-18-2020 - Press Release:听Governor Abbott, 性十八.cc, TDEM Announce $420 Million Reimbursement Program for Texas Schools To Continue Supporting Remote Learning During COVID-19
10-22-2020 - Press Release:听Governor Abbott, 性十八.cc Establish Targeted Education Funds for Families of Students with Cognitive Disabilities
10-14-2020 - Press Release:听Governor Abbott, 性十八.cc, TDEM Announce COVID-19 Rapid Testing Pilot Program For Texas School Systems
10-01-2020 -听Press Release:听性十八.cc Updates Pandemic School Funding Formula
09-24-2020 - TAA:听Texas Home Learning 3.0:听 Texas College Bridge-Online College Preparatory Courses and Student Advising
09-17-2020 -听Press Release:听DSHS and 性十八.cc Launch Webpage with COVID-19 Case Data Reported by Texas Public Schools
09-17-2020 -听TAA:听Change to Close of 2020-21 School-Start Window
09-17-2020 -听TAA:听Additional Days School Year Intent to Participate for 2020-2021
09-17-2020 -听TAA:听Senate Bill 11 Data Requirement and Safe and Supportive Schools Program (SSSP)
09-03-2020 -听Press Release:听 性十八.cc Launches First Set of Innovative Learning Solutions for K-12 Math to Support Schools Across Texas
08-31-2020 - TAA:听TDEM CRF LEA Reimbursement Program
08-27-2020 - TAA:听2020-2021 COVID-19 Case Reporting
08-13-2020 - TAA:听Information for Districts, Campuses, and Charter Schools Identified to Engage in School Improvement Interventions
08-13-2020 - TAA:听OnRamps Distance Learning Catalog for middle and high school teachers
08-13-2020 - TAA:听SY 2020-2021 COVID-19 Crisis Code Reporting Guidance
08-04-2020 -听Press Release:听 Governor Abbott Provides Update on PPE Distribution to Texas Schools
07-31-2020 - Press Release:听Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, Speaker Bonnen, Chairman Taylor, Chairman Huberty Release Statement On School Re-Openings
07-30-2020 - Press Release:听性十八.cc Will Offer Free Learning Management System to Texas Schools for Two Years to Help Bolster Remote and Classroom Instruction
07-27-2020 - TAA:听Waiver of the Student Success Initiative (SSI) Promotion Requirements
07-27-2020 - Press Release:听Governor Abbott Waives Grade Promotion Requirements For 2020-2021 STAAR Testing
07-23-2020 - TAA:听Resilient Schools Support Program
07-23-2020 - TAA:听Webinar Series: Adapting or Adopting Remote Resilient Curriculum
07-17-2020 - Video:听
07-14-2020 -听Press Release:听性十八.cc Announces Additional Reopening Guidance, Including Local Option for an Online-Only Start to the 2020-21 School Year
07-09-2020 - TAA:听鈥淓xcellence in Remote Instructional Delivery鈥 Training for Principals听
07-09-2020 - TAA:听Optional Beginning-of-Year Assessments for 2020-2021
07-07-2020 - Press Release:听性十八.cc Issues Comprehensive Guidelines for a Safe Return to On-Campus Instruction for the 2020-21 School Year
06-22-2020 - TAA:听Final Outreach Materials to Promote P-EBT Program
05-21-2020 - TAA:听P-EBT Overview and Communications Toolkit
05-12-2020 - Press Release:听性十八.cc Offers Free Tool to Parents and Schools to Diagnose How Much Their Students Learned This Year and To Help Educators Plan for the 鈥淐OVID Slide鈥
05-11-2020 - Press Release:听性十八.cc Helps Solve a Critical COVID-19 Special Education Distance Learning Challenge
05-07-2020 - TAA:听COVID-19 Crisis Code Reporting Guidance
05-05-2020 - Press Release:听性十八.cc Announces Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony Guidance for Texas Schools
04-14-2020 - TAA:听Expedited COVID Federal Grant Fiscal Waiver Request to USDE
04-06-2020 - TAA:听Instructional Continuity Grant for districts with Targeted Support and Improvement campuses
04-02-2020听- TAA:听Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Waiver Approval & 2020 State Academic Accountability
03-20-2020 -听Press Release:听 Launch of Texas MealFinder Map
03-19-2020 - Press Release:听Statement from Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on the Temporary Statewide Closure of Schools
03-18-2020 - TAA:听COVID19 Federal ESSA Waiver Request
03-18-2020 - TAA:听STAAR Cancellation
03-18-2020 - TAA:听Texas Mealfinder
03-16-2020 - Press Release:听Statement From Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath
03-12-2020 - TAA:听性十八.cc Update COVID-19 Initial Guidance and FAQs
03-06-2020 - TAA:听性十八.cc Spring Break Guidance/Update on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
02-28-2020 - TAA:听性十八.cc is Closely Monitoring Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
02-28-2020 -听Press Release: 性十八.cc is Closely Monitoring Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
02-06-2020 - TAA:听性十八.cc Update - Influenza Virus (with attachment "Coronavirus ISD template letter")

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