The New Normal – Planning for What’s Next During the Time of COVID-19

Round 1 – May 28, 2020
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Round 2 – June 11, 2020
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Round 5 – July 23, 2020
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Round 6 – August 13, 2020
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*On August 13, after this webinar, the IDPH revised its FAQ document concerning when a student or employee can return to school/work following a non-COVID diagnosis. A doctor’s note or a negative COVID test is now adequate, provided the symptoms have resolved.
HLERK Guidances on COVID-19 Issues
- Governor’s Executive Order Applies Tier 3 Mitigation Rules to School Non-Instructional Activities (November 29, 2020)
- Class Action Alleges All Public Schools Violated Disability Laws with COVID-19 Remote Learning (August 12, 2020)
- New ISBE Guidance, Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation, and Executive Orders (July 27, 2020)
- Court Throws Out a Chicago Teachers Union Lawsuit Challenging Special Education IEP and Section 504 Regulations During the Pandemic (July 30, 2020)
- 2020 Special Legislative Update (July 1, 2020)
- New ISBE / IDPH Guidance for Resuming In-Person Instruction this Fall (June 23, 2020)
- Changes in Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation (June 15, 2020)
- New OMA Requirements Apply to Remote Board Meetings, Effective Immediately (June 15, 2020)
- New Executive Order Permitting Schools to Reopen for Limited In-Person Educational Purposes & New ISBE/IDPH Guidance (June 4, 2020)
- New Executive Order and Legislation Clarify Remote Meeting Requirements Under OMA and Delay Deadline for Economic Interest Statement (June 2, 2020)
- ISBE Issues Updated Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) Guidance on Special Education Services During Remote Learning (April 24, 2020)
- ISBE Updates FAQ for Special Education During Remote Learning (April 21, 2020)
- ISBE Issues Updated Frequently Asked Questions (April 9, 2020)
- COVID-19 Update on Corporate/Board Governance Issues (April 6, 2020)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Other Leave-Related Issues (March 31, 2020)
- Updated HLERK FAQ Resource Document on Student and Special Education Matters (March 30, 2020)
- School Districts’ Collective Bargaining Obligations Concerning Remote Learning Day Plans (March 30, 2020)
- ISBE Will Reimburse School Districts For All Approved Special Education Private Facility Expenditures During Mandated Closures (March 26, 2020)
- OSEP Issues Guidance Addressing School Closures (March 24, 2020)
- HLERK COVID-19 Update – Governor’s Executive Order No. 2020-10 (March 23, 2020)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 20, 2020)
- Public Access Counselor Issues Guidance on OMA and FOIA (March 19, 2020)
- ISBE Issues Special Education Guidance on COVID-19 (March 19, 2020)
- HLERK COVID-19 Guidance and Breaking OMA Update (March 16, 2020)
- HLERK COVID-19 Guidance for Illinois Schools (March 16, 2020)
- Preliminary COVID-19 Guidance on Labor/Personnel Issues (March 16, 2020)
- Preliminary COVID-19 Guidance on Corporate/Board Governance Issues (March 16, 2020)
- Preliminary COVID-19 Guidance on Students/Special Education Issues (March 16, 2020)