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Ontario Government announcements
- Clarification Regarding School-Board Operated Summer Learning Camps – July 2, 2021
- Routine and School-based Publicly Funded Immunizations for Children – June 28, 2021
- MOE – In-Person Summer Learning – June 28, 2021
- MOE – Memo re. COVID-19 School Absence Reporting – June 28, 2021
- MOE – Summer Learning Opportunities for First Nations Students – June 25, 2021
- MOE – Accelerated Second Dose Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccines and Extended Youth Vaccination Period – June 23, 2021
- MOE – Child and Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Poster – Update June 9, 2021
- MOE – Memo re. Updates to the School Screening Tool and Ministry of Health Guidance to Public Health Units – June 8, 2021
- COVID-19 Printable Screening Staff Visitors – Update June 8, 2021
- COVID-19 Printable School and Child Care Screening
- MOE – Outdoor Year End Celebrations – June 7, 2021
- MOE - Ministry of Education Update on the 2020/21 School Year – June 3, 2021
- MOE – Communication Resources to Support Vaccinations for Youth 12-17 – May 26, 2021
- MOE – Sample Email to Parents Final – May 26, 2021
- MOE – Youth Messaging Final – May 26, 2021
- MOE – Child and Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet – May 26, 2021
- MOH Memo - Vaccinations for Youth Aged 12-17
- MOE – Planning for 2021-2022 School Year – May 4, 2021
- MOE – Planning for 2021-2022 School Year Appendix A – May 4, 2021
- Ministry Resources – How To Access Remote Learning Resources
- Ministry Resources – How To Access Math Resources
- MOE – COVID-19 Vaccine Updates for Educators – May 3, 2021
- MOE – Update on Ontario’s Stay-At-Home Order – April 19, 2021
- MOE – In-Person Learning for Students with Special Needs Who Cannot be Accommodated Remotely – April 16, 2021
- MOE – Remote Learning After April Break 2021 – April 15, 2021
- MOE – COVID-19 Vaccine updates – April 13, 2021
- MOE – PHUs not using the provincial booking system – April 13, 2021
- MOE – Vaccines – Hot Spots in Toronto and Peel – April 13, 2021
- Toronto & Peel – Hot Spot Communities
- MOE: Ministry of Education Updates, April 12, 2021
- MOE: Letter to Parents, April 11, 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccine Updates, April 8, 2021
- PHUs not Using the Provincial Booking System
- MOE Updates – April Break / Health & Safety Reminder, April 7, 2021
- Educator Guide – Healthy & Safe Return to School
- Sample Letter to Parents re. Spring Break
- MOE: Federal Safe Return to Class Fund: 2020-21 Spring and Summer Learning Opportunities for School Boards
- MOE – Memo re. School Year 2021 2022 – March 5, 2021
- MOE – Memo re. Vaccination – Prioritization of Education and Child Care Workers – March 5, 2021
- Memo re. Student Masking and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Feb. 23, 2021
- Sick Kids – Care of Children with Medical Complexity
- Memo re. Updates – Revised School & Child Care Screener and Updated Health & Safety Measures – Feb. 17, 2021
- Memo re. Expanded Targeted Testing in Schools – Feb. 16, 2021
- MOE – Updates re. March Break – Feb. 11, 2021
- MOE & MOH – Memo re. School Public Health Nurses and COVID-19 – Feb. 9, 2021
- School Public Health Nurses & COVID-19 Role Clarification Resource
- Memo re. Education Updates & Appendices – Feb. 3, 2021
- Memo re. Temporary Certificate of Qualification and Registration – Feb. 2, 2021
- Memo re. Federal Safe Return to Class Fund and Expanded Targeted Testing in Schools – Feb. 1, 2021
- Appendix A: Additional Funding for Ventilation, Health and Safety and Student Transportation
- Appendix B: Additional Funding for Technological Devices
- Memo re. Education Updates – Jan. 28, 2021
- Memo re. Education Sector Eligibility for Emergency Child Care – Jan. 25, 2021
- Memo re. Further Guidance on Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting for the 2020-21 School Year – Jan. 25, 2021
- Memo re. Ministry of Education Updates – Jan. 20, 2021
- Memo re. Ministry of Education Updates – Jan. 12, 2021
- Memo re. Student Mental Health Action Kit and Resources for Staff Well-Being – Jan. 12, 2021
- Memo re. Education Sector Eligibility for Emergency Child Care – Jan. 12, 2021
- Memo re. Education Updates – Jan. 8, 2021
- Minister of Education Letter to Parents – Jan. 2, 2021
- Memo re. Supporting Students with Special Education Needs – Dec. 23, 2020
- Memo re. Education Updates – Dec. 21, 2020
- Ministry of Health – Province-wide Shutdown – Dec. 21, 2020
- Memo re. Ministry of Education Updates – Dec. 16, 2020
- Memo re. COVID-19 Health & Safety Refresher – Dec. 11, 2020
- Educator Guide A Healthy and Safe Return to School – Dec. 11, 2020
- Letter to Parent Template from K – 12 Schools
- Memo re. Notations on the Report Card and Ontario Student Transcript – Dec. 4, 2020
- Memo – New Elementary Report Cards and Update on the Evaluation of Social-Emotional Learning Skills – Dec. 1, 2020
- Memo – COVID-19 Funding: Additional High Priority Areas and Funding for the Education and Community Partnership Program – Nov. 26, 2020
- Memo – COVID-19 Funding: Additional High Priority Areas and Funding for the Education and Community Partnership Program – Nov. 26, 2020
- Memo – TPAs, PPAs, Targetted Testing, TVO Resources – Nov. 26, 2020
- Memo – COVID-19 School Absence Online Reporting Tool reminder – Nov. 17, 2020
- Memo – Updates to Operational Guidance for Schools – Nov. 5, 2020
- Operational Guidance: COVID-19 Management in Schools – Nov. 5, 2020
- Memo re: Supporting School Board Operations for the 2020/21 School Year – Oct. 30, 2020
- Memo re: PHU Access to COVID-19 School Absence Reporting Tool – Oct. 16, 2020
- Memo re: Update on Teacher Hiring Practices – Oct. 15, 2020
- Interim Policy for School Board Hiring Practices
- Memo re: Readiness to Move to Remote Learning – Oct. 14, 2020
- School Board Remote Learning Readiness Assessment
- Remote Learning Readiness Teacher Assessment
- Memo re: Reminder – Screening Protocol – Oct. 7, 2020
- Memo re: Guidance on Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting – Oct. 2, 2020
- Memo re: Updated Screening Guidance – Oct. 1, 2020
- COVID-19 Screening Tool for Children in School and Child Care – Oct. 1, 2020
- Emergency and Crisis Response in Schools 2020-2021 – Sept. 18, 2020
- Emergency and Crisis Response Guidance
- Keeping Students Safe in School – Appendix A
- School Reopening – Health & Safety Protection Strategies – Sept. 17, 2020
- COVID-19 School Screening Tool – Sept. 17, 2020
- COVID-19 Student Posters
- Fire Drills – Memo - Sept. 8, 2020
- Fire Drills – Guidance - Sept. 8, 2020
- Memo re: Reporting COVID-19 Absences in Schools
- Registering for a GO Secure account
- Ontario Takes Additional Steps to Better Protect Students and Staff
- Policy/Program Memorandum No. 164
- Professional Activity Days for the 2020-2021 School Year
- Safe Reopening of Schools – News Release
- Safe Reopening of Schools Guidance Document
- Memo re: School Year Calendar - July 1, 2020
- Memo re: School Closure Update - June 30, 2020
- Ministry of Education - Letter to Parents – June 19, 2020
- Ontario Prepares for the Safe Reopening of Schools
- Ministry of Education – Reopening of Schools
- Ministry of Education - Testing - June 2, 2020
- Ministry of Education - School Board Template Letter re Testing
- 2020 Summer School and Summer Learning Opportunities
- Ministry Guidance on Evaluation and Reporting During School Closure
- Appendix A: Technical Guidance for Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting for 2019-2020 School Year
- Personal Property Retrieval Guidelines for Schools
- Additional Guidance on Special Education and Mental Health
- Letter to Parents – May 19, 2020
- Ministry of Education – Communications Updates – May 19, 2020
- Ontario’s Framework for Continued Learning
- Ministry of Education – Communications Updates – May 8, 2020
- Ministry of Education – Communications Updates – April 28, 2020
- Ministry of Education – Letter to Parents – April 28, 2020
- Continuity of Learning for Students with Special Education Needs and Mental Health Supports
- A message from the Minister of Education to Ontario’s parents
- Minister Lecce's letter to parents
- Ontario orders the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces to fight spread of COVID-19
- Ontario significantly enhancing COVID-19 screening measures and supports
2021/2022 School Year
- NEW: MOE - School Ventilation Memo & Appendix A and B – Aug. 4, 2021
- NEW: MOE Memo - Fire Drills in Schools 2021-22 – Aug. 3, 2021
- NEW: Fire Drills Guidance Document 2021-22 – Aug. 3, 2021
- NEW: MOE Memo - COVID-19: Health, Safety and Operational Guidance for schools 2021-22 – Aug. 3, 2021
- NEW: Guide to Reopening Schools – Aug. 3, 2021
- NEW: Guide to Reopening Schools – Aug. 3, 2021 - Appendix A
- MOE Memo - COVID-19 Vaccination Encouragement – July 30, 2021
- Science Table Report
Benefits
- Canada Life is offering several free webinars and tools to help support you during the pandemic
- Special AUTOmatic Rebate from Johnson Insurance
- ONE-T Update – Dispensing Fees During COVID-19
- Canada Life - Free resources to help you with your mental and financial health
- Canada Life – COVID-19 Newsline, March 27, 2020
- Update on travel, insurance and COVID-19 for ONE-T members
- Canada Life – important information about claims and coverage
Learn at home resources
- Ministry of Education – Continuity of Learning – March 31, 2020
- Ministry of Education – Training Webinars and Videos
- Ontario helping students learn from the safety of their own home
Mental health resources / supports
Please note that a variety of mental health resources are available through Starling Minds to CPCO Associates and their families. Please log in to the CPCO Associate site to access these resources.
- Free Pandemic Module - Support your students in coping with trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic
- LifeSpeak - Being Alone Together: The Social Pandemic of Loneliness during COVID-19
- Starling Minds webinar – Mental health impacts of COVID-19 for administrators
- CPCO Support Services Insights: Self Care during Extraordinary Circumstances
- How to manage anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak
Catholic partners
- Catholic Response to COVID-19 - June 10, 2020
- A message from Cardinal Thomas Collins about COVID-19
- EOCCC resources