General Resources & Travel Restrictions

• The World Health Organization (WHO)

This site has general information on the coronaviruses, a video, and an infographic about preventing the spread of  viruses. 

• U.S. State Department 

All schools look to this site when they are taking school trips as a basic risk management step.

• The U.S. Embassy in China and the U.S. State Department Overseas Security Advisory Council 

These resources are especially valuable if your school has community members who have travel plans to China.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

This is probably the best U.S. site on the virus. It covers symptoms and diagnosis, transmission, and prevention and treatment. It also has travel updates.

• International SOS (ISOS)

• NAIS: Additional Coronavirus Guidance for Schools

• Johns Hopkins: Interactive and Updating Outbreak Map

• SAIS:Coronavirus / COVID-19 & Independent Schools Article

• NAIS: Coronavirus Resource Page

• Joffe Emergency Services: Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions

• Fisher Phillips: Independent schools frequently asked questions and 10 point action plan and Comprehensive FAQs for Employers on the COVID-19 Coronavirus

 NJ State Resources

Coronavirus Hotline, open 24 hours:  1-800-222-1222

Supporting the Emotional Well-Being of Students

NJ Dept of Health

with many updates and links

Local NJ Public Health

Relative Data

• David Katz, MD, Am I Going to Get Coronavirus and Die?

• Johns Hopkins Medicine, Coronavirus Disease 2019 v. the Flu

• Properly Washing Your Hands

 

Student Travel Resources

• Ross Wehner Risk Management and Student Travel.

How to think about travel with students during travel related health warnings and political high times.

• World Leadership: What is Coronavirus? A Learning Opportunity

Engaging community in risk management and how to balance news media, facts, and school mission.

• Fodor's Travel: The Latest: Should You Change Your Travel Plans Due to the Coronavirus? 

• GEBG: Key Questions for Risk Management Decision Making for school trips

 

Preparation Resources

• Scientific America: Preparing for Coronavirus to Strike the US

• NPR: How to Prepare Your Home for Coronavirus

• CDC: Pandemic Flu Checklist

• CDC: Interim Guidance for Schools during COVID-19 Outbreak.

Includes specific guidance for schools before and after their areas are identified as having an outbreak.

 

Online Learning Resources

• International Schools Services

This organization has had a number of schools move to a completely online environment in the wake of the pandemic. 

• COURSE: Designing for Online Learning - This begins Monday, March 9.

• One Schoolhouse Link

• Global Online Learning Link

• Printable Puzzles, Mazes and More Jigsaw Explorer

• Mind-Benders from MoMath

• Bedtime Math

• Club OASIS

• Math and Science Games

• Financial Literacy

• Computer Science Through Game Creation

• Video Game Making

• Visit the Surface of Mars

 Remote Learning Resources that you and your staff will find useful...

• Flipgrid
• Screencastify
• GoogleForEdu
• Seesaw
• ClassDojo
• RemindHQ
• khanacademy
• brainpop
• Desmos
• IXLLearning
• PearDeck
• padlet
• BookCreatorApp
• Anchor
• DiscoveryEd
• PhETsims
• WeVideo
• Wakelet
• GetKahoot
• InsertLearning
• EdPuzzle
• ClassworkZoom
• ParlayIdeas
• GoSynth
• Belouga
• Buncee
• UseKamiApp
• EdjiNotes
• Gimkit
• DeckToys

 

Business Continuity

• NBOA: Risk and Compliance: Developing a Business Continuity Plan

• Ari Betof: Coronavirus: 5 Steps Colleges and Independent Schools Should Take Now

• From McKinsey: COVID-19 Implications for Businesses.

Lays out the three most likely scenarios and outlines steps businesses should be considering, including ensuring financial liquidity sufficient to weather the storm.

• From Harvard Business Review: How the Coronavirus Could Impact the Global Supply Chain by Mid-March.

Discusses the wider global effects of the virus on the global economy, including on regular goods that will impact the efficient operations of other industries. 

• Joffe Emergency Services: Key Considerations and Planning Questions for Business Continuity

• PKF O'Connor Davies

Pandemic Planning

• Center for Disease Control: Get Your School Ready for Pandemic Flu

• Schools and Childcare Centers Planning.

Aimed primarily at schools and childcare centers focused on pandemic flu planning.

• School Guidance Illinois Department of Education

A thorough toolkit approach, complete with checklists and helpful direction.

• American College Health Association pandemic guidelines

Talking with Kids and keeping busy

• NPR: Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus

• Child Mind: Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus

• New York Times: How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus

• USA Today: How Do You Talk to Your Children About Coronavirus?

• American Psychological Association: How to Talk to Kids About Difficult News

• Common Sense Media: Explaining the News to Our Kids

• Self-Calming Techniques, Kansas Health System

• Resilience, Coping and Parenting Video 

• Apps for Mental Health, Common Sense Media

• Managing Anxiety, Health Matters

• Strategies to Cope, The Conversation

• Manage Anxiety and Stress, CDC

• Keeping Your Distance to Stay Safe, American Psychological Association

• 7 Crucial Research Findings that can Help People Deal with COVID-19, American Psychological Association

• COVID-19 Help Center, American Psychological Association

• Believe In You

• Ted Talks for Kids

• Quaranteenagers: Strategies for Parenting in Close Quarters, New York Times

• Parents Need Stress Relief Too, New York Times

• 5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety, New York Times

• Coping With Corona Virus for Parents, My OCD Care

• Talking to Children About COVID-19, National Association of School Psychologists

• What to Do (and NOT To Do) When Children Are Anxious, Child Mind

• Supporting Families, Child Mind Institute 

• Social Stories to Explain School Closure

• Secret to Keeping Kids Happy

• Child Mind Webinar

• Scholastic Learn at Home

• Online Parent Groups

• Helping Children Cope With Emergencies, CDC

• Calm Kids

• 4 Ways to Help Kids Relax, The Conversation

• 6 Ways Parents Can Support Kids, UNICEF

• Free Online Events & Activities for Kids, Common Sense Media

• American Museum of Natural History Online

• Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Feeds

• Georgia Aquarium Live Feeds

• Yellowstone Virtual Tours

• Connect With Nature Live Feeds

• Top Ten Wildlife Cams

 

Communications

• Fisher Phillips: The Coronavirus Email HR Will be Sending the CEO.

Includes an overview of helpful internal policies, communications considerations, and safety steps.

• Blackbaud: Six Crisis Communication Tips for Heads of School

• Communication Guidelines for Coronavirus via the Jane Group

• [New] Communicating about Coronavirus with your Independent School Community: FAQs and Sample Language

• The Jane Group Information

 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Teaching Tolerance: Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus

• The Science Of Why Coronavirus Exposes Racism And Xenophobia

• Know the facts about Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and help stop the spread of rumors

 

Public information on association websites to collect information for members.

• NAIS

• NBOA

• SAIS (includes sample parent letter)

• EMA (includes testing information for parents / students)

• Online Learning Resources from ISS

Deep Cleaning Companies

• Eastern Janitorial Company -   East Hanover, NJ  Nick Rafanello, President 973-538-0050
   
• American Bio Recovery

This website lists certified deep cleaning companies in NJ

• Infection Control Technologies:  1-800-634-0261