COVID-19 Support: Public Health Orders
Welcome to the COVID-19 support page for closure guidance and communication resources. Here you can find guidance and resources organized by the following categories. Simply click on a category link to be taken directly to those resources below on the page. For questions, please email disasterinfo@tea.texas.gov.
 2020 - 2021 School Year |
| Public Health Orders | COVID-19 Case and Test Reporting | Other Resources |
FAQ and Guidance
Governor Abbott’s COVID-19 disaster declaration is still in effect. Governor Abbott declared a disaster due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 13, 2020. A gubernatorial disaster declaration expires thirty days after its issuance, unless renewed, and Governor Abbott renewed the declaration on October 8, 2020.
- SY 20-21 Public Health Guidance (PDF) September 24 2020
- SY 20-21 Reopening Guidance Summary (PDF) July 21 2020
- Training and Conditioning Guidance for Non-UIL Activities (PDF) June 9 2020
Tools, Templates and Resources
- SY 20-21 Communication Templates: Beginning of Year, Symptom Screening, and Confirmed Case (Word) July 28 2020
- SY 20-21 Communication Templates: Beginning of Year, Symptom Screening, and Confirmed Case – SPANISH (Word) July 30 2020
- SY 20-21 Public Health Operational Guidebook (PDF) July 28 2020
- SY 20-21 Public Health Scenario Planning Answer Key (PDF) July 28 2020
- SY 20-21 COVID-19 Symptom Screener Options for LEAs (PDF) July 28 2020
- Education Rights and Responsibilities During COVID-19 (PDF) August 13 2020
- Education Rights and Responsibilities During COVID-19 (Spanish) (PDF) August 13 2020
- Superintendent Response Checklist (Developed by ESCs) April 20 2020
Correspondence and Notices
- Texas Attorney General Guidance Letter on Local Public Health Orders
- Executive Order no. GA-29 relating to the use of face coverings during the COVID-19 disaster (PDF) July 2 2020
- Executive Order no. GA-30 relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopens (PDF) September 17 2020
- Press Release: Governor Abbott, TEA, TDEM Announce COVID-19 Rapid Testing Pilot Program For Texas School Systems (PDF) October 174 2020
FAQ and Guidance
- DSHS Texas Public Schools Data Display FAQ (PDF) October 1 2020
- SY 2020-2021 COVID-19 Public School Case Reporting Instructions and FAQ (PDF) October 1 2020
Tools, Templates and Resources
- Department of State Health Services Texas Public Schools COVID-19 Data September 17 2020
Correspondence and Notices
- TAA: 2020-2021 COVID-19 Case Reporting (PDF) August 27 2020
- Press Release: DSHS and TEA Launch Webpage with COVID-19 Case Data Reported by Texas Public Schools
Tools, Templates and Resources
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Update (PDF) September 3 2020
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Allotments by LEA - Final as of 6/18/20 LEA (Excel) June 18 2020
- SY 20-21 Texas Public School Start Dates (PDF) September 17 2020
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2019 - 2020 School Year |
| Public Health Orders |
FAQ and Guidance
Governor Abbott’s COVID-19 disaster declaration is still in effect. Governor Abbott declared a disaster due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 13, 2020. A gubernatorial disaster declaration expires thirty days after its issuance, unless renewed, and Governor Abbott renewed the declaration on October 8, 2020.
- Summer Instruction, Activities and School Visit Guidance Per Executive Order No. GA-28 (PDF) June 9 2020
- Graduation and End-of-Year Promotion Ceremonies Guidance Per Executive Order No. GA-29 (PDF) July 7 2020
- Attorney General informal guidance on conflicting local orders that restrict essential services, including those performed by educators and support staff
- Operational Measures Guidance (PDF)
- Access While Closed FAQ (PDF) April 23 2020
- Texans Helping Texans: The Governor’s Report to Open Texas
- Guidance Effective Prior to June 1: Student and Parent School Visit Guidance Per Executive Order No. GA-23 (PDF) May 18 2020
- Guidance Effective Prior to June 1: Minimum Standard Health Protocols for School Employees in School Building During Campus Closures Per Executive Order No. GA-23 May 18 2020
- Training and Conditioning Guidance for Non-UIL Activities (PDF) June 9 2020
Tools, Templates and Resources
- Memo: How to Assess The Impact of Current Cases in Your County (PDF) March 14 2020
- Template announcing closure (word)
- Template announcing closure being extended (word)
- Template announcing remaining open (word)
- Sample Letter for confirmed COVID exposure_staff (word) March 27 2020
- Sample Letter for confirmed COVID exposure_student (word) March 27 2020
- Sample Letter for presumptive COVID exposure_staff (word) March 27 2020
- Sample for presumptive COVID exposure_student (word) March 27 2020
- Superintendent Response Checklist (Developed by ESCs) April 20 2020
Correspondence and Notices
- Executive Order no. GA-16 relating to the safe, strategic reopening of select services as the first step to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster (PDF) April 17 2020
- Executive Order no. GA-08 relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation (PDF) March 19 2020
- Executive Order no. GA-14 relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disaster (PDF) March 31 2020
- Executive Order no. GA-21 relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster (PDF) (this Executive Order has been superseded but is linked for public reference) May 5 2020
- Executive Order no. GA-23 relating to the expanded opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster (PDF) (this Executive Order has been superseded but is linked for public reference) May 18 2020
- Executive Order no. GA-26 relating to the expanded opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster (PDF) (this Executive Order has been superseded but is linked for public reference) June 3 2020
- Executive Order no. GA-28 relating to the targeted response to the COVID-10 disaster as part of the reopening of Texas (this Executive Order has been superseded but is linked for public reference) (PDF) June 26 2020