COVID-19 Resources
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As you know, concerns about the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) have been widely reported throughout the country. As a result, NSTA is providing the following reference materials to assist you with operational planning and response. Keep in mind that this remains a rapidly evolving situation, so operators should check frequently for updates and new links to be added.
Driver Shortage
Yahoo Finance - School Bus Driver Shortage May be "long-term problem:" | 10/11/2021
Newsweek - School Bus Driver Shortage Cripples America as National Guard Deployed | 09/17/2021
Black Enterprise - Nearly 100 Massacusetts National Guard Members to Become Bus Drivers | 09/14/2021
VIDEO - Yahoo Finance | 09/08/2021
The Wall Street Journal - Schools are Open but Don't Have Enough School Bus Drivers | 09/04/2021
NPR - National Survey Finds Severe and Desperate Bus Driver Shortage | 09/1/2021
ABC News - Why School Districts Nationwide are Facing Driver Shortages | 08/12/2021
Fox News - School Districts Struggle to Hire Bus Drivers Amid Post-Pandemic Shortage | 08/6/2021
Mask and Vaccine Mandate Tracker
Reopening Schools
Healthy Buildings – Reopening schools | March 30, 2021
NYT - Why Opening Windows Is a Key to Reopening Schools | March 30, 2021
State Activity
COVID-19 State Drivers Licensing Agency Operations - search "COVID-19 AAMVA Temp Operational Changes" to download most recent version
U.S. States Health Screening Requirements
California
CA SB 117 Enacted (continuation of contractor payments for reimbursements on expenditures)
Connecticut
Delaware
State Superintendent Edict (continuation of contrator payments)
Illinois
State Superintendent Edict (continuation of contractor payments for reimbursements on expenditures)
State BOE Emergency Amendment - Pupil Transportation Payments
Michigan
Minnesota
Dept. of Education Intervention
Montana
State Superintendent Request (continuation of funding during school closures)
New Jersey
NJ Dept. of Education Return to School Guidance
New Jersey School Bus Association members write to County Superintendents. Click HERE to read the letter.
Oregon
OR Superintendent Meeting 2020-03-20
ODE FAQ Transportation Guidance
Pennsylvania
PDE Guidance on Transportation
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
1. Talking to Children about the New Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Center for Disease Control:
2. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resource Page
3. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Summary
4. Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools
5. Workplace School and Home Guidance
7. Legal Focus - CDC Mask Guidance Update
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
CoronaVirus Infographic Datapack - updated every few days
1. COVID-19 CoronaVirus Infographic Datapack
Department of Education
1. $13 Billion ESSER Funding Distributed by U.S.D.O.E. Secretary Betsy DeVos
2. ESEA Title 1 LEA Allocations FY 2019
3. Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund
5. COVID-19 Handbook
a. Volume 1: Strategices for Safely Reopening Elementary and Secondary Schools
b. Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students’ Needs
Deparmtent of Homeland Security | Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency
2. Malicious Cyber Actors Conduct Coronavirus- Themed Scams
3. Commercial Routing Assistance (CRA) Tool
4. May 2020 CISA Disinformation Activity
5. June 2021 Selecting a Protective DNS Service
Emergency Management & Safety Solutions Resources
1. COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Phases - Infographic
2. COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Phases - White Paper
Environmental Protection Agency
1. List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2
Federal Emergency Management Agency
1. Pandemic Influenza Template
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Guidance
3. Extension and Expansion of March Emergency Declaration
IRS
Johns Hopkins Mapping 2019-nCoV
1. Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering
Main Street Lending Program
1. Program Opening Announcement
2. Expansion of Main Street Lending Program
NSTA's The Bus Stop Podcasts
1. COVID-19 - Regina Phelps, Emergency Management & Safety Solutions Founder
2. COVID-19 - Paul Osland, First Student President
3. COVID-19 - Regina Phelps, Emergency Management & Safety Solutions Founder (Round 2)
NSTA Webinars
1. School Bus Contracts and COVID-19 - Q&A Resource from NSTA Royalty Partner, RC Kelly Law Associates
A. COVID-19 Update for School Bus Contractors
OEM Resources
1. BLUE BIRD - Disenfecting Best Practices
3. IC BUS - Cleaning an IC Bus
4. Thomas Built Buses - How to Disenfect Your School Bus
Paycheck Protection Program
1. Paycheck Protection Program - Interim Final Rule | June 12, 2020
2. Paycheck Protection Program - Interim Final Rule | April 24, 2020
3. Paycheck Protection Program - Interim Final Rule | April 15, 2020
4. Paycheck Protection Program Overview
5. Paycheck Protection Program - Interim Final Rule | April 2, 2020
6. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program Information
8. Borrower's Information Sheet
9. Small Business Administration Affiliation Rules
11. Corporate Groups and Non-Bank and Non-Insured Depository Institutions
12. EZ Forgiveness Application
13. Full Forgiveness Application
Small Business Administration Information
1. SBA Disaster Assistance in Response to the Coronavirus
2. How to Request a SBA EIDL Declaration
3. 2020 Disaster Assistance Contact List for Regions I-V
4. COVID-19 EIDL Disaster Assistance Contact List for Regions I-V
5. SBA Regional Administrator(RA) and District Director(DD) Contacts
U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee