School Support

School Leaders and Staff

This webpage is to support our school leaders and staff. Parent resources can be found on our page for Parents of School-Aged Children. Our Covid-19 Outbreak Team works with local schools and district leaders to provide COVID-19 support and resources. Continue to refer to this page for updated information as things change often.

Contact Covidschools@tchd.org for all schools in Adams and Arapahoe Counties. We provide guidance details, answer questions, and facilitate the process of reporting positive cases in your school.

CDC and CDPHE School Guidance

We recommend the following COVID-19 guidance for schools in our counties:

CDC guidance for K-12 Settings
CDPHE’s Practical Guide for Operationalizing CDC’s School Guidance for K-12 Settings
CDPHE's Infectious Disease Guidelines for Schools and Childcares

COVID-19 Vaccines

Vaccination is the leading public health prevention strategy to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in schools. Promoting vaccination can help schools safely conduct in-person learning as well as extracurricular activities and sports.

TCHD partners with schools in holding vaccine clinics for students and community members. If your school is interested in scheduling a vaccine clinic, please email COVIDSCHOOLS@tchd.org for more information.

Vaccination Rates for Colorado Public Schools

Check this CDPHE dashboard for COVID-19 vaccination rates in Colorado public schools. This dashboard is updated weekly and provides accurate, real-time school vaccination data. More details and information can be found in this FAQ.

CDC Ventilation Resources

Ventilation is an important COVID-19 prevention strategy for schools and childcare programs. CDC provides recommendations for optimizing ventilation in facilities to help maintain healthy environments and reduce the spread of disease.

CDC's Interactive School Ventilation Tool

Resources for School Illness Policies

We recommend the following resources for school illness policy development:

CDPHE’s How Sick is Too Sick
CDPHE Guidelines for Childcare Providers and Healthcare Consultants, School Nurses and other Personnel
FEMA Multihazard Emergency Planning for Schools

Mask Resource for Schools

The Colorado Department of Education distributes masks at no cost to Colorado schools who opt into their Masks for Colorado Program.

In-Person Learning

We support in-person learning in our schools. Promoting safe, in-person instruction continues to be a priority. Attendance Works provides strategies for schools to address chronic absenteeism in their school community.

Free Well-Being Support Line Resource

Call or text the free Well-Being Support Line for all educators and school employees including ECE, K-12 programs, and higher education. This is provided by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

The support line is available to any educator across the state including teachers, administrators, para-professionals, health care teams, and support staff.