Education of Vulnerable Populations Resources

COVID-19 Education of Vulnerable Populations Resources*

*Courtesy of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Last updated: May 21, 2020

COVID-19 continues to be a source of caution for families, schools, local and state officials. As the health and well-being of our students, employees and community remains our top priority, we are continuing to monitor recommended courses of action and share resources as they become available. Please see below a compiled list of information and resources that is continuously being updated by our team.

Please find regular updates from the Tennessee Department of Education here: Update on Coronavirus.

Educating Students with Disabilities

As you may know, the U.S. Department of Education has released guidance regarding educating children with disabilities. You can find the newest guidance here and the FAQ is here.
The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools has an excellent resource page with information about accessibility, remote learning, and many other related matters here
Understood.org has a page that includes guidance on disability issues in the workplace as well as guidance on educating students here. They have information in Spanish here
This website offers the top 12 websites for children with disabilities (hosted by Special Education Degree)
Diverse Learners Cooperative: COVID-19 Resource Hub

Educating Homeless Students

This is a valuable question and answer document from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
The School House Connection has some of the best resources related to homeless students including checklists, guides, webinars, and other key resources.
The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth has a COVID-19 resource page including state-by-state links to key departments and information.
The Juvenile Law Center has partnered with other organizations to publish this helpful report.
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has created a page with links to a number of resources here
The National Center for Homeless Education has a resource page here
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council has a resource page here
Charter Schools Serving Students Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Crisis Presentation

Educating Students in Foster Care

The American Bar Association has this list of resources for foster children who are remote learning here.
The Juvenile Law Center has published this report.
The National Network to end Domestic Violence has created a resource page here.

Educating Students Who Speak Languages Other Than English and Refugee, Immigrant, and Undocumented Children

This article in MS Magazine provides a good analysis of implications for immigrant populations.
Immigrants Rising has published a detailed document to support undocumented populations here.
The National Immigration Law Center has information about health care for immigrant populations here.
One America for Justice for All has a page with resources related to immigration and COVID here.
Ed Week has published some blogs regarding educating multilingual learners here.
ColorinColorado has some resources for English Language Learners and specific issues related to immigrant children during COVID here.

For more information check out the following links:

TCSC will continue to update this page as additional resources and updates are made available. Please submit additional information to Joshua Perkins at joshua [at] tnchartercenter [dot] org using the subject: Additional Resources for COViD-19 Webpage.

Thank you,

The TCSC Team