Provider Updates for March 27, 2020
Message from Broward County Licensing and Enforcement Manager, William Karp
On March 26, 2020, Broward County issued an amended order requiring that citizens shelter in place. The order specifically exempts child care programs so that essential workers can access safe child care arrangements. However, the order does state that if a child care provider elects to remain open they must comply with the CDC guidelines for maximum stable groups of no more than 10, practice extra infection control measures and social distancing.

Everyone who is allowed to enter the facility must be screened. Their temperature must be taken, they should indicate whether they are feeling well and whether they have traveled out of state in the past 14 days.

This includes children, parents, teachers, administrators, inspectors, vendors, caterers, repair and maintenance people and anyone else.

No one should be admitted if they have a temperature, have symptoms of illness, feel unwell, or have traveled out of state in the last 14 days. If anyone refuses to submit to the screening requirements and they refuse to leave the premises call the police. The situation here has become too serious to make any exceptions.

Remember, each of us is responsible for all of us.


Stay safe and feel free to reach out to me at wskarp@broward.org .
Broward County Public Schools
Parent Instructions for Distant Learning
Broward County Public Schools will return students to learning, with teacher guided instruction, on Monday, March 30. Unfortunately, we cannot return to our school classrooms. Instead, your student will enter their school and report to their teacher’s classroom using a computing device connected to the internet. Teacher interaction and instruction will occur for a minimum of three hours each day with students having a full day of learning activities.

While our schools may be shuttered, Learning Never Closes in Broward Schools. Students will be able to continue learning with their teacher and by using supplemental resources. Please go to browardschools.com/learningnevercloses for more information. In addition to more materials for all students and additional resources for learning at specific grade levels, ESE, Bilingual/ESOL, and other communities will also be found. For students in Grades K-5, please visit, bit.ly/SupportingYoungLearners . For students in Grades 6-12, please visit: bit.ly/SupportingSecondaryLearners . 

If you need to obtain internet access at your house, please to go http://browardschools.com/coronavirus . Look for “Free Internet for Students.” Thank you for ensuring your student signs into school at sso.browardschools.com  on March 30.
Broward County Public Schools
Learning Resources

  • Students can access Student Textbooks, Resources, and their Canvas Course by signing in through the Single-Sign-On Clever LaunchPad. The Digital Student Resources button on the first page has a wealth of resources they can also use directly.  

  • For young children 0-5, the Head Start Early Intervention Website has resources posted to support at-home learning, including a model schedule, at home activities family guide, and links to online resources: https://www.browardschools.com/Page/52428

  • For children Pre K-Fifth grade, the BCPS Supporting Young Learners Course https://browardschools.instructure.com/courses/627242 is filled with activities that families and caregivers can do with their children to support remote instruction across the content areas, including literacy, math social emotional, science and links to technology resources. 

  • There are many organizations and online platforms that are creating resources specifically targeting remote learning in this time, like Scholastic with their Learn at Home website, https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html.  Encourage centers to review the resources in the Supporting Young Learners Course as they are being updated regularly.