School Closures and Distance Learning Due to COVID-19. On March 9, 2020, Governor DeSantis issued an executive order that declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. As a result, all public K-12 and postsecondary campuses were closed from March through the end of the academic year. During that time, students in K-12 and postsecondary institutions continued instruction through distance learning. The state's Re-Open Florida Task Force has established some guiding principles for reopening the state, with ongoing considerations for reopening Florida's educational institutions. The task force's report recommends that the Department of Education and State University System develop plans to resume on-campus learning, full-time, for the 2020-21 school year.
Florida Department of Education, Office of the Commissioner, 850-245-0505, email: Commissioner@fldoe.org
Florida College System, Office of the Chancellor, 850-245-0407, email: ChancellorFCS@fldoe.org
Florida Board of Governors, Office of the Chancellor, 850-245-0466, email: Chancellor@flbog.edu
Florida Department of Education
State University System of Florida, Board of Governors