Experiences during COVID-related school closures emphasized the importance of planning for emergency conditions that might require district- or school-wide remote learning. A recent amendment to Commissioner’s Regulation §155.17 requires districts add emergency remote instruction provisions to their annual District-wide School Safety Plan (DWSSP).

Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, all public school districts and boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) must develop a plan that addresses six different regulatory components related to how they will provide remote instruction under emergency conditions.

These Emergency Remote Instruction Plans (ERI Plans) will serve to ensure that there is a common understanding about remote instruction amongst district or BOCES staff, teachers, families, and students.

Below is a link to the District Wide Safety Plan. Embedded in the plan is the Emergency Remote Instruction Plan. The exact pages can be found in the index on page 2:

District Wide Safety Plan