Coronavirus | Staff Guidance & Updates

• Paid Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act | U.S. Department of Labor 
• Emergency Request for Paid Sick Leave | COG Staff
• Emergency Request for Paid Sick Leave | ESC Staff
• COVID-19 General Guidance | Franklin County Public Health
• COVID-19 Guidance for School & Child Care | Franklin County Public Health
• COVID-19 Guidance for Families & Individuals | Ohio Department of Health
• COVID-19 General Guidance | CDC
• COVID-19 Guidance for Schools & Child Care Programs | CDC
• Coronavirus FAQs | Teladoc 
• Coronavirus Tips | Teladoc 
• Student Loan Alert | Fiducius

To support your efforts to work remotely, the ESC’s technology office has put together the following information for your reference:

• All voicemail messages are being automatically forwarded to your email. Please remember to continuously check your email.
• The main ESC phone line will ask callers to leave a voicemail while also letting them know the system will send an email to the staff member for response. If you would like your individual office phone number forwarded to a personal phone line, please submit a request to the Help Desk and include your office number and personal number.
• For assistance with Zoom video communications, please contact Lori Dray.  

This information also will be available here on the ESC’s staff page with other coronavirus updates and information.

PLEASE NOTE: If you need any Technology assistance during this time period, please email the help desk at [email protected] or call 614-542-4159. The Help Desk will be open. 

 Connect to Zoom Video Communications 

• Zoom Video Help Center 
• See Zoom Video Tutorials 
• Enable Live Closed Captioning in Zoom
• Watch Zoom training led by the ESC's Dave Dixon 

• Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook: A Tool to Help You Build Resilience During Difficult Times
• Legal & Financial Assist 
• Legal Financial Center 
• Aware Live Mindfulness Sessions 
• Coping with Crisis in the Media 
• Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks 
• Keep Calm and Carry On 
• Online Learning: Building Psychological Immunity During the Coronavirus Outbreak
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus 
• Quarantine Resources 
• Telephonic and Video Counseling 
• Tips for Working Remotely 

• Email Update to Staff (2/24/21) (Reopening Plan)
• Email Update to Staff (1/29/21) (How to schedule your vaccine appointment)
• Email update to Staff (1/27/21) (Franklin County Vaccine Program Details)
• Email update to Staff (1/26/2021) (Vaccine Plan Update)
• Email update to Staff (1/22/2021) (Remote Workplan Extension through February 2021)
• Email Update to Staff (1/15/2021) (Remote Workplan Extension)
• Email Update to Staff (11/19/2020) (Closing Facilities through January 16)
• Email Update to staff (10/15/2020) (Reopening Plan Adjustment Extension)
• Email Update to Staff (10/1/2020) (Quickscreen Tool Rollout)
• Email Update to Staff (9/4/2020) (Reopening Plan Adjustment Extension)
• Email Update to Staff (8/19/2020) (Reopening Plan Adjustment Extension)
• Email Update to Staff (8/4/2020) (Reopening Plan adjustment) 
• Email Update to Staff (7/10/2020) (includes Reopening Plan) 
• Email Update to Staff (7/3/2020) 
• Email Update to Staff | Reopening Guidance (6/18/2020) 
• Email Update to Staff (5/29/2020)
• Staff InTouch Update (5/22/2020) 
• Staff InTouch Update (5/15/2020) 
• Staff InTouch Update (5/8/2020) 
• Staff InTouch Update (5/1/2020) 
• Email Update to Staff (4/29/2020) 
• Governor DeWine Closes Schools through End of 2019-20 Year (4/20/2020)
• Staff InTouch Update (4/14/2020) 
• Staff InTouch Update (4/3/2020) 
• Email Update to Staff (3/31/2020) 
• Governor DeWine Extends School Closure Order (3/30/2020) 
• Staff InTouch Update (3/27/2020) 
• ESC Offices Essential Employees Stay Home Order Memo (3/27/2020)
• Staff InTouch Update (3/20/2020) 
• Email Update to Staff Technology Assistance (3/16/2020) 
• Substitute Staff FAQs Update (3/16/2020) 
• Email Update to Staff (3/16/2020) 
• Email Update to Staff (3/13/2020) 
• Governor DeWine Announces School Closures (3/12/2020)
• Email Update to Staff (3/12/2020) 
• Email Update to staff (3/6/2020) 

ESC Offices Reopening Guidance 

Quickscreen Screening Tool for Staff