As of Monday, educators—including public and private K-12 educators and staff, early childhood educators and staff, and licensed childcare centers and staff—are eligible to start getting vaccinated against COVID-19. The following is a list of those currently included in Phase 1b-Group 1, which may be updated as further policy guidance is released.

Early Childhood Educators and Staff, Child Care Providers and Staff

• Emergency Child Care (ECC) facilities
• License-exempt caregivers providing the Oregon Department of Human Services subsidized child care in their own home or in the child’s home
• Licensed and recorded non-ECC facilities (home-based or center-based)
• Office of Child Care (OCC) investigators
• Individuals in the substitute provider pool

Public and private K-12 Educators and Staff

• Public and Private K-12 school system staff include (district paid and contracted) include:
• Teachers & substitute teachers
• Paraprofessionals
• Bus drivers
• Custodians: maintenance, facilities
• Nutrition staff
• School office staff
• School administrators
• Counselors and mental health support staff
• Health staff
• Childcare staff
• Library staff
• Other educators and school staff in the school
• Student and practicum teachers and their supervisors
• Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education staff
• Coaches and officials
• Extracurricular and program staff (including community partners who provide services to students and families on school campuses, as well as programs like outdoor school)
• District and education service district staff who spend time on school campuses (teacher coaches, TOSAs, IT, etc.)