LANSING (AP) — Michigan’s health department will urge schools to continue making students, teachers and other staff wear masks for the rest of the academic year even if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The pending recommendation could be issued later Wednesday, spokesman Bob Wheaton said.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration recently lifted a mask mandate for people who are outdoors — regardless of their vaccination status — and exempted those who are fully vaccinated from an indoor mask requirement. The move came a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines that essentially work on the honor system, leaving it up to people to do the right thing.

Wheaton said the forthcoming state guidance will “keep students and families safe.”

About 31% of residents ages 16 to 19 have gotten at least one shot. Roughly 7% of those ages 12 to 15 have received one dose since that group became eligible nearly a week ago.

Also Wednesday, the Democratic governor released a blueprint to schools as they help students recover from lost learning and other problems due to the coronavirus pandemic over the next six to 18 months. The guidance was written by an advisory council of education and other experts.

Each K-12 district or school is recommended to establish a committee to implement a student recovery plan. A budget should be built using billions in federal COVID-19 education funding going to public and private schools.

Recommendations include universal mental health screenings in the first two months of the next school year and student access to a school nurse. Schools are urged to require or request the immunization status of 2020-21 and 2021-22 kindergartners by Dec. 31.

Using a tiered approach to provide more support for students most in need of intervention, schools should consider “double-dose” coursework, tutoring and extended days. Other suggestions include adopting a balanced year-round calendar with shorter breaks or expanding and improving summer school and after-school programs.

The council also urged the Republican-led Legislature to keep providing flexibility so districts receive funding for kids who want to learn remotely. The formula was changed for the current academic year to account for the pandemic, but how lawmakers will handle next school year is uncertain.

“Despite major strides in COVID-mitigation strategies, there are still families who will want their children to continue learning remotely for the foreseeable future,” the blueprint says. “Traditional pupil accounting rules do not provide adequate permission for districts to provide a fully-remote learning option.”