Student Health Services

The Student Health Services program has one coordinator, registered nurse (RN) and seven consulting registered nurses (RN’s) who provide supervision of healthcare services to all school based nurses and school health personnel; consults with school staff members, administrators, students and parents; provides training and staff development; and collaborates on student health screenings and communicable disease surveillance with the state and county agencies. Each consulting nurse serves an assigned cluster of elementary, middle and high schools.

  • Provide appropriate care in emergency situations
  • Provide health education
  • Provide mandated vision, hearing, and scoliosis screening
  • Monitor immunizations
  • Provide training
  • Serve as a resource

  • Create an environment conducive to healthy school living
  • Provide first aid, appropriate medication intervention, and related health services for all students
  • Comply with health regulations

SHS delivers school health services through a team approach and serves as a resource for all school health related issues.
  • Oversight of the school-based clinics
  • Coordination of the district Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program
  • Immunization audit compliance oversight and assistance
  • Oversight of State Mandated Screenings
  • Provide health education and inservice trainings
  • Management and prevention of communicable diseases
  • Emergency care and crisis intervention

SHS delivers school health services through a team approach and serves as a resource for all school health related issues to maximize the academic potential and well being of our students.
  • Manage acute and chronic illnesses
  • Reduce the number of students sent home sick and reduce unnecessary absenteeism due to health related issues
  • Establishing policies and procedures for school health issues and procedures
  • Provide and coordinate school health screenings (hearing, vision and scoliosis)
  • Identify and address health related barriers to learning
  • Support nutritional and comfort needs