Health Services

Each school sends home an annual health form at the beginning of the school year to update our records. It is very important for us to have this form completed every year because it provides us with medical history, medications, and contact information. It also gives us permissions for over the counter medication, emergency treatment, and contacting your student’s provider. Please contact your school nurse if you need another copy of this form.

District Health Form

The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child, or WSCC model, is CDC’s framework for addressing health in schools.   The WSCC model is student-centered and emphasizes the role of the community in supporting the school, the connections between health and academic achievement and the importance of evidence-based school policies and practices.

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Our nurses screen students in grades K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 for hearing and vision every year.  If any of these screenings are outside normal limits, you will receive a letter with the results to share with your student’s healthcare provider. If you would like to opt out of either of these screenings, please contact your school nurse by September 1st.

We expect students and staff to stay home with any potentially contagious illnesses or symptoms including the following:

• Vomiting/diarrhea- you must symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school

• Fever- if 100 f or greater stay home until fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication

• Unexplained rash- consult provider

• Influenza(flu)- stay home until fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication or as directed by your provider

• Any other symptoms or illness that impedes a student’s ability to learn or staff’s ability to work

• COVID- contact your school nurse for recommendations

Please use this link for more information on immunization requirements for school. You can find more information on exemptions and exemption forms on this same site. You will receive a letter in the fall if your student does not meet these requirements according to our records. Our annual vaccination rate data can be found here.

If your child has a medical condition that requires extra medical care, treatment, or monitoring, please contact your school nurse. If your child has a condition that requires an emergency plan, such as asthma, diabetes, allergies, or seizures, please indicate that on your annual health form and/or notify the school nurse. These types of conditions need further discussion and planning to keep your student safe and healthy throughout the school year.

In an effort to keep students in school with minor concerns such as headache, reflux, cramps, etc, we keep some stock OTC medications in the Health Office. We require signed parental/guardian permission from the annual health form to administer any of these medications.

All other OTC medications or scheduled OTC medications need to be brought to the school nurse in the original packaging and will be given per package instructions. OTC medications may be subjected to physician approval for non FDA approved, supplemental products or alternative medications. Medication must be sent in the original container, not in envelopes or plastic bags. 

OTC Medication Form

We recognize that many students need to take medications for various health-related reasons. In an effort to ensure that these medications are administered safely, our school has developed a medication protocol in accordance with the Medical Practice Law. Several guidelines stem from this protocol. If these guidelines are not met, the school cannot administer medication to students. Medications (prescription or over-the-counter) must be dispensed from the Health Office. Parents should not ask their children to take medication independently. 

Prescription Medications: (ordered by a physician or other licensed provider)

1. All prescription medications must have written parent permission and a physician order. This order must include the name of the medication, dosage, administration time, administration route, and the reason it is being prescribed. A pharmacy-labeled bottle is NOT a physician's order.

2. Medications must be brought to the Health Office by a parent or guardian.

3. Medications must arrive in a container with the correct pharmacy label. NOTE: Please ask the pharmacist to fill the prescription in two containers, one for home and one for school. Medication brought in plastic bags, envelopes, and other containers will NOT be given at school. 

4. Older students who are responsible for self-administering medications (i.e. inhalers, epi-pens, insulin), must do so at the Health Office or check in directly after administration. While we value their independence, we believe students still require supervision in regard to medications. We can then better monitor a student's condition during the school day.

Prescription Medication Admin Form

The American Academy of Pediatrics' Bright Futures recommends an annual well-child exam to address the physical, social, and emotional needs of students. Doing so promotes attendance, enhances the student's ability to fully access and enjoy the educational experience and promotes better academic outcomes.