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Health Services Information
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The district’s school nurses oversee each school sites health office and are available during school hours.
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Each school has a health technician in the health office during school hours to help care for your child.
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If you have any questions regarding your child’s health or safety, a health technician or district nurse is available to answer questions and provide assistance.
District nurses provide support to each school site in a variety of ways:
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Writing student care plans (SCP) for students with health needs
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Training and supervising health technicians to work at each of the school sites
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Performing and monitoring mandated vision, and hearing screenings
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Managing school based emergencies
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Reviewing home/hospital instruction requests
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Consulting with teachers, parents, physicians, and other community resources on health and safety issues
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Providing a process for identification and resolution of students health care needs that affect educational achievement
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Participating in the student study team (SST), 504, and individual education plan (IEP) meetings
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Supervising medication administration at each school site
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- Providing assistance in finding primary health care for students
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Providing a system for dealing with crisis medical situations
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Health Services Office Secretary: Maria Rodriguez |
Phone: 672-6478
Fax: 672-6479 |
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Amy Gonzalez, R.N., M.Ed. |
Email: agonzalez@menifeeusd.org
Cell: 970-4671 |
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Dianne Cheney, R.N., M.Ed. |
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Nancy St. Paul-Martin, R.N., M.Ed. |