Scott County School District 1 to open Healthy Eagle Clinic with full-time nurse practitioner

Superintendent Jones told the board the Healthy Eagle Clinic, a student wellness center, is ready in the former elementary office space and is scheduled to open in July. He said the district will have a full-time nurse practitioner on site each school day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and that services will include primary and same-day acute care, wellness exams, sports physicals, psychiatric services, lab work and health-education referrals.

Jones explained parents must sign a consent form for each child (a single form remains effective until the child turns 18) before the child can be seen at the clinic. "We're not gonna have any kid go to wellness center without notifying parents first," Jones said. Jones also said the district will bill insurance and Medicaid, use a sliding scale for families with high deductibles, and has a grant that will help cover co-pays so families do not face out-of-pocket expenses for care arranged through the clinic.

Initial mental-health intakes will be handled by telehealth, Jones said; the district will continue to have Centerstone providing behavioral-health services in the building as an additional layer of support. Jones said staff and the athletics department will coordinate logistics—middle/high students will be escorted to the elementary building for care and the clinic will be available in the summer. Board members asked about transportation, parent presence and registration logistics, and Jones said those details are being finalized and that registration-time signups would be a good moment for families to complete consent forms.

Board members expressed support for the clinic as a community health asset and asked staff to ensure enrollment and consent processes are efficient prior to opening.