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District health staff report higher visits, strong immunization follow‑up in 2025–26
Summary
District health services reported increases in office visits and screenings, continued immunization compliance for the start of the year, and investments in emergency supplies and partnerships for dental and nursing student support.
River Valley School District health services staff summarized this year’s work to the school board, reporting higher clinic use, expanded screening activity and ongoing immunization outreach.
Britney Belcher, who presented the 2025–26 Health Services annual report, told the board the team attended dozens of individualized education program and student-support meetings and supported more students through office visits and medication administration. "We had about a 602 jump in office visits," Belcher said, and she noted increases in daily medication administration across buildings and additional support for weekend meal programs.
The report included screening and service numbers: the district conducted 248 field-trip preparations, six overnight trip preparations, 248 vision screens, 74 hearing screens, 17 vision referrals and zero hearing referrals this year. Dental services continued through a contract with Bridger Bright and Smiles, which now offers on-site x-rays for students who sign up.
Belcher said immunization work is intensive and year‑round. "We had 968 students who were vaccinated," she said, and the district reached 100% compliance by the 15th day of school after accounting for waivers and medical exemptions. The team also tracked illnesses: "We had 2,933 illnesses reported throughout the school year," Belcher said, and staff continue communicable‑disease mitigation efforts.
Belcher told the board the health services team secured a Healthy Life grant used to buy life‑safety emergency boxes for building entrances and to place AEDs, Narcan and safety kits in concession stands at athletic fields; the district also retained nursing students from UW and Southwest Tech who assisted in school health services. The board thanked the team for the year’s work and had no further questions.
The board asked staff to continue routine reporting and to coordinate with the district’s medical adviser, who the board later appointed for 2026–27.
