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Student services reports tens of thousands of nurse visits; district to expand telehealth
Summary
Student services reported nurses administered medications and performed clinical services hundreds of thousands of times across the year, cited drops in discipline and chronic absenteeism, and said telehealth will expand to additional schools next year.
The board heard a detailed student‑services recap that included health, mental‑health and attendance metrics for the year.
Student services (presenter identified in the transcript as Miss Westmoreland) reported more than 15,000 medication administrations, 5,872 diabetic monitorings, 861 tube feedings, 348 catheterizations, and about 2,500 mask screenings. The presenter said 82 students received glasses following screenings and that there were roughly 51,000 nurse clinic visits over the year (the presenter stated an exact figure in the meeting that reads in the transcript as "51500And87"). The district said it will expand telehealth to additional schools next year, noting current telehealth coverage in several primary and elementary schools.
On mental‑health and supports, the presenter said the district identified over 600 students reporting a mental‑health disorder and made about 450 mental‑health referrals to outside agencies; MTSS teams conducted over 1,500 meetings this year. On discipline and attendance, the presenter reported an 11.5% decrease in discipline incidents, a 3.3% decrease in truancy referrals, and a 25.4% decrease in chronic absenteeism year over year. Board members asked about nurse staffing; the presenter described a staffing strategy using full‑time float nurses and substitute nurses to cover high‑need schools.
