Physical Health Services

Our Health Services team actively collaborates with students, staff, families, and the community in order to promote the health and wellbeing of every child. We intervene with actual and potential health problems through direct and indirect care so that we may help reduce the spread of communicable disease, increase attendance, and place the focus on life-long learning and health. Our district employs eight certified school nurses who rotate between assigned schools. For daily care, basic first-aid, and medication administration, there is a full-time, trained clinic aide in each school clinic.

What is a school nurse's role?

The school nurse's primary role is to promote good health for the district's students. As a member of the educational team, the school nurse enhances attendance, class participation, and learning by identifying and addressing medical conditions that may impact the student's ability to achieve the district's performance standards. School Health Nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing.

Schools nurses:

- are Bachelor’s prepared Registered Nurses.
- are licensed as a School Nurse through the Ohio Department of Education.
- adhere to laws and rules of the Ohio Board of Nursing and the professional standards of the National Association of School Nurses.
What is a clinic aide's role?

The clinic aide's primary role is also to promote good health for the students. The clinic aide, among other things, helps maintain the health services under the direction of the school nurse. The clinic aide also assists with screenings, maintains health records, and performs clerical work. The clinic aide provides care for ill or injured students or employees. Please contact your building's clinic related questions or concerns.

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