BLS Nursing Blog
Have a great week!!
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT WEDNESDAYS
The first school improvement Wednesday starts on September 13th. Schools will be on their early release schedules.
WHEN TO STAY HOME/NURSE COMMUNICATION AFTER SCHOOL HOURS
The information below was sent out to level leaders to send out to their school principals last week.
COMMUNICATION TO THE SCHOOL NURSE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS
Non-Urgent Student Matters For any non-urgent student health matters, please email your school nurse and they will get back to you on the next school day. Please do not phone or text after school hours.
Urgent/Emergent Student Matters For any urgent/emergent student health matters that need to be addressed immediately, please contact Tami Pike for assistance. (please text first 541-350-8387)
Employee Health Related Questions. For any employee health-related questions/concerns, please reach out to Human Resources at 541-355-1100.
WHEN TO STAY HOME REMINDER
Illness Symptoms and When to Stay Home. Bend-La Pine Schools follows the Oregon Health Authority/Oregon Department of Education’s Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools. This guidance includes when an individual should be excluded from attending school on site (including any school-related activities such as clubs and sports).
For information on symptom-based exclusion guidelines, see page 8 of the Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools.
- Fever – An individual must be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications.
- Diarrhea/vomiting – Must be 48 hours since last episode.
COVID-19 is no longer an excludable disease (unless symptoms of fever, vomiting, and/or diarrhea are present).
Parents/guardians/staff are no longer required to report positive cases of COVID-19 to the schools. COVID-19 test kits and medical grade face masks are available to students and staff upon request. Check with your school nurse about how to obtain a supply for your school.
You may also refer staff to the Health and Wellness section on our Bend-La Pine Schools website for more information about when to stay home.
ROCK CHUCKS, MICE, SQUIRRELS AND OTHER CRITTERS
From Walt Norris: Rock Chucks, and Mice, and Squirrels—Oh My!
As you all know Central Oregon is home to many critters who like to set up camp in and around our school buildings. Each year the Custodial and Maintenance Dept fields many phone calls and receives multiple work orders regarding various pests. Here is the newsletter created by Oregon State University Extension Service regarding Intergrated Pest Management and what you can do to avoid these critters in your schools. (cliff notes: ALL food should be stored in plastic tubs with tight fitting lids!) Wes and Walt appreciate the seriousness in which you take these guidelines, as it truly does help keep the pests at bay.
CONCUSSION CORNER
CONCUSSION REPORTING
Please complete the Concussion/Brain Injury Reporting Form for any reported student concussion/brain injury in your school. *This is a new form to reflect the 23/24 school year. Not only will this help with tracking district wide concussion numbers, but Tami will be reporting these injuries to the Return to School Project. Per Katie Legace, passive consent letters have gone out to all families on August 18th.
LINKS
Return to School Project, Concussion/Brain Injury Reporting Form
TRAININGS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- QPR Training – Mandatory (if you haven’t taken the class within the last year)
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- 230-4pm
- Location: TBD
- Mandatory nurse staff /meetings trainings on the following non-school days:
- Friday, February 2, 2024
- Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Friday, April 12, 2024.
NURSE MEETINGS
You can find the dates/times of upcoming nurse meetings in the Nursing Schedule 23-24, Google Sheets (select the Nurse Meeting tab).
DAY OFF REQUESTS
- Day off requests – Get your requests in ASAP for any time you wish to take off. (This includes school conference days.)
- Classified Staff – Per HR, no more than 5 unpaid days can be used for personal time (vacation, recreation, etc.) during the school year.
- Certified Staff – Per HR, there is no option for unpaid days for personal use. Certified Staff can only use personal leave.
- Please remember when requesting an extended period of time off for personal time (greater than 5 days), your team is affected by needing to support your assignment.
- Dates not available to request time off *Please do not request time off during these times.
- Friday, February 2, 2024 (non-school day)
- Thursday, April 11, 2024 (non-school day for elementary and middle schools)
- Friday, April 12, 2024 (non-school day all schools)
- Thursday, April 18, 2024 (OSNA Spring Conference)
- Friday, April 19, 2024 (OSNA Spring Conference)
