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Celebrating Black History Month
Black History highlights
29 Black History facts you probably didn’t learn in school – You can access the videos here.
Upcoming Religious Dates
Lent – February 14 – March 28
Ramadan – Monday, March 11- Tuesday, April 9
This observance includes complete fasting while the sun is out as well as additional
HEALTHY SCHOOLS
Care Solace Progress Data 2/2024
Healthy Schools Stats as of 2/14/24
Emergency Department Data – visits among BLS youth aged 11-18 years
IMMUNIZATIONS
Immunization Exclusion Day – THIS WEEK!!!
Immunization Exclusion Day for ALL students is Wednesday February 21, 2024
Thank you everyone for your help in getting our students updated with their immunizations before Exclusion Day!
The Health Department will then send out letters to those families whose students are not up to date notifying them that they will be excluded from attending school on February 21st if they are not up to date by then.
MEETINGS/TRAININGS
Mandatory nurse staff meetings/trainings on the following days: (this is for regular nurses only. Substitute nurses do not need to attend.
- Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 245-4, Mountain View Auditorium – Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention (make up day due to 2 snow days). Action needed: please bring suicide risk screens and a screen for NSSI (if you have one) as well as your charged computer. We will be learning how to enter these documents into our system and how to navigate StudentSafe.Questions? Please reach out to Jess Calbreath or Jamie Gunter.
Thursday, April 11, 2024Friday, April 12, 2024
OSNA Spring Conference 2024 (in Bend)
April 18-19, 2024
OSNA
Central Oregon Regional Meeting
- Tuesday, February 20
- 3-4pm
- virtual
- OSNA update
- Acuity tool discussion
OSNA Spring Conference 2024
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
April 18-19, 2024
Riverhouse, Bend Oregon
- Looking for help with conference “add ons” – We are looking for activities that can be offered to nurses outside of the conference. Wine tour, brewery tour, hike, any type of show
- There will be a silent auction. Any ideas on donations? Mt. Bachelor tickets?
- Gift baskets. Every year, school nurses bring gift baskets from their districts to raffle. We are looking for items that are from Central Oregon to put in our BLS gift basket.
LINKS
AED Supply Order Form – Complete this form to request any AED supplies.
All About You Form – Please complete the form so Tami can know more about you.
BLS Nurse Check-in Survey Form – Having a stressful week? Need some extra support? Suggestions for nurse meeting ideas.
Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools (OHA/ODE)
Concussion Brain Injury Reporting Form
Nurse Meeting Topics – Please enter meeting topic/training information you would like to see in the spreadsheet.
OHA: Oregon Respiratory Virus Data: COVID-19, Influenza, RSV
OSNA – Communities of Practice
PPE Supply Order Form
Return to School Project, Concussion/Brain Injury Reporting Form
UKG
- How to log extra hours in UKG after the pay period has ended can be found here. *Must have prior approval from Tami.
- Requesting Time off in UKG – directions
Weather – Inclement Weather Delay Guidelines
IMPORTANT DATES
- February 20 – Central Oregon OSNA Regional Meeting, 3-4pm
- February 21 – Immunization Exclusion Day
- February 26 – *OSNA Mentoring Monday – Asthma – Life long implications Dr. Baker: Wendy and Larissa Fain on community partnerships (register here)
- February 28 – **ALL REGULAR NURSES** 245-4, Mountain View Auditorium – Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention