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.
29 Black History facts you probably didn’t learn in school – You can access the videos here.
Upcoming Religious Dates
Ash Wednesday – February 14
Students who observe this day may wear ashes on their forehead. Students should not be asked to remove or wash off the ashes. If other students mock or tease them, please report this as a bias incident.
Ramadan – Monday, March 11- Tuesday, April 9
This observance includes complete fasting while the sun is out as well as additional prayer.
HEALTH NOTES
Deschutes County confirms case of human plague in local resident.
Deschutes County Health Services has confirmed a case of human plague in a local resident. The individual was likely infected by their symptomatic pet cat.
“All close contacts of the resident and their pet have been contacted and provided medication to prevent illness,” said Dr. Richard Fawcett, Deschutes County Health Officer.
Symptoms of plague usually begin in humans two to eight days after exposure to an infected animal or flea. These symptoms may include a sudden onset of fever, nausea, weakness, chills, muscle aches, and/or visibly swollen lymph nodes.
Plague is rare in Oregon, with the last case reported in 2015. It spreads to humans or animals through a bite from an infected flea or by contact with an animal sick with the disease. The most common animals to carry plague in Central Oregon are squirrels and chipmunks, but mice and other rodents can also carry the disease.
IMMUNIZATIONS
Immunization Exclusion Day
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.
MENTAL HEALTH
Oregon Black Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition
National suicide death rate among Black youth ages 10-24 have increased more than 36% between 2018 and 2021 – a faster increase than any other racial or ethnic group!!
Black youth (ages 14-21) are invited to join a wellness mixer on Wednesday February 19th and apply for paid leadership opportunity.
Attendees can share their voices, meet inspiring peers, connect with mentors, gain leadership training, and hear about a paid opportunity to join the coalition as a youth leader. Successful applicants will help create town hall meetings for Black youth across Oregon and learn from their stories. These experiences will help create a trauma-informed, equitable policy to decrease suicide for Black youth in Oregon.
Emal questions about the mixer and Oregon’s Balck Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition to [email protected].
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.
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 – Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention (make up day due to 2 snow days). Location TBD
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 – 12, 2024
April 18-19, 2024
SAFETY
School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
School Resource Officer Appreciation Day is February 15th. The Safety Team is requesting your help to collect cards, notes, pictures, etc. to present to our SRO team. The goal is to highlight the positive relationship between our SROs and their schools.
Foot health is essential in maintaining overall health and well-being.
Did you know that each foot has around 200,000 nerve endings which function as sensory receptors to transmit information to your brain about pressure, temperature and movement. This allows you to move, balance or touch something without conscious thought or effort – a system known as proprioception.
Thursday, February 8, 2024: Asian Family Night Lunar New Year Event English/Chinese
Dinner included.
IMMUNIZATIONS
Immunization Exclusion Day
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.
OSNA
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.
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 14, 2024 – Nurse Meeting, location TBDWednesday, February 28, 2024, 245-4 – Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention (make up day due to 2 snow days). Location TBD
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, 2024OSNA Spring Conference 2024 (in Bend)
April 18, 2024
April 19, 2024
SAFETY
School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
School Resource Officer Appreciation Day is February 15th. The Safety Team is requesting your help to collect cards, notes, pictures, etc. to present to our SRO team. The goal is to highlight the positive relationship between our SROs and their schools. We’d love to hear about your appreciation for your school’s SRO. Please send any items to the Safety Team at the Ed Center no later than Friday, February 9th.
STUDENT SERVICES
National School Counseling Week 2024
National School Counseling Week 2024 (#NSCW24) is Feb. 5-9, 2024, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February.
Here is a “Certificate of Appreciation” that you can use for your counselors as well as a sign for them to hang on their door if you choose.
February 5-9, 2024 – National School Counseling Week
February 7, 2024 – *OSNA Special Topics Cafe – OCCHYN (register here)
February 8, 2024 – Lunar New Year Celebration/AAPI Family Night
February 9, 2024 – School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
February 13, 2024 – *OSNA Mentoring Monday (rescheduled from 1/22/24 – Seizure Tools and Acuity) (register here)
February 14, 2024 – In person Nurse Meeting
February 15, 2024 – *OSNA Power Hour – Records Request and School Health Records (register here)
February 21, 2024 – Immunization Exclusion Day
February 26, 2024 – *OSNA Mentoring Monday – Asthma – Life long implications Dr. Baker: Wendy and Larissa Fain on community partnerships (register here)
*All OSNA virtual event times are 330pm-5pm. (Come for all or part of the time.)
On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, members from various community agencies will be coming together for a community resource fair for Bend-La Pine Schools staff. I am hoping a few of you can attend this event and report back to the team during our February 14th nurse meeting?? Please let Tami know if you plan to attend.
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Time: 2:15-4pm
Location: Juniper Elementary School
You must scan in with your BLS employee badge
Bend-La Pine Schools staff will rotate through and visit community partner tables learning about the diverse community resources available to assist us with making more informed recommendations to students and families who may benefit from the resource services presented.
Thursday, February 8, 2024: Lunar New Year celebration/AAPI Family Night.
Both events will be in the evening with dinner included. More information to follow.
ERIN’S LAW
FYI – What is Erin’s Law?
Erin’s Law requires that all public schools offer child abuse prevention education to help children gain the confidence to have a voice, and to speak up in cases of sexual abuse.
Erin’s Law is named after childhood sexual assault survivor, author, speaker and activist Erin Merryn. In 2012, Erin introduced the legislation in her home state of Illinois, requiring that all public schools implement a prevention-oriented child sexual abuse program. Oregon adopted Erin’s Law in 2015.
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.
OSNA
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.
MEETINGS/TRAININGS
Mandatory nurse staff meetings/trainings on the following days: (this is for regular nurses only. Substitute nurses do not need to attend.)
Friday, February 2, 2024 (Hannah is running the show so be nice to her!)
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 – Nurse Meeting, location TBD
Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 245-4 – Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention (make up day due to 2 snow days). Location TBD
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, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
OSNA Spring Conference 2024 (in Bend)
April 18, 2024
April 19, 2024
SAFETY
School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
School Resource Officer Appreciation Day is February 15th. The Safety Team is requesting your help to collect cards, notes, pictures, etc. to present to our SRO team. The goal is to highlight the positive relationship between our SROs and their schools. We’d love to hear about your appreciation for your school’s SRO. Please send any items to the Safety Team at the Ed Center no later than Friday, February 9th.
STUDENT SERVICES
National School Counseling Week 2024
National School Counseling Week 2024 (#NSCW24) is Feb. 5-9, 2024, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February.
Here is a “Certificate of Appreciation” that you can use for your counselors as well as a sign for them to hang on their door if you choose.
A JAPANESE METHOD TO RELAX IN 5 MINUTES How to relieve stress? While a certain amount of stress in our lives is normal and even necessary, excessive stress can interfere with normal daily activities and take a toll on our personal lives and health. Today we at Bright Side invite you to try an ancient Japanese technique of self-relaxation that will not take you more than 5 minutes and …www.youtube.com
IMPORTANT DATES – JAN/FEB
January 31, 2024 – Community Resources Fair
January 31, 2024 – Black History Month Kick Off Celebration
February 5-9, 2024 – National School Counseling Week
February 8, 2024 – Lunar New Year Celebration/AAPI Family Night
February 9, 2024 – School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
HOWEVER, BLS has its own Head Lice Procedure (English/Spanish) to follow.
For live lice, the parent/guardian is notified and directed to pick up student. Student will remain in office area (or other designated area) until parent/guardian pick up. Student may ride the bus home if parent/guardian unable to pick up.
Student’s head will be checked for live lice by designated BLS staff upon return to school.
Communication will be sent out following the BLS Head Lice Procedure.
IMMUNIZATIONS
Immunization Exclusion Day
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!
Primary Review Day is January 17th and that is the day I send the initial reports to the Health Department.
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.
Immunization Exclusion Day for ALL students is Wednesday February 21, 2024
Here are the dates to use for running your HLT 414 report to determine which students are not up to date.
Assessment date – 1/17/24
Cutoff date – 12/31/23
Exclusion date – 2/21/24
Click Insufficient, Incomplete and No Record when running report
Print a copy of your report so you can use it to make notes on it such as when phone calls were made, mail sent and when students were updated.
INCOMPLETE Students: Means they are not up to date. Check Alertiis for any new immunizations that you can update. Check that the CIS signature box has been checked.
INSUFFICIENT Students: Always is a “data input error”. The dates are in the wrong order, or the student’s birth date is entered incorrectly.
OSNA
OSNA Spring Conference 2024 – NEED VOLUNTEERS
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, arts
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.
SAFETY
AEDs for Middle and High School Athletics
Over the next few weeks, nurses in middle and high schools will be receiving additional AED back packs for their athletic departments. Please give these AED back packs to your athletic directors. Please instruct them on the importance of monthly AED checks and to report any problems.
STUDENT DOCUMENTS
Reminder
If your student has a signed, current Authorization to Disclose Student Information, please, please, please make sure that it is uploaded under the documents tab in Synergy.
MEETINGS/TRAININGS
Mandatory nurse staff meetings/trainings on the following days: (this is for regular nurses only. Substitute nurses do not need to attend
Friday, February 2, 2024 – Nurse meeting for regular nursing staff.
(Hannah is running the show so be nice to her!) 10am – 12pm at Cascade Middle School
Looking for nurses to host a first year COCC nursing student for one day. One way we can support our nurses of the future is to introduce them into the world of school nursing. (It’s much more than ice packs and Band-Aids.) Please take a look at the schedule here and sign up.
DEI
Interpreter/Translation
Need an interpreter or translator in a pinch? An updated list of CAFE Program members is available here. This information can also be found on the Portal’s Equity page, under “Employee Resources”. You are welcome to contact anyone on the list, not just those at your site! Please continue to use Linguist Link for the majority of your requests – CAFE members are bilingual staff who can support as linguists if you have a time-sensitive matter but should not be relied on for these services regularly.
Upcoming District Family Events
Dates to mark on your calendar
Wednesday, January 31, 2024: Black History Month kick off-celebration.
Thursday, February 8, 2024: Lunar New Year celebration/AAPI Family Night.
Both events will be in the evening with dinner included. More information to follow.
LGTBQ+
Increasing Family Support for LGBTQ Students to Reduce Risk and Promote Well-Being
From Dana our FAN Administrator: FAN staffing has been a challenge this year due to resignations and leaves. Thank you all for your patience as I have adjusted staffing and most recently, made some changes in staffing assignments. I am committed to staffing our Dual Immersion schools with Spanish speaking Advocates. This has caused some shifts in assignments, as the last round of hiring yielded some great candidates, but none of them speak Spanish. Here is the current list of Advocates and their assigned schools. Two new Advocates are in the process of being hired now. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
IMMUNIZATIONS
Immunization Exclusion Day
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!
Primary Review Day is January 17th and that is the day I send the initial reports to the Health Department.
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.
Immunization Exclusion Day for ALL students is Wednesday February 21, 2024
Here are the dates to use for running your HLT 414 report to determine which students are not up to date.
Assessment date – 1/17/24
Cutoff date – 12/31/23
Exclusion date – 2/21/24
Click Insufficient, Incomplete and No Record when running report
Print a copy of your report so you can use it to make notes on it such as when phone calls were made, mail sent and when students were updated.
INCOMPLETE Students: Means they are not up to date. Check Alertiis for any new immunizations that you can update. Check that the CIS signature box has been checked.
INSUFFICIENT Students: Always is a “data input error”. The dates are in the wrong order, or the student’s birth date is entered incorrectly.
MEETINGS/TRAININGS
Mandatory nurse staff /meetings trainings on the following non-school days
Friday, February 2, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
OSNA Spring Conference 2024
April 18, 2024
April 19, 2024
Mandatory Training – January 17th
The mandatory training for Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention that was canceled (due to the snow day) has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 17th, Bend Senior High Auditorium. Nurses are required to attend. Our regular nurse meeting is canceled for this month. More information to come about the February 2nd meeting/training.
What: Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention
When: January 17, 2024, 2:45-4:00 pm
Where: Perseverance Hall, Bend High School
School counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, and student success coordinators will gather together for Educator Network Day at the Caldera Auditorium for the roll out of Raptor StudentSafe early intervention software. After an initial introduction to StudentSafe, participants will be working in school site teams for entry of their risk screens.
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
If a student has a health management plan and an IEP, please send the HMP to the Bend-La Pine Records at [email protected].
Please include the following messaging “Attached is student # health management plan to be uploaded in SE Historical Documents.”
Safe Feeding Plans
If a student has a safe feeding plan and an IEP, please send the safe feeding plan to the Bend-La Pine Records at [email protected].
“Attached is the safe feeding plan for student # to be uploaded in SE Historical Documents.”
**BE SURE TO CC YOURSELF WHEN SENDING VIA BLSEND SO YOU HAVE A RECORD THAT THE INFORMATION WAS SENT TO THE RECORDS CLERKS.
CONCUSSION UPDATES
District Concussion Numbers
SEPTEMBER 2023
Elementary
Middle
High
5
11
1
OCTOBER 2023
Elementary
Middle
High
17
16
20
NOVEMBER 2023
Elementary
Middle
High
11
7
26
DECEMBER 2023
Elementary
Middle
High
3
4
0
TOTALS (as of 12/30/23)
Elementary
Middle
High
59
38
47
COVID-19 TESTS
Expiration Extension Information
iHealth Antigen Test Expiration Date Extension Information. Tests not on the extension list should be discarded.
DEI
Interpreter/Translation
Need an interpreter or translator in a pinch? An updated list of CAFE Program members is available here. This information can also be found on the Portal’s Equity page, under “Employee Resources”. You are welcome to contact anyone on the list, not just those at your site! Please continue to use Linguist Link for the majority of your requests – CAFE members are bilingual staff who can support as linguists if you have a time-sensitive matter but should not be relied on for these services regularly.
Upcoming District Family Events
Dates to mark on your calendar
Wednesday, January 31, 2024: Black History Month kick off-celebration.
Thursday, February 8, 2024: Lunar New Year celebration/AAPI Family Night.
Both events will be in the evening with dinner included. More information to follow.
LGTBQ+
Increasing Family Support for LGBTQ Students to Reduce Risk and Promote Well-Being
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!
Primary Review Day is January 17th and that is the day I send the initial reports to the Health Department.
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.
Immunization Exclusion Day for ALL students is Wednesday February 21, 2024
Here are the dates to use for running your HLT 414 report to determine which students are not up to date.
Assessment date – 1/17/24
Cutoff date – 12/31/23
Exclusion date – 2/21/24
ClickInsufficient,Incomplete andNo Record when running report
Print a copy of your report so you can use it to make notes on it such as when phone calls were made, mail sent and when students were updated.
INCOMPLETE Students: Means they are not up to date. Check Alertiis for any new immunizations that you can update. Check that the CIS signature box has been checked.
INSUFFICIENT Students: Always is a “data input error”. The dates are in the wrong order, or the student’s birth date is entered incorrectly.
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TRAINING
Missed Doses
Please review the steps to take when scheduled medication doses are missed with designated medication administration trained staff at your schools .
Ensure medication tasks are set up in Synergy as a reminder for staff re: student scheduled medications.
Student does not show up at 2pm for their scheduled dose.
Check to make sure they are at school.
Attempt to notify student (call to class or note to student) to come to the health room.
If student is still a no show, (depending on the student and possible disability) staff may need to physically go to the classroom to inform student to go to the health office.
If student refuses to go to health office for medication administration, school nurse and parent/guardian should be notified. This contact interaction should be documented in Synergy as a refusal.
If student continuously “no shows” for medication administration, nurse should brainstorm with school team, student, and possibly parent/guardian on ways to best support student. Ex. – Reminder alarms on student (iPad), is there a reason the student is refusing to come to the health office, does the administration time need to be adjusted (due to class scheduling issues)?
If a medication a medication error occurs the following must be done:
school nurse notification
parent/guardian notification (document notification in Synergy)
incident report completed
* If a student refuses to take their scheduled medication, an incident report does NOT need to be completed. However, medication refusal needs to be documented in Synergy along with parent/guardian and school nurse notification.
Mandatory nurse staff /meetings trainings on the following non-school days
Friday, February 2, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
OSNA Spring Conference 2024
April 18, 2024
April 19, 2024
January 10, 2024, Monthly Nurse Meeting RESCHEDULED to Wednesday, January 17, 230-4pm, location TBD. Nurses are required to attend the Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention Software training on January 7, 2024, 2:45-4pm.
MENTAL HEALTH
Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention
What: Educator Network Day
When: January 10, 2024, 2:45-4:00 pm
Where: Caldera High School Auditorium
(Our monthly nurse meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Location TBD.)
School counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, and student success coordinators will gather together for Educator Network Day at the Caldera Auditorium for the roll out of Raptor StudentSafe early intervention software. After an initial introduction to StudentSafe, participants will be working in school site teams for entry of their risk screens.
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
Immunization Exclusion Day for ALL BLS students is Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Michelle will be sending the school reports to
MEETING/TRAININGS
Mandatory nurse staff /meetings trainings on the following non-school days
Friday, February 2, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
OSNA Spring Conference 2024
April 18, 2024
April 19, 2024
January 10, 2024, Monthly Nurse Meeting RESCHEDULED
to Wednesday, January 17, 230-4pm, location TBD.
Nurses are required to attend the Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention Software training on January 7, 2024, 2:45-4pm.
MENTAL HEALTH
Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention
What: Educator Network Day
When: January 10, 2024, 2:45-4:00 pm
Where: Caldera High School Auditorium
(Our monthly nurse meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Location TBD.)
School counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, and student success coordinators will gather together for Educator Network Day at the Caldera Auditorium for the roll out of Raptor StudentSafe early intervention software. After an initial introduction to StudentSafe, participants will be working in school site teams for entry of their risk screens.
Action needed: please bring suicide risk screens and a screen for NSSI (if you have one). 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
Suicide Risk Screens
Suicide Risk Screener with Safety Plan: Notification goes to principal; written form stays with the person who completed the screener and safety plan – typically counselor/psych/SSC. A copy should be sent by the staff memeber that completed the process to April Jorgenson via BLSend or district mail. The written record should never be placed in the student’s cumulative folder.
Deschutes County Public Health Suicide Data and Trend Report
Share a compliment. Compliments benefit the giver and the receiver. Making others happy boosts our own happiness which improves our overall well being.
Tuesday, December 12th: Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day. this is a holiday celebrate by many within the Latino/Hispanic Catholic community in particular. More information can be found here.
HERO KIDS
*NURSES – Please encourage your families of students with complicated or chronic health conditions, developmental disabilities or mental health conditions to register for this program. Currently, there are only 11 children in Bend/La Pine that are registered with this program.
HERO Kids Registry is a voluntary, no-cost system that lets any Oregon family record critical health information about their child before an emergency. Registry information can be accessed quickly by EMS and hospital emergency departments at the moment they need it.
Registering with HERO Kids is especially useful for young people who are medically fragile, or for those who have complex conditions, developmental disabilities, or mental health conditions. Young people in a crisis can’t always communicate their needs. Family members may not be present, or they may too distressed to help. Language barriers can impede communication. HERO Kids Registry can help offset some of these challenges.
Parents and legal guardians can register their child or young adult with HERO Kids online, and there is a paper registration option for people who prefer it. Young adults aged 15-26 can register themselves. HERO Kids Registry is secure and HIPAA-compliant.
Please share this information with your families in your next family newsletter. It is specifically for Families of Students with Complicated or Chronic Health Conditions, Developmental Disabilities or Mental Health Conditions.
Immunization Exclusion Day for ALL students is Wednesday February 21, 2024
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Signing into Synergy
Staff who sign into Synergy Mobile Applications process: Be sure to choose “Sign In with BLS” whenever you are given the option.
MEETINGS/TRAININGS
Mandatory nurse staff /meetings trainings on the following non-school days
Friday, February 2, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
OSNA Spring Conference 2024
April 18, 2024
April 19, 2024
January 17, 2024, Monthly Nurse Meeting RESCHEDULED
to Wednesday, January 17, 230-4pm, location TBD.
Nurses are required to attend the Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention Software training on January 7, 2024, 2:45-4pm.
Dates No Longer Available for Time Off
3/20/24 – 3/24/24
MENTAL HEALTH
Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention
What: Educator Network Day
When: January 10, 2024, 2:45-4:00 pm
Where: Caldera High School Auditorium
(Our monthly nurse meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Location TBD.)
School counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, and student success coordinators will gather together for Educator Network Day at the Caldera Auditorium for the roll out of Raptor StudentSafe early intervention software. After an initial introduction to StudentSafe, participants will be working in school site teams for entry of their risk screens.
Action needed: please bring suicide risk screens and a screen for NSSI (if you have one). 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
Suicide Risk Screens
Suicide Risk Screener with Safety Plan: Notification goes to principal; written form stays with the person who completed the screener and safety plan – typically counselor/psych/SSC. A copy should be sent by the staff memeber that completed the process to April Jorgenson via BLSend or district mail. The written record should never be placed in the student’s cumulative folder.
Deschutes County Public Health Suicide Data and Trend Report
988 Lifeline Chat and Text988 Lifeline Chat and Text is a service of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline), connecting individuals with crisis counselors for emotional…988lifeline.org
The Trevor Project Lifeline
The Trevor Project, a crisis intervention and suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+, available 24/7.
Youthline is a free teen-to-teen crisis support and help line available from 4:00pm-10pm daily. YouthLine is confidential to a point -while they will never share conversations, they are mandatory reporters.
A local crisis line for anyone or any loved one experiencing a mental health crisis, available 24/7.
Dial: 541-322-7500, option 9
The Deschutes County Crisis Stabilization Center
The Crisis Stabilization is open 24/7 providing immediate access to a Master’s level therapist for individuals experiencing a crisis. Open to people of all ages, regardless of ability to pay, in a safe and confidential environment. Walk-in preferred.
Written form goes to the working file of the principal (or designee) and a copy is sent to April Jorgenson via BLSend or district mail. The written DHS record should never be placed in the student’s cumulative folder.
A challenge for you all is to not check your email over the winter break. Remember to switch on your automatic email replies that detail you are out of the office and will check messages when you return on January 2, 2024.
Cheers to time off filled with well deserved relaxation, serenity, and a good Netflix binge.
The average nose produces about a cupful of nasal mucous every day!
CONCUSSION UPDATES
District Concussion Numbers
SEPTEMBER 2023
Elementary
Middle
High
5
11
1
OCTOBER 2023
Elementary
Middle
High
17
16
20
NOVEMBER 2023
Elementary
Middle
High
11
7
26
TOTALS (as of 11/30/23)
Elementary
Middle
High
33
34
47
DEI
Upcoming Dates
Thursday, December 7th: First night of Hanukkah. There will be a public Menorah lighting at the Old Mill the evening of December 7th – details here.
Tuesday, December 12th: Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day. this is a holiday celebrate by many within the Latino/Hispanic Catholic community in particular. More information can be found here.
Family Liaison Team
Updated information about the Family Liaison Team of linguistically – and/or culturally-specific Family Liaisons English version, Spanish version
HERO KIDS
*NURSES – Please encourage your families of students with complicated or chronic health conditions, developmental disabilities or mental health conditions to register for this program. Currently, there are only 11 children in Bend/La Pine that are registered with this program.
HERO Kids Registry is a voluntary, no-cost system that lets any Oregon family record critical health information about their child before an emergency. Registry information can be accessed quickly by EMS and hospital emergency departments at the moment they need it.
Registering with HERO Kids is especially useful for young people who are medically fragile, or for those who have complex conditions, developmental disabilities, or mental health conditions. Young people in a crisis can’t always communicate their needs. Family members may not be present, or they may too distressed to help. Language barriers can impede communication. HERO Kids Registry can help offset some of these challenges.
Parents and legal guardians can register their child or young adult with HERO Kids online, and there is a paper registration option for people who prefer it. Young adults aged 15-26 can register themselves. HERO Kids Registry is secure and HIPAA-compliant.
Please share this information with your families in your next family newsletter. It is specifically for Families of Students with Complicated or Chronic Health Conditions, Developmental Disabilities or Mental Health Conditions.
Power Hour – Thursday, 11/16/23, 330-5 (Register here.)
Special Topics Cafe – Wednesday, 12/6/23, 330-5 (Register here.)
SAFETY
CPR/First Aid Training Information – This information was sent out to level leaders last week.
How to Register for CPR/First Aid Training/Renewal Course for BLS Staff
UKG
My Info (drop down menu, 3 stacked lines upper left side, above your initials)
My Career
My Learning
Access Learning (upper right side)
Training (top black menu bar)
Courses
First Aid (on right side)
Click on First Aid Link
Click on green Enroll Now button
Online Course
Once staff have registered for the CPR/First Aid course, staff will receive an email with a link for the online course portion of the training. (If you do not receive a link within the next business day, please check your junk email. If it is not in your junk email, please email Michelle Spetic at [email protected])
In-Person Skills Training
Once the online portion of the training is completed, staff will receive a Google form to sign up for the 20 minute in-person skills training.
Certification Card
Staff will receive an email with your CPR/First Aid certification card within 1-2 business days after completing the in-person skills class.
List of Certified CPR/First Aid Trained Staff at Your Site
Stephanie Bend sends out quarterly reports to all schools that include cpr/first aid certified school staff names.
OAR 581-022-2220 – Health Services
Each school shall have, at a minimum, at least one staff member with a current first aid/CPR/AED card for every 60 students enrolled, as set by ORS 339.345, and 342.664 and who are trained annually on the district and building emergency plans. Emergency planning will include the presence of at least one staff member with a current first aid/CPR/AED card for every 60 students for school-sponsored activities where students are present. (This includes field trips.)
