District Nurse
LeAnn Sharon MBA, BSN, RN
District Nurse
Alice Barnett RN BA
District Nurse
Heidi Roth RN BSN
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Health Offices:
Manitou Spring Elementary School 719 685 2154
Ute Pass Elementary School 719 685 2227
Manitou Springs Middle School 719 685 2127
Manitou Springs High School 719 685 2074
Health services are provided by our school nurse and other trained personnel during normal school hours (which do not include athletics, after school activities, trips, etc). After normal school hours, the emergency response will be to call 911.
How Sick is Too Sick? When Children and Staff Should Stay Home from School or Child Care
School Health Information for Parents
If your child has a medical concern such as
significant allergies, asthma, diabetes or seizures etc. please call
your school nurse. We want your child to be safe and healthy at
school. Your school nurse will work with you to develop a health care
plan for your child if needed and will inform staff of your child’s
needs.
If your child is diagnosed with a communicable disease, please call the office or your school nurse. Students who have symptoms of illness should not attend school.
Such symptoms could include fever, frequent or productive cough, throat
or ear pain, vomiting or diarrhea, or an undiagnosed rash. If
antibiotics are prescribed for an illness, please wait 24 hours before
sending your child to school.
Only basic first aid is done at school. School
secretaries and health aides provide this care in our schools
with school nurse training and consultation. Parents are
notified if a child sustains any significant injury at school so that
the student can be observed closely at home. Staff will call 911 if a
student presents with a potentially serious, life-threatening illness or
injury.
Medications can be given at school if needed
following state guidelines and district policy. We encourage parents to
give medication at home as much as possible. We must have written
parental permission to give any medication at school. Additionally we
require physician written authorization to give any medication at school including all other over the counter medications.
All medication must be in original containers. Please refer to the
District 14 Medication Administration Form for
complete information on medications at school.
If your child needs to self carry emergency medications
, please contact your school nurse. The student needs to demonstrate
appropriate maturity, knowledge and responsibility to self administer
emergency medication. A contract provided by the school nurse and
signed by the student, parent, health care provider and school nurse is
required.
Any time your child receives immunizations, please
send a written copy of this information to the school office. State law
requires schools to maintain student immunization records and to
exclude students with incomplete records unless they are in “process.”
Parents may sign for a personal or medical exemption. Parents may use the the CDPHE non-medical exemption form or submit a signed statement annually. A medical exemption must be signed by a licensed healthcare provider and only needs to be submitted once. Please see links further down on this page and more information is available at https://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/vaccine-exemptions
MSSD14 participates in the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS), a
confidential web-based system, maintained by the Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment and used to collect and consolidate
immunization information for disease control purposes. The school health
office may use CIIS as a tool to ensure that your child has the proper
immunizations required for school entry. MSSD does not add any student immunization data to CIIS.
Vision and hearing screenings are done yearly for all students in preschool at MSES grades K-5 and at UPES K-6, 7, and 9, as well as all new students to the district. Parents are notified if students display difficulty with screening tests. Parents may request vision and hearing screening for any student by contacting the school nurse or health aide. Parents may choose to opt their child out of vision and hearing screening by notifying the school nurse in writing at the beginning of the school year.
Students with Allergies / Anaphylaxis
The Board recognizes that many students are diagnosed with
potentially life-threatening allergies and anaphylaxis. To address this
issue and meet state law requirements concerning the management of
allergies and anaphylaxis among students, the Board sets forth the
following requirements health care plans, reasonable accommodations,
access to emergency medications and staff training.
Students with Food Allergies
TBI / Concussion Information
So your child has been diagnosed with a concussion…now what?
MSSD 14 is following CDE's recommended BrainSTEPS Colorado Return to Learn Concussion Management Team (CMT) model. The CMT monitors the student's academics and concussion symptoms while gathering appropriate data to justify educational decisions and promote faster recovery during the initial 4-6 weeks post concussion. Any high school student athlete must also follow the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Return to Play protocol. The CMT members have learned how a concussion affects learning and employ strategies to help students remain in school throughout the recovery process. If the student doesn't recovery within 4-6 weeks a referred is made to the local BrainSTEPS team.
In 2016 the Colorado BrainSTEPS program was developed and based off of the original BrainSTEPS model in Pennsylvania. The BrainSTEPS program was created to build a bridge connecting the medical, rehabilitation, education sectors and families following a student (K-12) acquired brain injury (ABI). ABIs can cause cognitive, physical, socio-emotional and behavioral impairments that impact classroom performance and learning. The BrainSTEPS consulting teams support school teams in the development of educational plans following a student acquired brain injury.
Video Resources:
Brain 101
What it's like to get a concussion (Children's Hospital Colorado)
Concussions 101 by Dr. Mike Evans
Section 504 as related to Healthcare Plan
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) is a Federal civil rights law that is designed to eliminate disability discrimination in programs and activities that receive Federal funds. Since all public school districts receive Federal funds, all public school districts must comply with Section 504.
When a student requires specific health services at school to stay safe and healthy, a Healthcare Plan or Action Plan may be written. Because of changes that broadened the coverage of Section 504, children with Healthcare Plans may qualify for disability protections under Section 504.
Students on Healthcare Plans will be annually reviewed in order to identify whether additional supports or services are necessary.
Health Documents and Forms
Listed below are miscellaneous Health Documents and Forms in Portable Document Format (PDF) that are available for download:
Medication Administration
Allergy Packet
Asthma Packet
Seizure Packet
Diabetes Packet
Meal Modification Request on Food Services Site
New immunization information for 2020-21 school year
Child Care/Preschool/Head Start-required Immunizations for the 2020-21 School Year
K – 12 th Grade School-required Immunizations for the 2019-20 School Year
Parent letter for the Tdap vaccine reared at 6th grade entry
Immunization Documents and Forms
Link to Immunization Exemption Forms and Information from CDPHE
If you choose not to use the CDPHE exemption forms, please follow the instructions on the linked letter and submit your signed document to your school's health office. A medical exemption must be signed by a licensed healthcare provider and only needs to be submitted once.
Immunization Exemption Letter