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Missouri School Improvement Standards on Health Services

Process Standards
8.11 The district has developed and implemented a program for school health services which includes goals and objectives, service activities, and an evaluation design.   

1. The district has a written health services plan and health care services which include:

-    goals and measurable objectives aligned with the CSIP and student performance data

-    program evaluation criteria and procedures

-    board-approved written policies on the administration of medication, contagious and infectious diseases, immunizations    for school children, confidentiality of health records, and child-abuse reporting

-    procedures for first aid and emergency care (including accident-reporting procedures and records of students served)

-    procedures for maintaining up-to-date cumulative health records including immunization records and emergency contact information

-    procedures for providing comprehensive health screenings, making referrals for identified health problems, and sharing information with parents/guardians

-    procedures for monitoring students' chronic health problems and for developing strategies for addressing such problems to ensure individual students' academic progress

2. The health services plan and program is reviewed by a registered nurse and/or a consulting physician annually.

3. Program improvement strategies have been identified and implemented.

Source:  Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  Missouri School Improvement Program Integrated Standards and Indicators Manual:  Accreditation Standards for Public School Districts in Missouri, 2000:  25 - 26.