Local District Policies and Laws

Some local policies and procedures of which the school's health services Administrator should be knowledgeable are:

Comprehensive School Health Program

School Health Services

Healthy Environment

Health Promotion (Staff and Community)

Parent/Community (School Health Advisory Committee)

Guidance Counseling

School Food Service

Physical Education

Health Instruction (Curriculum)

Program Management

Personnel Policies of Local School Districts

Criteria for employment (job specifications)

Employee health examinations

Food service health policies

In-service obligations and opportunities

Policies regarding benefits, leave of absences

Student Policies

Prevention and control of communicable disease

Care of illness and injury

Emergency transportation of ill or injured students

Special Education needs -- role of school nurse -- policy regarding "Do Not Resuscitate" Orders

Physical education and sports examinations, excuses, adaptations, protective equipment

Injury prevention, legal liability

Environmental Policies

Sanitation codes and inspection

School safety and physical facilities

Playground safety

Bus Safety

Fire prevention and protection

Community emergency and disaster plans -- school district role

Hazards in the workplace

Infection control (universal precautions; blood-borne pathogens)

General Policies

District structure

Transportation