Health Office:   

Angie Novak,  RN

Phone - 847  963-5902

Fax:    847  963-5906

Pleasant Hill School

Health Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1. Please notify the health office of students: injuries, stitches, casts, crutches, sprains & illnesses as well as concerns/and or conditions regarding your child.

2. A doctor’s note is required to excuse a student from gym and/or outdoor recess post injury/illness.  In addition a doctor’s release is required to resume participation after a medical excuse.

3. Please submit a doctor’s note to have on file in the health folder for all extended illnesses.

 

ILLNESS:

1.   Students will be sent home with a fever (100 F or greater) and should be fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing agent such as Motrin, Advil etc. before returning to school.

2.    Students with vomiting/diarrhea will be sent home.  May return to school when they are symptom free and are able to retain liquids and solid food.

3.   Children with an undiagnosed rash will be sent home from school.  A note from a physician will be needed prior to the student returning to school.

MEDICATION:

1  .The Medication Administration Form must be completed and

     signed by both the doctor and parent and on file in the health

     office before a student may receive, possess, or consume

     prescription or non prescription medication at school. Non

     prescription medication includes all over the counter medication

     as well as cough drops.

2. Dispensing of medication to the student by his/her parent must

    occur in the health office.

3.  Please contact the health office for more information regarding

     medication at school.

HEALTH EXAMINATIONS:

State law requires physical health examinations & required immunizations for all students entering kindergarten and sixth grade. Health examination & immunization forms must be submitted to the health office by October 15th of the current school year or the student shall be excluded from school.  All new students transferring into the district, completed physical examinations & required immunizations must be at school by October 15th or 30 days after their start date of student will be excluded.

DENTAL EXAMINATION:

 February – Dental Month

All Illinois children in kindergarten, second, sixth grades and for all out-of-state or out-of-country transfer students are required to show proof of an examination by a licensed dentist prior to May 15th of the school year. Dental examination completed within the previous 18 months of the May 15th deadline is acceptable. Proof of exam is required by May 15th of the current school year. Documentation that a dental examination will take place within 60 days after May 15 is acceptable. Dental examination waiver or an exemption based on religious grounds that meets IL State Board if Education Administrative Rules is acceptable.

VISION/HEARING SCREENING

Each school year, District 15 nurses conduct vision & hearing screening on students.  The screening is generally conducted in the fall.  You may request a screening at any time during the school year by calling the health office. Annual screening is provided to  students in the following grades/groups: 

 

VISION  SCREENING:                       HEARING SCREENING

Pre-School                                           Pre-school

Kindergarten                                       Kindergarten

2nd grade                                            1st grade

5th grade                                             2nd grade

8th grade                                             3rd grade

Special Education                               Special Education

Transfer students                                Transfer students

Teacher referrals                                 Teacher referrals

Parent requests                                    Parent requests

EYE E XAMINATION:

Children enrolling in kindergarten and enrolling in Illinois schools for the first time need to provide report of an eye examination to the health office by October 15 or 30 days after the students start date.

Student wearing glasses are required to have a vision report form on file every two years.  Optimally, students wearing glasses should  have yearly eye exams.

May – Vision Month

School screening can detect visual problems, however a comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor or optician may detect vision problems missed in routine screening.

Common signs & symptoms of vision problems are 1) squinting or closing one eye while doing certain tasks 2) holding objects too close or sitting close to the television 3) headache complaints, especially at the end of the school day or after reading for a while 4) reversing words, letters or numbers when reading or writing.

 

Please reference the Parent Handbook and/or District 15-web site at www.ccsd15.net for more information and forms.  About District 15 – District Offices – Health Services.

Thank you

Angie Novak, RN