California School Nurses Organization

COVID-19 Corner for
School Nurse Resources

CSNO COVID-19 Health Services
Recovery Plan Resource
Guide in Educational Settings
June 2020

Thank you to the over 40 CSNO School Nurse members for their contributions to the CSNO COVID-19 Recovery Plan Resource Guide in Educational Settings document. Nearly 500 CSNO school nurse members participated on a Zoom call to discuss the document, share strategies and solve issues. CSNO  will be releasing a PowerPoint to CSNO members that address the training requirements/ recommendations outlined by CDPH.

CDPH Releases Interim Schools
Reopening Guidelines

The Calfiornia Department of Public Health (CDPH) released Interim Guidelines for School Reopening document. As a preface, the document states, "Communities across the state are spending the next weeks and months preparing for the forthcoming school year. To assist with that planning process, the following guidelines and considerations are intended to help school and community leaders plan and prepare to resume in-person instruction."   To access the please visit the button below.

CDC Re Opening Schools Tool (May 2020)

 Click here to see what other school nurses are doing during the COVID-19 Crisis and share what you are doing.

Upload your word document to our file so that others can see your school nurse activities or you can open the document and add what you are doing.
Newsom signs Executive Order relaxing  and expanding Telehealth services 4-4-2020
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/04/03/governor-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-expand-telehealth-services/
State Superintendent of Public Instruction's Letter to County Superintendents 4/1/2020
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6822742-County-Superintendents-Letter-03-31-20.html?utm_source=CalMatters+Newsletters&utm_campaign=638977a293-WHATMATTERS_NEWSLETTER&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_faa7be558d-638977a293-150162249&mc_cid=638977a293&mc_eid=826264a860
CDC COVID-19 Symptom Checker
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/index.html
Governor Gavin Newsom orders statewide stay at home order directive 3-19-2020
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/california-news/gov-newsom-issues-statewide-stay-at-home-order/
Guidance on Stay Home except for Essential Needs 3-19-2020
https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/

School Guidance
CDC Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)-March 12, 2020
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/index.html
California Department of Public Health Guidance for Schools-3- 7-2020
school_guidance_ada_compliant_final.pdf_3-8-20.pdf
COVID-19 School Action Plan based on CDPH 3-7-2020 Guidance.
covid-19_school_guidance_-_action_plan_template.docx
Sample Pandemic Preparedness Plan
pandemic_preparedness_plan.docx
CDC Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community-mitigation-strategy.pdf
Helping Students Deal with Anxiety and Stress
 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kgDEGk4CsazZv9lGUB-5FlaSXp1c5q4B

COVID-19 Information
California State of Emergency-Gov Gavin Newsom March 4, 2020
3.4.20-coronavirus-soe-proclamation.pdf
California Department of Public Health COVID-19, What You Need to Know 
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Site
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

School Support forms
Absenteeism Tracking COVID-19
absenteeism_tracking_for_covid-19_.docx
School Staff Screening Education Tool-CSNO
covid_staff_education_tool.docx
Standard Precautions for All Patient Care
https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/basics/standard-precautions.html
School Sanitizer Use Sample-Public Health Directive
schools_sanitizer.pdf
OSHA Cleaning Standards COVID-19
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/
Social Distancing Video
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/justthefaqs/2020/03/12/coronavirus-social-distancing-key-fighting-covid-19/5036385002/
Sample Letters
Sample Letter to Superintendents
letter_to_districts_final_draft_0227_520pm.docx
Sample Letter to Families about Coronavirus
sample_coronavirus_letter.docx
Sample Letter to Staff
sample_covid_letter__to_staff.docx
Sample Letter for Events
science_camp_letter_to_parents_0303_draft_4.docx

Posters:
Print Material for COVID-19 (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/factsheets.html
Avoid Spreading Germs at Work
https://www.cdc.gov/nonpharmaceutical-interventions/pdf/dont-spread-germs-work-item3.pdf
Cover your Cough Posters (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/protect/cdc_cough.pdf
COVID-19 Health Information Poster
coronavirus-health_information_flyer__phs_logo_2-28-20_final.pdf
Stay Home if you are IIl Posters (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/freeresources/updated/stay-home-from-work-poster.pdf
Wash your Hands Posters (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/posters.html
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/materials.html

Laws & Legal Alerts Related to Pandemics
AALRR COVID-19 Legal Alert (3-5-2020)
https://www.aalrr.com/newsroom-alerts-3602
California Education Code 49403
California Education Code 49403
Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board of a school district shall cooperate with the local health officer in measures necessary for the prevention and control of communicable diseases in school-age children.
California Education Code 48213 & Health and Safety Code 120230
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC&sectionNum=48213.
No instructor, teacher, pupil, or child who resides where any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease exists or has recently existed, that is subject to strict isolation or quarantine of contacts, shall be permitted by any superintendent, principal, or teacher of any college, seminary, or public or private school to attend the college, seminary, or school, except by the written permission of the health officer.
California Education Code 49451
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC&sectionNum=49451.
Students may be excluded from school if  there is good reason to believe that the child is suffering from a recognized contagious or infectious disease.
The School Nurses of California Foundation (SNOCF) provides financial support for:
  • ​  Programs and supplies to help keep students healthy and ready to learn.
  •   Unfunded legislative mandates that can improve the health and well-being of California students and the school community.  
  •   Assistance with funding of data collection, reports, and technology, focused on improving school health.
  •   Organizations that promote and enhance the value of school nursing.
  •   School Nurses who conduct and publish research working to improve the health of California students.

Call For Presenters
71st Annual CSNO Conference

Closes August 5, 2020

SPA 015-021 approved

CSNO is pleased to announce the State Plan Amendment (SPA 015-021) has been approve by CMS.

https://www.medicaid.gov/sites/default/files/State-resource-center/Medicaid-State-Plan-Amendments/Downloads/CA/CA-15-0021.pdf

In 2015, CSNO, with the support of then Senator Wolk (D), pushed forward with SB 277, which would allow for LEA's to bill for health services provided to students regardless of their IEP Status. Today, this becomes the new reality!
CSNO has worked tirelessly to get this passed through Legislation, vetted through DHCS and now approved by CMS.  Estimates conducted by the California Health Benefit Review Board revealed that more than $150 million Federal dollars are left on the table for school nursing services.
For the past 5 years, CSNO has been involved in working with community groups, serving on the implementation advisory group (IAG) and the LEA Medi-Cal Billing Option Program Advisory Work group, to bring the SPA to fruition.
To read more about what SPA expansion means, visit
STATE PLAN AMENDMENT 15-021 Overview

CSNO seeking Candidates for CSNO State President-Elect & Treasurer

CSNO is soliciting candidates to serve on the CSNO State Board as the incoming CSNO President Elect (succession to President, then Past President) and Treasurer for the 2020-2021 term. Elected successful candidates will be installed at the 2021 71th Annual CSNO Conference, which will be held in Palm Desert at the Omni Las Palmas Palm Springs 41000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.  You must be a member in Good Standing to serve on the CSNO State Board.  If you have questions, please contact Sheri Coburn, CSNO Past President sheri.coburn@csno.org

CSNO and VSP Partnership!!

At this time VSP has paused the distribution of vision care gift certificates due to COVID-19 global pandemic. Please visit this page for further details: VSP Update

American Academy of Pediatrics
January 2019 Policy Statement The Link Between School Attendance and Good Health

American Academy of Pediatrics
May 2016
Policy Statement
Role of the School Nurse in Providing School Health Services
COUNCIL ON SCHOOL HEALTH

AAP Policy Statement on Off-Label
Medication Use

The American Academy of Pediatrics has a position statement on the use of off-label medication use with children. The purpose of off-label use is to benefit the individual patient. Practitioners use their professional judgment to determine these uses. As such, the term “off-label” does not imply an improper, illegal, contraindicated, or investigational use. Therapeutic decision-making must always rely on the best available evidence and the importance of the benefit for the individual patient.

A Day in the Life of a
School Nurse

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​Inside California Education is a public television series that explores the challenges, issues and stories of public education.  Recently the station highlighted school nursing.  Please feel free to share with your school communities
http://vids.kvie.org/video/3000507949/

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