[MaineSchoolNurse] 2023-2024 School Health Annual Reporting Window is Open – DUE July 30, 2024

[Poland, Emily]

This is the message that was sent out to Superintendents and now to nurses:

The School Health Annual Report is now available through the Data Collection and Reporting (DC&R) Calendar<https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=72315d7f3d&e=d990143ad9>. The superintendent will determine who will compile and submit the data from all schools within the school administrative unit (SAU). The data does not need to be submitted by your health staff; it can be entered by whomever the superintendent determines is appropriate. Please remember that these reports, once submitted, are manually verified. It may take several weeks for your report to show up in DC&R <https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=0a3a9e9540&e=d990143ad9> calendar as completed. This report is due by July 30, 2024. School staff may download the reporting worksheet<https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=ffceb0a734&e=d990143ad9> in order to aid data collection among your schools.
Health data in schools helps build a bridge that connects school health services to the rest of the health care system. This data collection will help to demonstrate the unique and critical contributions to the health of school-age children and their academic achievement that school nurses provide. As part of the annual report, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) includes the optional reporting connected with National Association of School Nurses, Every Student Counts.™<https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=ad45ef2ef8&e=d990143ad9> The goal is to develop a robust national school health data set that will influence local, state, and national student health policy, as well as identify best practices in school health. A summary of Every Student Counts™ national data from 2021-22 can be accessed here<https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=330988cb24&e=d990143ad9>. Using local data can assist schools in advocating for the multiple needs of students, can inform staffing needs, can help to inform evidence-based school nursing practice, and can improve overall youth health outcomes. The Coordinated School Health<https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=76241a4275&e=d990143ad9> team within the Office of School and Student Supports promotes health and physical literacy to improve access to health care services and resources for all.  Healthy students are better learners.  If you have questions about the School Health Annual Report, please contact DOESchoolandStudentSupports at Maine.gov<mailto:DOESchoolandStudentSupports at Maine.gov>.


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Emily Poland, MPH, RN, NCSN (she/her)
School Nurse Consultant
Coordinator – Coordinated School Health
Office of School and Student Supports
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Email: emily.poland at maine.gov<mailto:emily.poland at maine.gov>
Phone: 207-592-0387
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