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<div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Year
2 of Workforce Development Projects for School Nurses (2023-24)</b></span></span></span></div>
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the goal of increasing the number of</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">nationally
certified school nurses</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">in
Maine (up to 50), the Maine DOE will assist with the costs associated with becoming nationally certified for a limited number of qualified school nurses. </span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To be eligible for this</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">opportunity</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
school nurses must:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. Be employed to work in a Maine school for at least one year</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. Hold a current 524 professional or conditional endorsement from the Maine Department of Education</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">3. Meet eligibility requirements by the National Board for Certified School Nurses: </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; font-size: 14px; display: inline !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.nbcsn.org/ncsn/eligibility/" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="LPlnk367184"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">https://www.nbcsn.org/ncsn/eligibility/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Please complete</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; font-size: 14px; display: inline !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTsNW3El-C_5Fk5NV88SOugNUQjgyMThQVDJZUDlVSEE2OFdaTEJZTVU5My4u" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTsNW3El-C_5Fk5NV88SOugNUQjgyMThQVDJZUDlVSEE2OFdaTEJZTVU5My4u" id="LPlnk613332"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
this form</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> if you qualify and are interested. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif; margin:0px">Emily Poland</span></i><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif; margin:0px">, MPH, RN, NCSN <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; margin: 0px; background-color: white;">she/her/hers</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8pt; font-family:Cambria,serif; margin:0px">School Nurse Consultant</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8pt; font-family:Cambria,serif; margin:0px">Team Leader, Coordinated School Health</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8pt; font-family:Cambria,serif; margin:0px">Maine Department of Education</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8pt; font-family:Cambria,serif; margin:0px">Phone: (207) 592-0387<br>
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