Health Services

What Do School Nurses Do?
School Nursing is a healthcare specialty requiring specific expertise in nursing, public health, and education.  Our school nurses are licensed, registered nurses educated to address the wide range of health topics that impact children at school:

• Identify health concerns through assessments and observations
• Provide health care counseling or guidance to students, families, and staff
• Conduct Care Coordination including case management, chronic disease management, care planning, and assistance in finding a medical home or other health care providers
• Provide medication management
• Provide health screenings, referrals, and follow-up
• Ensure immunization compliance and coordination of other health mandates according to state requirements
• Provide Health education, promotion, and disease prevention

What Does My Child Need For School?
Click on the links to find out what health forms are required for certain grade levels.

Preschool

• Certificate of Immunization
• Preschool – 5 Physical Exam Form

Kindergarten

• Certificate of Immunization
• Preschool – 5 Physical Exam Form
• Dental Screening Form
• Vision Screening Form English
• Vision Screening Form Spanish

3rd Grade

• Vision Screening Form English
• Vision Screening Form Spanish

7th Grade

• Certificate of Immunization *Tdap and Meningitis vaccine is required before the first day
  

9th Grade

• Dental Screening Form *only a dentist or dental hygienist can perform a dental screening
  

12th Grade

• Certificate of Immunization *Meningitis vaccine is required
  

**Any student grades 7th – 12th who participate in sports or extracurricular activities is required to upload an Iowa Athletic Pre-Participation Physical Examination when they register for the activity here.

Additional Forms

• Asthma and Anaphylaxis Emergency Medication Consent Form
• Medication Administration Form
• Concussion Form for Athletes
• Iowa Athletic Pre-participation Physical Examination Form 
• Food Allergy Action Plan

District Policies

• Southeast Polk Health Procedures – revised procedures coming soon.
• Medication Policy
• Southeast Polk Wellness Policy

Related Links

• Iowa Department of Public Health – Adolescent Health
• Polk County Health Department
• Hawk-i Insurance
• Childhood Illness Guide (IDPH)

Staff	Title	Contact Information
Nicole Wlson	District Lead Nurse	515-957-5677 nicole.wilson@southeastpolk.org
Shelly Lundholm	Altoona Nurse	515-967-3771 shelly.lundholm@southeastpolk.org
Amber Snethen	Centennial Nurse	515-967-2109 amber.snethen@southeastpolk.org
Rachel Knichel	Clay Nurse	515-967-4198 rachel.knichel@southeastpolk.org
Kara Grochala	Delaware Nurse	515-262-3197 kara.grochala@southeastpolk.org
Andrea Seiberling	Four Mile Nurse	515-265-1972 andrea.seiberling@southeastpolk.org
Nikole Robbins	Mitchellville Nurse	515-967-4274 nikole.robbins@southeastpolk.org
Becky Sapp	Runnells Nurse	515-966-2068 rebecca.sapp@southeastpolk.org
Stephanie Bieghler	Willowbrook Nurse	515-967-7512 stephanie.bieghler@southeastpolk.org

Angelia Rogers	Spring Creek Nurse	515-967-5533 angelia.rogers@southeastpolk.org
Emily Blackford	Junior High Nurse	515-967-5509 emily.blackford@southeastpolk.org
Taylor Lynch	Senior High Nurse	515-967-6631 taylor.lynch@southeastpolk.org