School Health Service

School nurses provide emergency care, preventive services (e.g., immunizations, screenings), and coordinate with families and providers to keep students healthy and ready to learn. The Maine School Nurse Evaluation Tool: School Nurse Competencies and Evaluation helps guide growth, goal setting, and evaluation, aligning with the NASN School Nursing Practice Framework™. Like teachers and administrators, nurses should be supported through professional development and evaluation systems. School nurses operate within both health and education systems, facing unique legal, policy, and ethical challenges. The NASN Code of Ethics offers guidance for practice.

Resources available through Maine DOE and national organizations include:

• Guidance documents and protocols for student health
• Professional practice resources for school nurses
• Additional tools to strengthen school health services

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  Docket® for Schools Immunization Tracking is Launched! See this PRIORITY NOTICE, which includes Docket® for Schools - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

For other questions or concerns, email the Maine Immunization Program at Immpact.Support@Maine.gov or by phone (207) 287-3006.

Guidelines for School Health Services 

• Chronic Conditions Management
• Communicable Disease
• Concussion Management
• Delegation, Coordination, & Oversight
• Emergency Care
• Health Screenings
• Immunization
• Medication Administration
• Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention
• Oral Health
• Pests in Schools
• Pre-K/Early Childhood Resources
   
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency: Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home
  • Maine Tracking Network: Childhood Lead Poisoning
  • Toileting Resources
• Pandemic Planning
   
  • Maine School Safety Center Emergency Management 
  • Online Courses School Emergency Planning: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance Center  Online Courses School Emergency Planning: Readiness
  • National Pandemic Strategy from US CDC  
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Training  

Resources

• Agency Nurses in the School Setting
• Community Care Referral Form
• Environment & Health
• Maine DOE Interpretation & Translation
• Maine Prevention Store
• Public Health Collaboration
• Sample Forms & Templates
• School Health Advisor Role Description
• School Health Associates: School Nurse Procedures
• Translated Health Information - National Library of Information

Links to organizations and resources are for reference and information only and do not imply endorsement by the Maine Department of Education.