Students must be healthy to be educated and educated to be healthy.

Our Health Team
The SMMUSD health team includes: Registered Credentialed School Nurses (RCSN), Health Office Specialists (HOS) and a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN). We collaboratively provide equitable care for students across the district.

School Nurses
Each school site has a designated School Nurse overseeing health services. School Nurses are licensed Registered Nurses with an additional credential obtained through further education. RCSNs may oversee multiple schools. Our School Nurses follow evidence-based practice and are involved in:

• Creating health care plans
• Medication management
• Vaccination compliance
• Illness prevention
• Emergency planning & response
• Managing chronic mental/physical conditions in the school setting
• State-mandated hearing & vision screenings
• Maximizing attendance
• Staff training
• Teaching health promotion, health literacy, and disease prevention
• Providing health education to students, staff and families>
• Connecting students and families to resources
• Promoting age appropriate independence and self-advocacy skills for students with medical needs
• Collaborating with site educators & specialists to increase student success by participating in SST meetings, IEP meetings, 504 plans etc.
• Working with LA County Department of Public Health to prevent and report communicable conditions in the school setting

Mental Health Needs at School
Please visit our Mental Health & Community Resources page for more information.