School Nurse
School Nurse
SCREENINGS
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Health examinations will be required for new entrants and in grades Pre-K or K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. The required NY state form is listed on the left.
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Scoliosis screening will be required in grades 5 and 7 for girls and grade 9 for boys
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Vision screening for color perception, distance, and near vision acuity will be required for new students within 6 months of admission to school. Distance and near vision acuity will be required in grades Pre K or K, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 11.
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Hearing screening utilizing pure tone testing will be required for new entrants within 6 months of admission to school and in grades Pre K or K, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 11.
Parents will be notified about failed screenings.
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Parental Notice for 2026 - 2027 School Year
As part of a required school health examination, a student is weighed, and his/her height is measured. These numbers are used to figure out the student’s body mass index or ‘BMI’. The BMI helps the doctor or nurse know if the student’s weight is in a healthy range or is too high or too low. Recent changes to the New York State Education Law require that BMI and weight status group be included as part of the student’s school health examination. A sample of school districts will be selected to take part in a survey by the New York State Department of Health. If our school is selected to be part of the survey, we will be reporting to New York State Department of Health information about our students’ weight status groups. Only summary information is sent. No names and no information about individual students are sent. However, you may choose to have your child’s information excluded from this survey report.
The information sent to the New York State Department of Health will help health officials develop programs that make it easier for children to be healthier.
If you do not wish to have your child’s weight status information included as part of the Health Department’s survey this year, please call the school nurses’ office.
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 2164 of the New York State Public Health Law requires that students receive certain immunizations to enter a specific grade level and attend school. Listed below are the required vaccinations by grade level:
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- Four doses of Polio (or 3 if 3rd dose at 4 years of age or older)
- Three doses of Hepatitis B
- Five doses of Diphtheria/Tetanus/ Pertussis (or 4 if the 4th dose given at 4 years of age or older or 3 doses if 7 years of age or older and the series started at age 1 or older)
- Two doses of Measles/Mumps/Rubella
- Two doses of Varicella (Chickenpox) or physician certification of disease.
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- Four doses of Polio (or 3 if the 3rd dose was given at 4 years of age or older)
- Three doses of Hepatitis B
- Five doses of Diphtheria/Tetanus/ Pertussis (or 4 doses if the 4th dose given at 4 years of age or older or 3 doses if 7 years of age or older and the series started at age 1 or older)
- Two doses of Measles/Mumps/Rubella
- Two doses of Varicella (Chickenpox) or physician certification of disease.
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- All students are required to have had a least one dose of Tdap
- Three doses of DTaP/DTP
- Two doses of Measles/Mumps/Rubella
- Three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine (or 2 doses of adult Hepatitis B (Recombivax) for children who received the doses at least 4 months apart between 11 through 15 years of age)
- Meningococcal vaccine One dose in grades 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Grade 12 two doses or one dose if received at 16 years of age or older.
- Two doses of Varicella vaccine, grades 6-10 or one dose grades 11-12.
- Four doses of Polio grades 11-12 (or 3 doses if the 3rd dose was given at 4 years of age or older).
Students who have not received, and are not in the process of receiving, such immunizations shall not be permitted to attend school.
Please contact your child's school nurse for more information and immunization schedule for in process.
FORMS
For assistance accessing, reading or completing any of the forms below or to receive a printed copy of any of these forms directly from the school, please contact the appropriate building-level nurse.