School Board Presentations How to Make a Successful Presentation

School Board Presentations

How to Make a Successful Presentation

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Why Educate the School Board on the Benefits of School Nurses? Board members need to understand the

important role school nurses play in student academic achievement.

The more they know about what School Nurses do, the more they are able to support school health issues.

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How do School Nurses Impact Education? Absenteeism is an important outcome that

school nurses influence 2

Assessing for injuries and illnesses during the school day

Managing chronic diseases and conditions in school

Health instruction

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What do School Nurse’s Do? Provide direct care to students for injuries and illness

and long-term management of students with special health care needs. 1

Provides emergency services including triage, illness and injury care, referral and follow-up

Supervises the management and treatment of health conditions

Communicates and educates parents/guardians Develops IHP for students with chronic conditions Develops IEP to manage potential emergency events (asthma,

diabetes, epilepsy, etc.) Educates appropriate faculty and staff regarding IHP and IEP

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What do School Nurse’s Do?

Provides leadership 1

Development of plans for responding to emergencies and disasters

Development, implementation and evaluation of coordinated school health programs

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Screening and referral for health conditions 1

Early identification, referral and treatment can improve student educational outcome

Provides health counseling, including referral and follow-up

Encourages enrollment of students in State Children’s Health Insurance Programs

Connects students, families and staff with community health care providers

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Promotes a healthy school environment 1

Monitoring and promoting immunizations Ensuring appropriate exclusion for infectious

illnesses Reporting communicable diseases Observing buildings and playgrounds for safety

hazards

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Promotes health 1

Provides health education to individual students as well as groups. (nutrition, exercise, smoking prevention and cessation, oral health, prevention of sexually transmitted infections, substance use and abuse, immunizations, adolescent pregnancy prevention, parenting, etc)

Provides health education materials to be used in the classroom

Provides health education programs for staff, families and the community (first aid, CPR, tobacco cessation, etc.)

Active member of the School Health Council

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Leadership role for health policies and programs 1

Coordinated school health programs School wellness policies Crisis/disaster management Emergency medical condition management Acute illness management

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Liaison between school, family, community, and health care provider 1

Provides smooth transition from home or hospital to school

As case manager, provides oversight of care and services and serves as the point of contact for communication among the student, family, school staff, and health care provider

Participates on the IEP and 504 teams

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"When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot become manifest,

strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and

intelligence cannot be applied."

~ Herophilus of Chalcedon, 335 - 280 BC,

Physician to Alexander the Great ~

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Getting on the Agenda

If you are under Student Services, ask your director to place you on the agenda for the next school board meeting.

If not, Contact your Superintendent's secretary and ask to be placed on the agenda.

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Top 7 Tips for a Successful Presentation 4

1. Know your audience: School Board’s main objective is to provide a

quality education for all of its students. The presentation should show how the school

health program will benefit student educational goals

Any presentation should include data to show how this is done

15 minutes or less Prepared handouts

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2. Do not try to memorize your speech If you memorize you will likely forget Use note cards with bulleted information Or use a PowerPoint presentation Don’t forget to connect with your audience

Make eye contact Smile Ask questions

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3. Open with a Bang! Grab their attention immediately Spark their interest, set expectations, preview

what’s to come and offer benefits Ask a question Tell a story Use quotes Dramatic statistics

Give them a reason to listen to you

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4. Make it Memorable Use phrases like:

“The point is this…” “The most important thing to remember is…” “I’ll be offering three ideas, the first one is…”

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5. Use Silence Time and space are needed to digest your information Pause at the end of your sentences and after delivering

a dramatic point

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6. Encourage Participation Include your audience through:

Questions Exercises Inviting their ideas

This will keep people more interested, and it will take the pressure off you to carry the whole load.

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7. They will remember the last thing they hear A strong closing should be memorized and

review your main points Motivate the audience to do something..

Take an action Ask a question Have an emotional response Or think

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Finally!

Know when to stop talking! Summarize your main points and purpose End with an interesting quote Leave them with a positive impression and a

sense of completion Say “thank you” and sit down.

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"Schools have a wealth of potential

for ensuring the future well-being

of young people. You can't educate a child

who isn't healthy,

and you can't keep a child healthy who isn't

educated.“Jocelyn Elders, MD former U.S. Surgeon

General

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References

1. National Association of School Nurses: School Nurse Advocacy Talking Points

2. The Journal of School Nursing. Research Article: The Impact of School Nursing on School Performance: A Research Synthesis

3. American Academy of Pediatrics. Policy Statement: Role of the School Nurse in Providing School Health Services.

4. Top 7 Tips for a Successful Presentation by Susan Fee

OSSDSchool Nurse 2009 Fall Report

Or

what the heck have the nurses been doing anyway?

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The School Nurses…..

Educate and train staff on emergency interventions for serious health concerns

such as life threatening allergies to food, bees and other allergens, seizures, diabetes and

asthma.

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Identify and anticipate

health concerns

and create care plans

needed at school in the event of an emergency for students with

known health problems.

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Support student learning

by providing

medication, treatments and procedures for students

with special health care needs

during the school day

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Decrease absenteeism

by assessing students for

illnesses or injuries

that occur during the school day.

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Provide health assessments

as mandated by state law:

vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings.

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Coordinate with community organizations to provide needed services to students and their families

Health care Vision services Dental services Counseling Clothing, food and shelter needs

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Monitor and educate

regarding communicable diseases

and other

health issues

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Promote health

by providing lesson plans

and other health resources

for the classroom use.

Often teaching the lesson herself.

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Teach faculty and staff First Aid

and organize

district wide CPR/AED training

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Organize immunization

clinics for

employees

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Disposition of Students seen for IllnessSent

Home, 1206

Medical Referral,

95

Back to Class, 3824

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Disposition of Students seen for Injury

Back to Class, 1221

Medical Referral

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Sent Home,

56

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Special Health Conditions

Cardiac Conditions, 25

Seizures, 26

Diabetes, 14

Food Allergy, 177

Asthma 346

Insect Allergy62

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Special Nursing Procedures

Other, 2

Blood Pressure

Monitoring92

weight monitoring

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Urinary Catheterizations,

269

Nebulizer Treatments,

81

Peak Flow Monitoring,

3

Oxygen Saturation,

162Tracheotomy

Care/Suctioning, 329

Blood Glucose Testing,

622

Gastric Tube Feeding,

315

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Medications Administered

Over the Counter 361

Seizure 240

Antibiotics 104

Psychiatric 94

ADD/ADHD 2583

Asthma 134

Insulin 100

Other 497

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Screenings

Vision, 1309

Hearing, 1263

Growth, 13

Blood Pressure, 53

Dental, 9

SPED Evaluation37

Other, 468

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Your Nurses:

. Shanel McCaleb, RN

Oak Park

Dawn Wilson, RN

Pecan Park

Mary LaSalle, RN

Magnolia Park

Terry Tate, RN

Taconi

Lynda Howze, RN

Middle School

Shannon Ford, RN

High School

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The best way to gain self-confidence

is to do what you are afraid to

do.

~Author Unknown ~

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