Health Services - Trinity Basin Preparatory

Trinity Basin Preparatory Health-Related Services

You as a parent or guardian have the fundamental right to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of your child. Our goal as a school is to be a supportive partner in that effort, providing effective academic instruction to maximize student learning. In service of that goal, we also work to support the general well-being of our students so they can remain academically focused.

As you might expect, teachers and other employees will periodically inquire about a child’s well-being, (e.g., asking how a student is feeling). In some cases, though, more formalized efforts may be appropriate, and if that is the case, our intent is to work in ways that are consistent with your goals as the parent.

Our school offers a variety of health-related services to each student. Those services include, but are not limited, to:

First aid services
Illness symptom support
Temperature checks for illness
Injury treatment
Basic health assessment (e.g. blood pressure, height/weight checks, symptom evaluation)
Lice screening
Immediate care for acute injury or illness
Evaluation of vital signs (e.g. oxygen saturation, respiratory rate)
Health education and consultation
Management of chronic illnesses
Physical health screenings (e.g. scoliosis, acanthosis, hearing, and vision)
Medication administration
Nutrition health and education outside of course instruction
Opportunities for physical activity

School counseling services
Social-emotional learning and activities
Social skills training
Stress management
Wellness promotion and education
Emotional regulation education and activities
Substance abuse prevention and intervention
Suicide prevention and intervention
·Crisis prevention training
Support during emotional distress or crisis
Guidance lessons
Early mental health prevention and intervention
Mental health screenings
Behavioral observations and problem-solving strategies

Notice of Health-Related Services

Health Resources & Forms

To support the well-being of all students, we provide important health forms, plans, and screening information. Please review the resources below and submit any required documentation to your school nurse or campus health coordinator. These forms help us provide safe and appropriate care for your child during the school day.

Allergy emergency plan	Application for vision services	asthma plan
DiAbetes in Children	medication authorization	scoliosis screening

INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLANS

If a student has a medical condition that may impact their ability to function at school, including but not limited to allergies, a chronic medical diagnosis, asthma, seizures, or dietary restrictions, the parent must provide documentation from a health care professional. This will determine if an individual health plan or other services are needed.

MY STUDENT HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION and/OR ALLergY

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT

A student must be fully immunized against certain diseases or must present a certificate or statement that, for medical reasons or reasons of conscience, including a religious belief, the student will not be immunized. For exemptions based on reasons of conscience, only official forms issued by the Texas Department of Health, Immunization Division, can be honored by the school.

Mental Health

Public Health

HEALTH AND WELLNESS Q&A

Counselors

COUNSELING SERVICES

The primary goal of Trinity Basin Preparatory is to help all students reach their highest potential academically. This is best achieved when students are socially and emotionally balanced. To this end, the district employs the most qualified teachers and staff, including district counselors to focus on curriculum and programs to aid in the healthy development of each student. Each campus has a full-time school counselor.

The counselor is prepared to help students reach these goals in several ways. Age-appropriate classroom guidance lessons are held with whole classes on a variety of topics, such as:

Bullying
Drugs and alcohol
Character education (responsibility, trustworthiness, respect, etc.)

At times, groups are formed to focus on specific interpersonal skills. These might include:

cultivating methods to deal with emotions such as anger;
learning and developing social skills;
controlling impulses; and
resolving conflict in positive ways.

Often, the development of these skills and the discussion of these topics can help children achieve a balance in their lives, thereby becoming better students. The counselor may offer individual, group, or class sessions to help students achieve success. If the counselor believes that a student would benefit from repeated sessions, the counselor will notify the student’s parent or guardian and get written permission to have these sessions. Students may be referred to counselors and/or programs outside of the school for additional support. Such referrals will occur when students need specific and individualized help to deal with ongoing or crisis situations.

Parents who have questions or concerns about the school’s counseling services or would like their child to meet with the counselor should contact the school.

Nurses

CLINIC PROCEDURES

Trinity Basin Preparatory currently employs one full-time nurse for the district and medical assistants on each campus. In the event that a full-time nurse is unavailable, please ensure you communicate health concerns to the front office and your child’s teacher as soon as possible.

A student who becomes ill during school hours is to report to the teacher who will send the student to the school nurse or clinic aide. No student is allowed to go home without the parent or emergency contact being notified. Students are not permitted to call parents asking to go home; such calls are to be made by the school nurse, clinic aide, or other school personnel. Students are not permitted to go to the school nurse or clinic aide without a pass issued by their teacher.

If a student is ill and needs to go home, the expectation is that a parent or other emergency contact will be able to pick the student up from school within 30 minutes of the initial phone call. Therefore, it is important that the school always have accurate contact information for each student’s parents and other adults who are designated as emergency contacts and have permission to pick up the student from school.

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