HEALTH OFFICE REPORT
AUBURN VILLAGE SCHOOL 2012-2013
To the Superintendent of Schools, Principal, School Board and Citizens of Auburn:
It is the end of a busy school year once again! Through the Health Office I have:
 Continued to offer yearly CPR classes to staff and now have approximately 30% of the staff
certified. One of the members of the Auburn Fire Department volunteered his time to teach
the class to our staff. Thank you!
 Maintain the school’s Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), and updated policy and protocol
regarding its use
 Assisted the SAU in the development of Policy JLCJ regarding concussions and head injuries
 Taught hand washing in all first grade classrooms and puberty education in 5 th grade
classrooms
 Provided clinical rotation experience in pediatrics for Saint Anselm’s nursing students
 Served as Chairperson for the School Wellness Committee whose activities included
o P.A.C.K. (Pack Assorted Colors for Kids) Week for all students to encourage eating more
fruits and vegetables.
o Continued development and use of a school garden that has been used as part of the
educational curriculum
o Participated in our school’s Earth Day Celebration. The celebration was arranged by our
garden committee. I made and served fruit and vegetable smoothies to students grades
K-5
o Developed and instituted policy EFA regarding food served by schools outside of the
school breakfast/lunch program to comply with new federal law and NHDOE regulations
 Served on the Emergency Management Committee
 Served as the liaison for employee health benefits and coordinator for our employee health
challenge
 Developed 504 plans as needed for appropriate students
 Attend special education student meetings as needed and implement Individual Health Care
Plans for students with chronic health conditions or allergies
 Monitor immunization status of students, addressing noncompliance as needed
 Organized and carried out ski/bike helmet ordering program
 Served as ski program chaperone for elementary program January-February
 Monitored height and weight of students and screened students at various grade levels for
vision or hearing issues and scoliosis
 Developed bimonthly health educational bulletin board located outside the Health Office
 Provided diagnosis and referral for acute health care problems, first aid, monitoring of chronic
health care conditions, and counseling to over 650 students and staff as needed
Thank you to all school staff, parents, and students and have a healthy coming year!
Ellen Warecki MS, APRN
Health Services Rendered
Number of visits
Assessment/treatment of illness
5,637
Assessment/ treatment of injury
1,545
Scheduled visits
172
Medications: number of doses given
2,470
Health screenings
1,332
Non-visits for healthcare plans, meetings, immunization tracking etc
121