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May 17, 2013

The Wyoming Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has been asked to write a report on the status of all schools in the state. As part of this report they are collecting input from educators, parents and the community. You thoughts and feedback are essential to this process and could be extremely helpful to the development of future educational policy. Please take a few minutes to respond.

Below are links to the three different surveys: Educator, Parent, and Community Member. Please fill out the survey(s) most applicable to you.
Parent Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ospi_parent_survey
Educator Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ospi_educator_survey
Community Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ospi_community_survey
Thank you for your help,

The Office of the Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction

Due to recent school closures The last day of school is Monday, June 10.** Click here for more information **

Laramie County School District #1 continues to work diligently to protect and safeguard your children. Click here for information about safety and security in our schools

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School Health Services

Christina Bartholomew, RN, MS
Head Nurse
Phone: (307) 771-2202
Fax: (307)771-2180

The purposes of this website are:

1. To provide information and updates about current health-related topics
affecting our schools and community.
2. To promote the health and safety of students in the district.

Please refer to each school's web site for specific notes and information from the school nurse.

See the Elementary Parent/Student Handbook for more Health & Medical Information

Health Services Announcements

6th Grade immunization (Tdap) clinics are coming

During the week of April 22, 2013, Nurses from the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department and Laramie County School District1 are sponsoring immunization clinics for 6^th grade students. These clinics will be offering Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) for students at school. Tdap vaccine is required for all entering 7^th grade students in order to be in compliance with Wyoming’s school immunization law.

No student will be denied the vaccine(s), but a small donation of $10 for each shot will be accepted to help defray the cost of the service by the Health Department.

Please make checks out to: Laramie County Treasurer.

For your student to receive these vaccines at school, PARENTS MUST REVIEW THE FORMS SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL, ANSWER ALL QUESTONS ABOUT YOUR STUDENT AND SIGN PERMISSION.

PLEASE SEE THE DEADLINES ON THE FORMS WHICH WILL BE SENT HOME. STUDENTS CANNOT RECEIVE THE IMMUNIZATION WITHOUT COMPLETED PAPERWORK.

Tdap Immunization Clinics for 6^th Grade Students Spring 2013

Date	9 AM	1 PM
Monday April 22, 2013	Freedom	Davis
Monday April 22, 2013	Hobbs	Jessup
	Cole

Tuesday April 23, 2013	Pioneer Park	Alta Vista
	Miller	Baggs
	Gilchrist

Wednesday April 24, 2013	Henderson	Saddle Ridge
Wednesday April 24, 2013	Dildine	Sunrise

Thursday April 25, 2013	Afflerbach	Goins
	Arp	Hebard
		Fairview

Friday April 26, 2013	Bain	Buffalo Ridge
	Rossman	Anderson
	(Clawson and Willadsen: TBD)

Immunization Clinics at the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department

Tuesday and Wednesday from 1 to 4 pm

Immunization Requirements for School Attendance

Mandatory Immunizations for Children Attending Schools –W.S. 21-4-309

“(a) These regulations shall apply to all pupils attending, full or part time, any public or private school or child caring facility.

(b) No School Administrator or Child Caring Facility Administrator shall retain any pupil thirty (30) days after entry without official written documented proof of immunization according to the schedule published by the State Health Officer except when there are exemptions as noted in these regulations. Pupils who are exempt from immunizations shall remain in school during an appeal process unless there is a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak as defined by Section 5(c) of this Chapter. “

Wyoming Immunization Requirements

DT/DTaP	Five (5) valid doses are required of diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis-containing vaccines. If a fourth (4th) dose of DTaP vaccine was administered on or after a child’s fourth (4th) birthday, and at least six (6) months has passed since the third (3rd) dose, a fifth (5th) dose is not required.
Tdap	7^th to 12^th Grade students: One booster dose is required of diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis containing vaccine · 2011-2012: The 9-12 graders will be exempt.
Polio	Three (3) or four (4) valid doses are required of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV). Children who receive three (3) doses of IPV before the fourth (4th) birthday should receive a fourth (4th) dose before or at school entry. The fourth (4th) dose is not needed if the third (3rd) dose is given on or after the fourth (4th) birthday. If all four (4) doses are given after six (6) weeks of age and are all separated by at least four (4) weeks, a fifth (5th) dose is not needed, even if the fourth (4th) dose was administered before four (4) years of age.
MMR	Two (2) valid doses are required of measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine. The 1^st dose must have been on or after their 1^st birthday and the 2^nd dose at least one month after the first dose
Hepatitis B	Three (3) valid doses are required of hepatitis B vaccine.
Varicella	Two (2) valid doses are required of varicella (or verification of disease after 1 year of age).
Valid doses	Valid doses are those doses given in correct intervals as recommended by ACIP and CDC.