Welcome to The health office
School Nurse: Kristie Barber, RN kbarber@gisu.org
Health Assistant: Julie Elkins, LNA jelkins@gisu.org
Health Assistant: Julie Elkins, LNA jelkins@gisu.org
The mission of the Grand Isle School Health Office is to maintain a healthy, safe and nurturing environment for all students and staff through health screenings, treating minor ailments and helping students and families to navigate health concerns.
The School Nurse Leader and Health Assistant are responsible for planning and implementing health services, including vision and hearing screenings performed once per year for students in grades Pre-K, Kindergarten, First, Third, and Fifth with a final vision screening performed for all Seventh grade students. Health Office staff are also responsible for maintaining immunization and health records, treating ill and injured students and staff, dispensing prescribed medications to students, and helping students and their parents manage chronic illnesses or significant medical conditions at school.
The Health Office team is responsible for reporting immunization and asthma data to the State of Vermont each year.
The Health Office team is responsible for reporting immunization and asthma data to the State of Vermont each year.
Staff Hours:Kristie Barber:
Monday: Full day Friday: Morning Julie Elkins: Tuesday-Friday 7:30am - 3:30pm Meet
I have lived in nine states and three countries in my life, and I have been enjoying the past year I've lived in Vermont. This summer, I spent most of my time reading, working on my home, and exploring Vermont with my spouse. I love traveling, reading, meeting new people, and eating food from all the places we visit. While I miss the people, culture, and food in New Orleans, I'm so excited to continue to meet new people here on the Islands and learn all about Vermont.
I will be in Grand Isle on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. You can reach me at kkolk@gisu.org at any time, and I will do my best to respond within 24 business hours. I expect all of my new students to tell me about the ways they keep warm in the winter, because I am STILL not used to the cold! I can't wait to have class with all of you and share my love of reading! |
Health Office UpdatesWe've all settled in the library and are getting used to checking books out. Please remember to return books once you've read them!
October is the perfect time to learn about horror and themed stories. We will be trying to write our own and choose how we want to share them. I've started my spooky season reading and would love to see pictures of my students reading their books alone or with family and friends! If you have a picture I can display, please email it to me at kkolk@gisu.org! Vermont Health LinksGale In Context:
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