Health Services
Our Health Service is available to enhance and support the educational process by modifying, treating, and removing health related barriers that affect the student's learning. Our goal is to develop and maintain each student's optimal health, thereby increasing their learning potential.
Health Services provides care that promotes students' academic success by:
- Managing chronic health care conditions.
- Providing interventions that return students to class.
- Intervening to lessen the number of students sent home.
- Identifying health related barriers and referring for appropriate care.
- Providing health screenings such as hearing and vision.
- Promoting a safe and healthy school environment.
- Encouraging independence in managing own health care.
- Promoting student and staff wellness.
Your child should stay home if:
- Fever 100 degrees Fahrenheit or more. Remain home until fever free 24 hours without medication.
- Persistent cough.
- Open/draining sores which are unable to be covered.
- Vomiting/Diarrhea --Return to school 24 hours after last episode.
- Rash of unknown cause → check with family physician before sending to school.
- Eyes are red and crusted with drainage. Prefer to start see physician before returning to school.
- Head lice are detected. Prefer treatment to be started before returning to school.
If you keep your child home, please call the attendance line daily to report the reason for absence.
Information and Resources
Health Services Staff
District Nurse
Taryn Metz, RN, BSN, PHN, LSN Phone: 763-502-5627
metz@isd14.org
District Nurse
Callie Bachler, RN, BSN, PHN, LSN
Phone: 763-502-5044
bachler@isd14.org
District Nurse
Pam Johnson, LPN
Phone: 763-502-5034
sjohnson@isd14.org
Fridley High School
Carolyne Monturi, Health Assistant
Phone: 763-502-5626 Fax: 763-502-5043 monturi@isd14.org
Fridley Middle School
Monica Hertling, Health Assistant
Phone: 763-502-5426
Fax: 763-502-5441
mhertling@isd14.org
Hayes Elementary
Sheila Johnson, Health Assistant
Phone: 763-502-5226 Fax: 763-502-5240 Sheila.Johnson@fridley.k12.mn.us
R.L.Stevenson Elementary
Dalia Rahim, Health Assistant Phone: 763-502-5326
Fax: 763-502-5340
rahim@isd14.org
Community Education Center
Char Kroger, Health Assistant
Phone: 763-502-5114
Fax: 763-502-5140
kroger@isd14.org