Health Services

District nurses are liaisons between school and home, medical and community agencies. They plan and deliver health and emergency services, do health screenings, supervise administration of prescribed medicines, plan health care for chronically ill students and manage communicable disease outbreaks. They are team members for special education, Child Find, and a resource for alcohol and drug abuse. School nurses visit homes and collaborate with parents and staff to enhance student success.

Nurses can be reached by calling the following phone numbers.

253 566-5710 x5050, x5051, or x5052

Health Screening - Vision and hearing screening is conducted in grades K-3, 5 and 7. Scoliosis screening is conducted in grades 5, 7 and 9. Screening is not intended to replace routine physical exams by a health care provider.