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Caldwell School District cares about the health and safety of students and families in our communities. Each school has a full-time nurse or health aide, counselor on staff, and an assigned school psychologist. We also offer a wide variety of health screenings and services throughout each school year. 
  • Vision and hearing screenings - consent required
  • Immunization clinics at each school - consent required
  • Hygiene video, 4th and 6th grade, transcript available by request
  • Lions Club Vision screenings K, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade (other grades can be done by request by District health staff)
  • Hearing Screening Kindergarten, 3rd grade, and upon request for other grades
  • Hand washing video - 1st grade
  • Scoliosis screening by request only with consent required, 7th grade girls and 8th grade boys
  • Maturation video (parent viewing 1st Thursday of March) Hygiene packs made available - opt in consent
  • Over the Counter medication with parental consent
  • Medication administration by child with consent of guardian and physician
  • Health staff at each school overseen by District Nurse
  • Health plans, 504, IEDP based on individual need and with parental consent
  • Flu clinics - consent required 
  • Delta Dental Screenings - consent required
  • Host sports physicals 
  • Lice checks on request
  • Counseling services
 
Health Services will coordinate with students, parents, and their medical providers to develop health action plans and implement necessary life-saving measures for chronic medical/mental needs to maximize educational instruction while ensuring safety at school.  
Below are the dates for 2024-2025 Lions Vision Screenings (Grades K,1,3,5):
Van Buren Elementary: Monday, September 9, 2024
Sacajawea Elementary: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Wilson Elementary: Monday, September 16, 2024
Washington Elementary: Monday, September 30, 2024
Jefferson Middle School: Thursday, October 3, 2024
Lewis & Clark Elementary: Monday, October 7, 2024
 
Below are the dates for 2024-2025 Delta Dental Health Screenings (Grades 1-8)
Jefferson Middle School: August 13-22, 2024, and August 26, 2024
Van Buren Elementary: August 26-29, 2024
Washington Elementary: August 27-29, 2024, and September 3-5, 2024
Lewis & Clark Elementary: February 10-13, 2025
Syringa Middle School: March 10-12, 2025
Sacajawea Elementary: March 13, 17, 20, 2025 (Includes Kindergarten)
Wilson Elementary: April 1-4, 2025, and April 7-8, 2025
Click HERE for the Delta Dental Consent Form
 
Below are lists of flu shot clinics for 2024-2025 provided by St. Luke's:
Syringa Middle School: Friday, October 4, 2024
Jefferson Middle School: Friday, October 4, 2024
Wilson Elementary: Friday, October 18, 2024
Van Buren Elementary: Friday, October 18, 2024
 
Below are dates for Kindergarten Fluoride Varnish for 2024-2025 provided by Southwest District Health:
Lewis & Clark Elementary: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Wilson Elementary: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Van Buren Elementary: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Washington Elementary: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Second Treatment:
Lewis & Clark Elementary: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Wilson Elementary: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Van Buren Elementary: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Washington Elementary: Thursday, January 23, 2025
 
Below are the dates for immunization clinics for 2024-2025 provided by Southwest District Health: 
Wilson Elementary: Monday, August 5, 2024 (9 am - 3 pm available for entire District)
Caldwell High School: Monday, September 9, 2024, from 9 am - 12 pm
Canyon Springs High School: Monday, September 9, 2024, from 12:30 pm - 2 pm
Jefferson Middle School: Monday, September 23, 2024, from 9 am - 11 am
Syringa Middle School: Monday, September 23, 2024, from 12 pm - 2 pm
Washington Elementary: Monday, October 7, 2024, from 9 am - 1 pm
Fever greater than 100.0 degrees: A fever lets us know that our body is fighting an infection. We are contagious during this time and need rest. Students should be fever free for at least 24 hours, without fever reducing medication, before returning to school.
 
Vomiting and/or diarrhea: Students should stay home for 24 hours without vomiting diarrhea before returning to school to make sure they can keep food/liquids down. 
 
Sore throat with a fever greater than 100.0 degrees: Students should stay home until they are fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication. If they are diagnosed with Strep throat, then they should stay home until they have been on the prescribed antibiotics and are fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.
 
Students should stay home if they have a new onset persistent cough in which they are coughing so much it keeps them from participating in class or disrupts their classmates. Student may return when their cough is no longer disruptive to the educational environment and/or the student is cleared to return to school by their health care provider.
 
There may be exceptions. Please contact your school nurse with any questions.
Any child in Idaho may attend preschool through 12th grade, provided that upon admission the parent or guardian provides proof of immunization status. Proof of immunization status will be met by providing one of the following:
Caldwell School District does not keep copies of immunization records.
 
To obtain a copy of your immunization records, please contact:
Cindy Cross
District Nurse