The Department of Public Instruction’s School Nurse/Health Services Consultant will explain how health plans are used to identify the health-related needs of students. How school nurses and school staff use this information to address the severity and nature of the health condition or disability and how it affects the student’s involvement and educational progress will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how a health-related need translates into an “effect of disability” in an IEP.
• Locate in an IEP how a school plans to address a student’s health needs.
• Articulate how decisions regarding who meets health needs in school might be determined.

Presenter: Louise Wilson MS, BSN, RN, NCSN, LSN is the School Nursing/Health Services Consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Louise is a Licensed School Nurse and nationally certified as a school nurse. She has been involved in school nursing at the local, state, and national level for over 28 years. She provides expert leadership, consultation, and technical assistance for school nurses, state and local agencies, professional organizations, and parents and families regarding school nursing and health services.