{"id":1041,"date":"2025-07-02T12:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/?page_id=1041"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:18:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:18:51","slug":"school-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/school-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"School Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1041\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1041-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1041-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1041-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"dashboard-navigation-menu panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1041-0-0-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Dashboard Navigation Menu<\/h3><div class=\"menu-school-health-data-dashboards-container\"><ul id=\"menu-school-health-data-dashboards\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1030\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page first-menu-item menu-item-1030\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1040\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1040\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/demographics\/\">Demographics<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1052\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1052\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/school-programs\/\">School Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1051\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/chronic-conditions\/\">Chronic Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1050\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1050\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/level-of-care\/\">Level of Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1049\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1049\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/office-encounters\/\">Office Encounters<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1085\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page last-menu-item menu-item-1085\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/medications\/\">Medications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1041-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Qualified school health staff are essential for developing, implementing, and sustaining comprehensive health programs in schools. The data reported enhances our understanding of workforce capacity and regional awareness regarding the school health staff. The reported data provides insights into students' needs, the capacity of the school division's workforce, and awareness of school health staff available for one-on-one care.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to understand the diverse backgrounds and qualifications of the administrative leadership overseeing school health programs.<\/p>\n<p>The data is self-reported by the school division. 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LPNs are supervised and report directly to licensed Registered Nurses, Physicians, and Nurse Practitioners.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) or Health Aide<\/b>:<br \/>\nAn unlicensed paraprofessional trained to provide care to individuals. UAPs are restricted in their scope of responsibilities and perform duties assigned under the direct supervision of a registered nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Paraprofessionals:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlso known as paraeducators, special education paraprofessionals, teaching assistants, instructional assistants, or edtech, are appropriately trained employees who assist and are supervised by qualified professional staff. In a school, UAP may be paraprofessionals, classroom assistants, administrators, teachers, bus monitors or drivers, playground attendants, office staff or health aides.<\/p>\n<p><b>Registered Nurse (RN)<\/b><b>:<br \/>\n<\/b>A healthcare professional responsible for components of a school health program for a school population as defined by the school division.<\/p>\n<p><b>Full-time School Health Personnel:<\/b><br \/>\nPersonnel employed by or contracted by the local school division to provide school health services. To be considered full-time, employees must work 30+ hours a week while school is in session.<\/p>\n<p><b>Part-time School Health Personnel:<\/b><br \/>\nPersonnel employed by or contracted by the local school division to provide school health services. To be considered part-time, employees must work 29 hours a week or less while school is in session.<\/p>\n<p><b>Supplemental School Health Personnel:<br \/>\n<\/b>Additional staff employed or contracted for a special assignment such as 1:1 care for a student, specific care for a student or group of students. 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