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Parents: Indiana has new immunization requirements that affect almost every FT student, except those in grades 2-5, for the 2010-11 school year. The areas in bold print are new requirements for the grade levels listed and are reflective of recommendations by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). Please send the updated record to your student’s school clinic when immunizations have been administered.
The new requirements are in effect for all current FT students as well. Please contact your healthcare provider soon to ensure that your student is fully immunized by August 2010. An appointment card must be on file if the provider is not able to vaccinate or schedule your student prior to the start of school 2010. New students may enroll but not attend until immunization records are up-to-date. For more information, please download the 2010-2011 immunization requirements below.
Another change will occur in RN reporting of immunizations, beginning next school year. Children & Hoosiers Immunization Registry Program (CHIRP) is a secure, confidential online system for storing and updating immunization records of children and adults in the state of Indiana. The state has mandated that every school nurse in Indiana provide district immunization status in this fashion, rather than the paper reports done in past years. This is for reporting purposes only and does NOT affect the FT procedures for gathering complete shot records. Your healthcare provider may already participate in this registry. This is a means for all immunization information to be in one place, even if you have changed providers often.
A copy of the permission form is available here. If you do NOT want your student’s records to be entered into the system, there is NO need for further action. If you would like to participate, please print a copy and either fax or send to your child’s school.
Thanks,
Peg Stanish
Supervisor of Health Services
FAX: (317)803-5094
Forms and Letters:
FTCSC Current Status:BLUE
- BLUE: Isolated cases
- ORANGE: <10% absenteeism
- Green: ;>10% absenteeism
| Franklin Township Community School Corporation H1N1 Procedures (rev 01/21/10) | ||
| READY | SET | GO |
COMMUNICATE Parents, staff, students, administrators, and community partners using all available resources CONSULT Public health agencies-CDC, ISDH, MCHD for best practice for schools COORDINATE/CONTINUE Daily business of district services, instruction, and student learning occur, to include administration, business, curriculum, custodial, food service, health service, human resources, maintenance, and transportation EDUCATE Hand hygiene and allowance of time to perform at school; cough/sneeze etiquette , signs and symptoms of Illness, prevention of disease RESPONSE FTCSC--Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), cleaning and personal supplies on hand, staff flexibility, training for symptom surveillance, physical space for identified ill, continual review of best practice for schools Families--Home preparedness-food/supplies stored, alternate childcare for any circumstance, current phone numbers on file at school, plan for ill student pick-up and home care, reinforce hand washing/respiratory etiquette at home, become familiar with health information in all schools' handbooks, consult credible sources for information |
COMMUNICATE One spokesperson for consistent message using all available resources CONSULT Daily monitoring of public health agency recommendations for schools COORDINATE/CONTINUE Daily business of all district services, instruction, and student learning; address student and staff absence policies/penalties EDUCATE Hand hygiene and allowance of time to do so often at school; cough/sneeze etiquette, signs/symptoms of illness, prevention of disease, social distancing RESPONSE FTCSC--Increase surveillance for signs and symptoms of illness, appropriate disease reporting, staff and student absences monitored, parents and staff referred to personal physicians for questions, staff and students model good hygiene, resources reviewed for best practice for schools, coping strategies, consideration of special needs Families-Continue home readiness, report symptoms when calling in ill students, continue good practices of hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, consult personal physician by telephone for advice, consider needs of family members, use ER only for emergency symptoms, keep sick students at home and do not report to work if ill |
COMMUNICATE Status of local incidence of illness using all available resources CONSULT Frequent monitoring of public health agency recommendations for schools COORDINATE/CONTINUE Daily business of all district services, instruction, and student learning; staff remain home without penalty if signs of flu-like illness are present; provision enacted for student instruction EDUCATE Active assessment of hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, social distancing, signs and symptoms of illness, stress management, and community involvement RESPONSE FTCSC-Cancel all public gathering events, practice active surveillance for and reporting of symptoms of illness, monitor school absenteeism through MCHD reporting, review all resources for best practice, exercise flexibility as recommendations change, employ coping strategies and stress management as needed Families-Consult credible resources for care of ill family members, use ER for emergency symptoms, do not return to work/school until 24 hours after fever is gone WITHOUT fever reducing medications, continue good hygiene practices, consult personal physician for advice |
