To strengthen and facilitate the educational process by providing services that
contribute to a student's achievement and/or maintenance of optimal health.
The School Nurse:
Serves as the child's advocate.
Provides specialized health care.
Assesses and evaluates individual growth and development.
Services as a liaison between parents, physicians, and community agencies.
Monitors student immunizations.
Evaluates and monitors communicable diseases and implements strategies to prevent the spread of disease.
Conducts health screenings.
Conducts health related classroom instruction.
Member of special education teams, working with children with special needs.
Identifies and refers possible pediatric problems for early diagnosis and treatment.
Acts as a resource for faculty, parents and students.
The TexCare Family
TexCare is a family of state
programs that includes Children’s Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). TexCare is specifically designed to help you secure health care coverage
for your children and provide a stable, consistent place of care with a doctor who will know your children and their medical history. MORE INFO(This link
will take you to a website outside of TISD. We are not responsible for
information contained on this site).
Meningitis Notice
Senate Bill 31, passed by the Texas Legislature on August
23, 2001. Requires that school districts provide the following information to all parents in the district. There is no connection with the release of this information
and the current world status. There is no reason for alarm. Meningitis is most commonly spread in the college dormitories, due to close living arrangements, but the
legislature felt it was important for all parents to be made aware of the disease.
Discovery Science Place Annex
302 N. Broadway
Tyler, TX
903.510.5604
Immunization Clinic Hours:
Monday and Tuesday
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Health Services Staff
Nancy Jones
Coordinator of Health Services 903.262.3131
1319 New Sunnybrook • Tyler, Texas 75701
• 903.262.1000
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It is the policy of Tyler Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
