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What goes in this Health Service category?
Expenditures in this category may include health-related assistive technology, costs associated with health-related case management services, sub-contracted services for dental or physician services or follow-ups, health education curriculum or instruction for students not categorized in the Mental Health category, or health-oriented feeding programs such as providing breakfast to low-SES students.
(A) FTE/Contracted Personnel
Districts may hire or contract with a licensed Physician, Vision Specialist, or Care Coordinator.
Example expenditures:
- Salary and benefits for licensed physicians, vision specialists, care coordinators, paraprofessionals, or health & welness coordinators.
- Contracted hours for any of the above FTE examples.
(B) Equipment/Materials/Supplies
This broad category includes all health-related equipment, materials, and supplies directly related to the Student Health category. Purchases in this category may also be for use by personnel under the Student Health category. Some examples may include health-related educational pamphlets, health-related assistive technology, wheelchairs, hearing aids, etc.
Example expenditures:
- Items like wheelchairs, crutches, changing tables, or other specialized equipment purchased for student use.
- Supplies like health-related educational pamphlets for broad use in schools.
- Health-related assistive technology like hearing aids, text-to-speech software, or other communication devices.
(C) Professional Development/Trainings
Expenditures in this category may include purchases of health-related curricula for classroom or group settings. Other purchases may also include staff development and training to deliver curricula (Train the Trainer). It could also include health-oriented materials such as books and computer software used for staff development and trainings related to the Student Health category. Note: Mental health related professional development/trainings would be best categorized under the “Mental Health” category.
Example expenditures:
- Non-mental health focused training directed to students like nutrition education, life skills training, or physical health-related programming.
- Non-mental health focused training directed to FTE under this category like education to paraprofessionals on health-related care, or certifications for CPR/First Aid.
- Travel and other costs associated with attending a health-related conference for FTE under this category.
(D) Screenings/Assessments
Costs associated with screenings or assessments conducted by FTE/Contracted Personnel identified in the Student Health category may be included in this section.
Example expenditures:
- General health screenings provided by FTE under this category.
- Screening software to aid in the screening of students.
(E) Assistance/Emergency Funds
Assistance or emergency funding to help low income students access basic health-related necessities on a limited basis. Expenditures in this category may include vouchers for dental or physician visits and follow-ups, or other services relevant to the Student Health category.
Example expenditures:
- Dental, or other health-related service, vouchers for students needing additional assistance.
- Establishment of a nutrition-assistance program for low-socioeconomic status students.