FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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    John L. Winn
    Commissioner of Education
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
    Members
    DONNA G. CALLAWAY
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    PHOEBE RAULERSON
    Contact Information:
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    Dianne Mennitt
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
    (850) 922-3727
    MEMORANDUM
    292-3727
    dmennitt@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
    TO:
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    District Student Services Directors
    District School Health Coordinators
    K12: 2006-46
    FROM:
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    Bambi J. Lockman, Chief, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
    DATE:
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    April 6, 2006
    SUBJECT:
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    NATIONAL NURSE WEEK
    The Florida Department of Education is committed to a seamless education system to improve
    student learning opportunities. According to the National Association of School Nurses
    (NASN), the role of the school nurse is to advance the well-being, academic success, and life-
    long achievement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to
    normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health
    problems; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for
    adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning.
    National Nurse Week will be celebrated during the week of May 6-12, 2006. Florida has
    approximately 180,000 nurses. These registered nurses and licensed practical nurses provide a
    range of health services for preventive care and primary care in a variety of settings. Settings
    include serving students’ health needs in Florida schools and districts. School nurses provide a
    critical link between the health and educational communities to support student performance.
    We encourage you to recognize your school nurses during National Nurse Week and especially
    on May 10, 2006, National School Nurse Day. A printable National Nurse Day brochure is
    accessible online at http://sss.usf.edu/html/Professions/Nurse/nursmn.htm or can be ordered from
    NASN at http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=70
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    cc:
    Sylvia Byrd, Executive Nursing Director for School Health
    BAMBI J. LOCKMAN
    Chief
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    Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
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    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 614 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0475 • www.fldoe.org

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