Health

Crowley ISD school nurses and clinic staff are proud partners in your child’s educational journey. A student’s success in the classroom is closely connected to their physical health and emotional well-being.

While parents and guardians hold the primary responsibility for their children’s healthcare, Crowley ISD clinic staff are here to support and reinforce those efforts by providing care, guidance, and resources during the school day.

Our mission is to empower students, beginning at the elementary level, to understand and manage their own health, helping them develop the skills and confidence needed to grow into healthy, independent individuals.

Contact Us

Director of Health Services: Misty VanCampen, MS BSN, NCSN
Email: misty.vancampen@crowley.k12.tx.us

Executive Administrative Assistant: Sarah Carter
Email: sarah.carter@crowley.k12.tx.us

Health Information

Important Links
PDF: Asthma Action Care Plan
PDF: Flu - Advice for Parents | Spanish
PDF: Food Allergy Packet
PDF: Food, Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan
PDF: Meningitis Information Sheet
PDF: Physician's Request for School Health Services
PDF: Vision, Hearing and Spinal Screening Requirements
PDF: Medication Administration Authorization Form - Elementary
PDF: Medication Administration Authorization Form - Secondary
PDF: Medication Administration Authorization Form Rules
PDF: 2-1-1 Texas/United Way HELPLINE

If you have any accessibility issues with the pdf's above, please contact the Crowley ISD Health Services Department for printouts.

Immunization Resources

Immunization Resources
If your child has private insurance that pays for the needed vaccines, see your child’s doctor. For additional health questions, physicals or exams, follow up with a doctor. To view the recommended immunization schedule: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/index.html.

Important Links
www.ictchome.org
Pediatric Mobile Clinic
PDF: Tarrant County Immunizations

Virtual Health Care for Students

About Our Telemedicine Program
Crowley ISD is doing everything in its power to protect the health and safety of students as we return to classes this fall. Because of this, the district has partnered with Virtual Care for Families to make it possible for your child to be treated under the care of a pediatrician or pediatric-specialized provider right in the school nurse’s office through two-way video conference. By registering, your child will have access to a pediatric provider who can test for COVID-19, give treatment for the flu, colds, sore throat, fever and more.

How does it work?
1. Get Registered: Register your student for the SchoolMed telemedicine program at virtualcarefamilies.com/schoolmed.

2. Receive Care Immediately: If your student is in need of care while at school, they can quickly be seen by a pediatrician or pediatric specialized provider through secure two-way video conference in the nurse's office. If needed, on-site testing can be conducted for conditions such as COVID-19, the flu, and strep throat and care can be provided immediately.

3. Get Well Sooner: If needed, we can send a prescription to a pharmacy near you. We can also provide a full visit summary, and if desired, send the visit notes to your primary care physician.

How much does it cost?
Most visits will be delivered at little to no cost to the families.

Medicaid: All Texas Medicaid plans are accepted and most visits for Medicaid covered patients will cost $0.*

TRICARE: Prime members typically pay $0 for use of this service and other TRICARE members pay an affordable fee per visit. Virtual Care for Families is a TRICARE authorized provider and in-network with all TRICARE plans.

Commercial Insurance: Virtual Care for Families is in-network with most major plans (BCBS, UHC, Cigna, Aetna, Humana, etc.) and a telemedicine visit for your child typically costs the same as a normal trip to your child’s pediatrician office. The visit will be automatically billed to your child’s insurance company with no action needed by the parent or guardian.*

No Insurance: Virtual Care for Families will offer charity care for children who are without insurance and who are enrolled in the Free and Reduced Meal Program. All other students without health insurance will be offered a cash pay discounted rate of $50.

*Visit virtualcarefamilies.com/insurance-accepted for full details on insurance coverage.

School Health Advisory Council

Illness Policy

To protect other students from contagious illnesses, students infected with certain diseases are not allowed to come to school while contagious. Crowley ISD's Illness Policy is based on recommendations of the Department of State Health Services.

Students will be sent home from school if the school nurse or designated health care personnel see signs/symptoms of contagious illness. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to make arrangements for student pick up in a timely manner when they are called saying the student is ill. A letter will be sent home with the student outlining further instructions regarding re-admittance to school.

Some examples (not an all inclusive list) of a student who may have a communicable disease are:

Body temperature above 100.0 degrees
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Undiagnosed rash
Discoloration and/or drainage of the eyes

The school health personnel is responsible to use his/her clinical judgment when interpreting signs and symptoms for disease.

The parent will be notified, and the student will be sent home. In the case of communicable disease, proper physician documentation may be required for the student to re-enter school. This is for the student’s protection as well as the protection of others in the school. This procedure will ensure that he/she will not be exposed to other illnesses while his immunities are down and he/she will not be contaminating other students with their current illness.

Once a student is sent home with signs/symptoms of contagious illness he may not return to school until:

Fever free for 24 hours without needing fever reducing medication like ibuprofen or acetaminophen
No vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hrs
With proper physician documentation if instructed

Health clinic personnel should notify the attendance office if a student is sent home for illness and if they are not to be allowed to return the next day. It is still the responsibility of the parent/guardian to call the attendance office if their student is out sick.

Seizure/Epilepsy Information

Asthma 411

Asthma 411 is a collaboration between CISD and UNTHSC to improve prevention, education and intervention efforts for students experiencing symptoms of asthma resulting in improved student health, and subsequently improved attendance and achievement.

Asthma is one of the leading causes of student absenteeism. This program will allow all CISD campuses health clinics to have albuterol for inhalation and the tools to administer the medication in case of an emergency.

Epinephrine

Anaphylaxis (pronounced “an-a-fi-lax-is”) is a potentially severe or life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur very quickly—as fast as within a couple of minutes of exposure to the allergen.

It can be triggered by an allergy to a particular food (peanuts or shellfish, for example), biting or stinging insects (like bees), medication (penicillin is a common one), latex (the type of rubber many balloons are made from) or a variety of other allergic triggers.

Crowley school health clinics will now have the medication epinephrine on each campus to administer in case of a life threatening anaphylactic emergency during the school day. Emergency services will be called if the medication is administered, however this allows a faster initial response by trained staff.

Project ADAM

Project ADAM's mission is to educate school systems, nurses, coaches, trainers, parents and others about pediatric sudden cardiac death. Project ADAM helps implement public access defibrillation programs (PAD) across Texas and the nation. Our goal is to increase the awareness of sudden cardiac death and establish emergency programs that help to provide a timely and lifesaving response.

How to Perform Hands Only CPR and AED

Project Adam Video Part One: Introduction

Project ADAM Video Part Two: Understanding Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Project ADAM Video Part Three: Being Ready to Respond to a Cardiac Arrest

Project ADAM Video Part Four: Creating a Public Access Defibrillation (PAD)

Bleeding Control Training

Texas House Bill 496 requires school districts to annually offer instruction on the use of a bleeding control station from a school resource officer or other appropriate district or school personnel who has received the training to students enrolled at the campus in grade 7 or higher.

The Texas Education Code (TEC), §38.030, as added by HB 496, 86th Texas Legislature, requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to approve training for the use of a bleeding control station in the event of an injury to another person.

Stop The Bleed™ training, developed by The American College of Surgeons (ACS) meets all requirements outlined in the statute. This optional training is offered in two parts for students:

Completion of the online, interactive course at: https://www.stopthebleed.org/get-trained/online-course/
Followed by a hands-on skills portion with the campus nurse

Each junior high and high school campus will provide an opportunity for interested students to access and complete the training during the school year. Stop The Bleed™ training is a valuable skill that can be used anywhere severe traumatic injuries occur. Please contact your campus nurse if you have any questions.

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