If your child has a medical concern such as significant allergies, asthma, diabetes or seizures etc. please call your school nurse. We want your child to be safe and healthy at school. Your school nurse will work with you to develop a health care plan for your child if needed and will inform staff of your child's needs.

If your child is diagnosed with a communicable disease, please call the office or your school nurse. Such symptoms could include fever, frequent or productive cough, throat or ear pain, vomiting or diarrhea, or an undiagnosed rash. Please refer to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment "How Sick is Too Sick" (Spanish version) which directs when children and staff should stay home from school or childcare. If antibiotics are prescribed for an illness, please wait 24 hours before sending your child to school.

Only basic first aid is done at school. School secretaries and health aides provide this care in our elementary schools with school nurse training and consultation. Parents are always notified if a child sustains any significant injury at school so that the student can be observed closely at home. Staff will call 911 if a student presents with a potentially serious, life-threatening illness or injury.

Medications can be given at school if needed following state guidelines and district policy. We encourage parents to give medication at home as much as possible. We must have written parental permission to give any medication at school. Additionally, we require physician written authorization to give any medication at school including all other over-the-counter medications. All medication must be in original containers. Please refer to the District 12/Pikes Peak Regional Policy on Student Medication form for complete information on medications at school.

If your child needs to self-carry emergency medications, please contact your school nurse. The student needs to demonstrate appropriate maturity, knowledge, and responsibility to self-administer emergency medication. A contract provided by the school nurse and signed by the student, parent, health care provider, and school nurse is required.

Administration of medical marijuana to qualifying students shall be in accordance with Board of Education Policy JLCDB.

Any time your child receives immunizations, please send a written copy of this information to the school office. State law requires schools to maintain student immunization records and to exclude students with incomplete records unless they are in "process." Parents may sign for a personal or religious exemption if desired. CMSD participates in the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS), a confidential web-based system, maintained by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and used to collect and consolidate immunization information for disease control purposes. The school health office may use CIIS as a tool to ensure that your child has the proper immunizations required for school entry. This includes entering immunization data that the school has on file in a student's health record. If you do not want your Child's immunization data to be entered on CIIS, you may opt-out by notifying the school nurse in writing at the beginning of the school year.

Vision and hearing screenings are done yearly for all students in preschool and grades K,1,2,3,5,7, and 9, as well as all new students to the district. Parents are notified if students display difficulty with screening tests. Parents may request vision and hearing screening for any student by contacting the school nurse or health aide. Parents may choose to opt their child out of vision and hearing screening by notifying the school nurse in writing at the beginning of the school year.

Cheyenne Mountain

Health Information

Health Documents and Forms

Required Immunization Information and Resources

School Health Information for Parents

How Sick Is Too Sick?

TBI / Concussion Information

Field Trip/Activity Medication Permit

Students with Allergies/Anaphylaxis

Section 504 as Related to Health Care Plan

Mental Health Resources

Our School Nurses

Laura Lyons, RN

Shannon Green, RN

Megan Mathias, RN

Liz Waddington, RN