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2023-2024 School Health Nursing Staff
The mission of Unit 5 Certified School Nurses:
To enhance the educational potential of all students by promoting wellness and facilitating the resolution of health concerns which create barriers to learning.
The education and training of Certified School Nurses:
A Certified School Nurse (CSN) has passed the State of Illinois licensure exam to become a Registered Nurse (RN) & has graduated from a college or university with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN). In addition, a Certified School Nurse has gained a higher level of expertise through clinical experience and theory/classes to obtain certification from the Illinois State Board of Education in the specialty area of school nursing.
The definition of a “School Nurse” - by The National Association of School Nurses:
"School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances 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; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self management, self advocacy, and learning."HIGH SCHOOLS
- Tamara Ahrens ahrenst@unit5.org - BSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - Normal Community High School
- Jessica Murphy murphyj@unit5.org - MSN, RN,PEL-Certified School Nurse - Normal Community High School
- Paula Birsa birsapj@unit5.org - BSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse, National Certification - Normal West High School
- Annette Cherry cherrya@unit5.org - MSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse, National Certification - Normal West High School
JUNIOR HIGHS SCHOOLS
- Lyn Carter carterl@unit5.org - MSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse, National Certification - Parkside Junior
- Andrea Powell powellan@unit5.org - BSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - Chiddix Junior High
- Joely McCaw mccawj@unit5.org - MSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - Evans Junior
- Jennifer O'Brien obrienja@unit5.org - RN, BSN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - Kingsley Junior
EARLY LEARNING & ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
- Kellee Mustard mustark@unit5.org - MSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - District Wide Float Nurse
- Kacy Bryant bryantk@unit5.org - BSN, RN - Hoose
- Melissa Scottberg scottbm@unit5.org - BSN, RN - Cedar Ridge
- Susy Marcum marcumns@unit5.org - MSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse, National Certification, Nursing Department Chair - Grove & Eugene Field
- Kelly Cole colekm@unit5.org - MEd, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse, National Certification - Prairieland & Towanda
- Amanda Goff goffa@unit5.org - BSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse, National Certification - Parkside Elementary
- Karen Reichard reichak@unit5.org - BSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - Benjamin
- Jen Sikes sikesj@unit5.org - BSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - Sugar Creek
- Emily Tucker tuckeres@unit5.org - BSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - Oakdale
- Amy Jones jonesam@unit5.org - BSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - Fox Creek & Glenn
- Jill Deacon deaconj@unit5.org - MSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse, National Certification - Fariview & Hudson
- Penny Brandt brandtp@unit5.org - BSN, RN, PEL-Certified School Nurse - Northpoint & Carlock
- Amy Boland bolanda@unit5.org - BSN, RN - Pepper Ridge
- Rebekah Burch burchr@unit5.org - BSN, RN - Brigham
- Melissa Anton antonmj@unit5.org - BSN, RN - Glenn & Fairview
Special Education Classroom
- Emily Henson hensone@unit5.org - RN - Parkside Elementary
- Kirsten Stuepfert stuepfk@unit5.org - LPN- Normal West High School
- Jennifer Pearl pearlj@unit5.org - LPN - Field
- Iesha Thornton thornti@unit5.org - RN - Normal West High School
Substitute
- Lisa Thornton thorntol@unit5.org - District Wide Permanent Sub Nurse