California School Nurses
Optimize Student Health and Enhance Learning
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Congratulations!
San Diego/imperial 2018 award recipients Maggie West - Excellence in School Nursing Michelle Bell - Excellence in school nursing administration shirley weber - partner in education Pictured: Vanessa Forsythe (President CSNO-SDI), Maggie West, award winner (President-Elect CSNO-SDI), Michelle Bell, award winner, Luisa Monson (newly elected csno state secretary)
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68TH ANNUAL CSNO CONFERENCE WAS A SUCCESS!
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CSNO Membership Join/RenewalIndividuals may join at anytime, however it is encouraged you take advantage of early-bird rates. Annual CSNO membership runs July 1-June 30. early-bird rates: $110 for Active, Associate and Member-At-Large through September 30, 2018.
Rates for Active, Associate and Member-At-Large will increase to $140 on October 1, 2018. Students and Retired members may join for $55 at any time. Corporate rates may join for $250. To see membership types & rates, click HERE |
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upcoming EVENTS
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 4:00pm-6:00pm: CSNO Board Meeting, Annex B, San Diego Office of Education, 6401 Linda Vista Road, 92111 APRIL 4, 2018 9:00am-4:00pm, 2018 spring summit: vaccines for teens, san diego central library, 330 park blvd, san diego, ca 92101 Wednesday, May 9, 2018 4:00pm-6:00pm: School Nurse Day Celebration, Rooms 401-402, San Diego Office of Education, 6401 Linda Vista Road, 92111 MOre events at: calendar San Diego/Imperial Scholarships Application(s) due by April 15 The Judy Beck scholarship, created from donations to CSNO- SDI Section, awards an SDI school nurse who's furthering his/her education in areas pertinent to the practice of school health services. The Joanne Gill Scholarship was established in her honor by her husband, Judge David Gill. Joanne was passionate on the value and importance of ongoing learning. For more information and to download applications, please go to: SDI Scholarships Quick Links county of San diego flu clinics San Diego County - Flu Information Know What To Do About The Flu eRIC pAREDES sAVE a LIFE fOUNDATION California School Nurses Organization (State) National Association of School Nurses SDCOE - School Nursing Shots for School California Department of Education 
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President's Message
Come one Come all! Celebrate School Nurse Day May 9th Wednesday 3:30 – 5:30 PM at San Diego County Office of Education Rooms 401 - 402 Please RSVP to Maggie West, mwest@francisparker.org – so we have enough food. Once again Dave Cranny from School Health is graciously providing the meal and there will be cake! Calling All Retirees!! We want to recognize you on School Nurse Day. If you are retiring this year please contact Maggie West, mwest@francisparker.org. Jeanne Salvadore, School Nurse Coordinator, School Nursing Services Program for San Diego County Office of Education is retiring this year and will be our featured speaker. We will also have our Annual Section Business Meeting on School Nurse Day and we will be introducing new Section Board Members. Current MIGS will receive an email with Google docs link prior to the School Nurse Day Meeting for reviewing Board Reports. It’s not too early to become a CSNO Member for year beginning July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019. To avoid your membership from expiring and take advantage of early-bird registration rates, please visit the “Join CSNO” tab on state website, https://www.csno.org. Register by September 30th, 2018 as membership rates will increase on October 1. CSNO members receive deeply discounted section and state conference rates, product purchases and receive one on one support as needed. Refer a Friend Reward$ - Recruit a new member and have them indicate you as the referral source. Your name will be placed in a drawing for free registration to our state conference. Last Call for Section Scholarships- Applications must be received by April 15. You can find them on our website and once completed sent to Jenny Alfonso, jalfonso@sandi.net. Save the Date! For the 21st Annual San Diego Pediatric School Health Conference AAP-CA3 is Saturday October 27, 2018 at AMN in Del Mar. Check our CSNO Section Website https://www.csno-sdi.org for available Camp Nursing positions and updated Section Calendar for coming school year. If your special area of interest is early childhood education we are looking for a school nurse Early Childhood Education Section Committee Chair (2 year tem beginning July 1, 2018). If interested and able to attend State Leadership conference August 3 -5th in Burlingame (San Francisco) contact me vforsythe13@gmail.com. Check out the CSNO State Website https://www.csno.org for more information about the following: 2019 CSNO State Conference will be on February 14-17th at the Monterey Hyatt Regency Hotel and Spa on the Del Monte Golf course; CSNO State Board Vacancies; CSNO Member Survey Seeking Input prior to Leadership Conference; California School Nurses Foundation Mini-Grants available to school nurses and districts; Vision Screening Product and more… Lastly with best regards – it has been a pleasure to serve you as Section President as we welcome Maggie West our incoming President and Corinne McCarthy our President Elect. Vanessa Forsythe, MSN, RN San DIego/imperial Section President |
