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FY 26
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Program Description

  School Health Services

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Program Contacts

Contact Nina Ashford, DrPH, MPH of the HHS - Public Health Services at 240-777-4253 or Grace Pedersen of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-773-1088 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Percent of students that return to class and are ready to learn after a health room visit 381%84%85%85%85%
Total number of client visits 1499,208717,967675,000675,000675,000
Immunizations administered to students at SHS Immunization Center and SBHWCs 219,18120,43820,00020,00020,000
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1  Note that in FY23, a newly implemented logging system did not include self-care visits. In FY24, these self-care visits were once again included in the totals. The program anticipates the number of visits to remain stable going forward.
2  Immunizations increased slightly between FY23 and FY24, as expected, due to an increase in student enrollment. The program anticipates the number of immunizations to remain stable going forward.
3  About 15% of students who visit a health room are sent home. This number has little variance from year to year regardless of the number of students enrolled or who visits the health room.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved$45,734,853352.11
Enhance: Community Health Nurse Staffing for 11 New Community Schools to Comply with State Blueprint Requirements (Partially Offset by Revenue)$1,496,27511
Enhance: Add Three Nurse Managers to Improve School Health Nurse Management Staffing Ratios$225,4443
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.$3,640,3733.25
FY26 Recommended$51,096,945369.36