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Program Description

  School Health Services

This program provides health services to students in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). These services include: first aid and emergency care; health appraisal; medication and treatment administration; health counseling, consultation, and education; referral for medical, psychological, and behavioral problems; case management for students with acute and chronic health conditions, and pregnant and parenting teens; and hearing, vision, and lead certification screenings. Immunizations and tuberculosis screenings are administered at School Health Services Immunization Centers, primarily to international students enrolling in MCPS. Primary health care, provided by nurse practitioners and physicians, is provided to students enrolled at one of the County's School Based Health and Wellness Centers (SBHWC) or High School Wellness Centers. Head Start/Pre-K provides federally mandated health services to eligible three and four-year old children and is a collaborative effort of HHS, Office of Community Affairs, School Health Services, and MCPS.

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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
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
Percent of students that return to class and are ready to learn after a health room visit 381%84%85%85%85%
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 Approved45734853352.11
Enhance: Community Health Nurse Staffing for 11 New Community Schools to Comply with State Blueprint Requirements (Partially Offset by Revenue)149627511.00
Enhance: Add Three Nurse Managers to Improve School Health Nurse Management Staffing Ratios2254443.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.36403733.25
FY26 Recommended51096945369.36