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"A child must be healthy to learn and a child must learn to be healthy."

(Massachusetts Department of Public Health)
 

"School nursing, a specialized practice of public health nursing, protects

and promotes student health, facilitates normal development, and advances

academic success. School nurses, grounded in ethical and evidence-based

practice, are the leaders that bridge health care and education, provide care

coordination, advocate for quality student-centered care, and collaborate to

design systems that allow individuals and communities to develop their full potentials."

(National Association of School Nurses 2016)

The mission of the school nurses in the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District is to promote the safety and wellness of more than 5000 students and more than 800 staff during the school day in order to optimize learning. Typically, the school nurses care for an average total of 300 students each school day.

School nurses:

  • Provide nursing assessment, diagnosis, and care for students who are ill or injured, or have chronic medical conditions
  • Develop individual health care plans in collaboration with students, parents/guardians, and physicians for students with asthma, diabetes, life-threatening allergies, seizures, and other chronic and acute health issues
  • Collaborate with school physicians on school-wide health issues
  • Conduct state-mandated annual vision, hearing, postural, and BMI screenings with communication as needed to parents/guardians
  • Review physical exams and immunizations as required by state law
  • Coordinate health information for students participating in athletics and band
  • Communicate to the school community regarding urgent health issues and changes in state laws affecting health in the schools
  • Compile data and submit reports to the district and state department of public health regarding the number of student and staff visits to health offices
  • Educate students individually and in the classroom on a variety of topics, including infection control, hygiene, human growth and development, normal anatomy and physiology, nutrition
  • Participate in Child Study, Student Assistance Team, Special Education Team meetings and Section 504 meetings as needed
  • Provide information for health care resources to families 

To contact a staff member, click their names below

  • Contact Michelle

    Administrative Office
    15 Charter Road, Acton, MA 01720
    Phone: 978-393-5452
    Fax: 978-339-2440

Blanchard
Maureen Shirley-Jones, MN, RN, NCSN 
Rachel McAllister (Schwartz), RN, BSN, MS-CNL, CPN
Blanchard Memorial School
493 Massachusetts Avenue, Boxborough, MA 01719
Phone: 978-263-4569       Fax: 978-263-0477

Conant  
Margita Chudik BSN, RN, HN-BC, NCSN
80 Taylor Road, Acton, MA 01720
Phone: 978-266-2550 ext. 22190       Fax: 978-264-3329

Gates and CHECP- Boardwalk Campus
Megan Lenkauskas BSN, RN
75 Spruce Street, Acton, MA 01720
Phone: 978-266-2570       Fax: 978-266-2573

Douglas and CHECP- Boardwalk Campus
Maria Bottos, BSN, RN
75 Spruce Street, Acton, MA 01720
Phone: 978-266-2560 x23148       Fax: 978-266-2500

Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program (CHECP)- Boardwalk Campus
Maria Bottos, BSN, RN
Megan Lenkauskas BSN, RN
Kimberly Powers, RN
75 Spruce Street, Acton, MA 01720
Phone: 978-266-2570       Fax: 978-266-2573

McCarthy-Towne
Katherine Nimz, MSN/MHA, RN 
11 Charter Road, Acton, MA 01720
Phone: 978-631-3595       Fax: 978-264-3355

Merriam
Kimberly Liner
11 Charter Road, Acton, MA 01720
Phone: 978-264-3372       Fax: 978-264-3355

RJ Grey Junior High
Amanda Frank, RN, BSN
Victoria Reierson, BSN, RN, NCSN
16 Charter Road, Acton, MA 01720
Phone: 978-264-3350 X31050       Fax: 978-264-3342

ABRHS  
Colleen McGovern BSN, RN, NCSN
Erin Doherty BSN, RN, NCSN
36 Charter Road, Acton, MA 01720
Phone: 978-264-3300 x41050        Fax: 978-264-3349

Districtwide Nurse Floater
Kimberly Powers, RN
Amy Golash, BSN, RN

A group of school nurses pose together in a school hallway, smiling at the camera.