ORDER-2020-2 : Acceptance of School Nursing Grant

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▶ 1:42 Monica C. Medeiros: 2020-2. It's the acceptance of a school nursing grant. Motion to suspend the

▶ 1:52 Monica C. Medeiros: rules. Second. Alderman Zwirko moves to suspend the rules. Seconded by Alderman Forbes all in favor aye aye opposed under suspension of the

▶ 2:04 Michael P. Zwirko: rules thank you you have the floor oh thank you thank you madam chair just seeing that we have the acceptance of the school nursing grant before us as well as our health director I was just one I'd like to open the for any presentation or comments that you'd like to make at this time sure so this is a

▶ 2:17 Speaker 2: grant that we had talked about in the past it's a replacement of a grant that we used to have that was $3,000 a year this is a new grant that's $5,000 a year however we can't use it for the same things that we previously were able to use it for such as substitute nurses and supplies which is why when you did the budget there was that increase in those line items and we talked about that there was a grant this is the grant so it's from the state health department through the school nursing unit it is to two basic things one is for some

▶ 2:57 Speaker 2: professional services for the school nurses and also to do some programming addressing health disparities so I just had one additional question for you and

▶ 3:10 Michael P. Zwirko: thank you for being here this evening the question that I have relates to the says that the funds for disparities and racial inequalities to help disparities and racial inequalities could you talk about some of the professional

▶ 3:31 Speaker 2: development that you may use with this grant sure the professional development we specifically discussed in the grant was actually for specifically for some diabetes updates the equipment that the students have constantly is changing and becomes more and more sophisticated including for some of our students with diabetes who are as young as three years old we're obviously the nurse has a very active role with their diabetes management it's really important that the nurses have the opportunity to keep up with the technology so the professional specifically the professional development we're looking at is for for the diabetes but there could be some other opportunities too

▶ 4:17 Speaker 1: great thank you for that all the questions I have I just a quick follow

▶ 4:22 Scott M. Forbes: up question is this a grant that will be renewed on an annual basis so let's go

▶ 4:28 Speaker 2: extend longer than the year it's actually a 10-year grant okay that we don't have to reapply for as long as the funding is reappropriated to the state

▶ 4:38 Scott M. Forbes: Health Department very good thank you very much on that I make a motion to

▶ 4:42 Monica C. Medeiros: recommend Alderman Forbes most recommend second any further discussion I just mentioned that there is no match no matching no all in favor aye opposed this order will be recommended of acceptance of the grant to our full board meeting at our next meeting in August the next order before us is order 2020-1 the first order of the fiscal year acceptance of two youth action team