Stories from Scott 2
November 21, 2017
Scott 2 partners with Scottsburg Family Practice to provide same-day appointments for students, employees
Scott County School District 2 is helping students, families, and employees reduce recovery time at home and save time spent at the doctor’s office through a partnership with Scottsburg Family Practice. The new program gives students and Scott 2 employees the option to obtain same-day appointments for acute illnesses — saving parents, guardians, students, and employees time.
“This service is valuable to our students and families because it ensures they will be seen by a local clinician for a same-day appointment. They are able to immediately access health care for their sick child rather than wait until the next day for an appointment at their primary care physician or have a long wait in an immediate care clinic setting,” said Heather Crites, Scott County School District 2 health coordinator and registered nurse.
When a student or a staff member goes to the school nurse with an acute illness that requires a doctor’s visit, the school nurse will give them an option to make a same-day appointment with Dr. Jennifer Craig’s office at Scottsburg Family Practice, which is part of Scott Memorial Hospital. These same-day appointments are for acute medical conditions, such as strep throat, ear infections, upper respiratory infections, flu symptoms, urinary tract infections, sports injuries, and other conditions. Dr. Craig’s practice accepts patients with any insurance or self-pay because of its Rural Health Clinic status, and a parent or guardian must accompany the student to the appointment. At any time, a student’s parent or guardian or a school employee can decline the appointment; no one is required to participate in this option.
“The benefit of the partnership with Dr. Craig is voluntary. The nurses will ask if the parent would like their student to be seen at Dr. Craig's office for the acute illness they are being sent home from school,” Crites said. “If the parent does not want to make an appointment and wants the student to see their primary care physician, then we fully support that decision. This is just another option available to the parents of SCSD2 students to help them get access to great health care locally.”
The Rural Health Clinic designation comes from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service’s Health Resources & Services Administration and allows medical practices located in rural areas to become accredited through the federal government by meeting specific guidelines, gives the medical practice the opportunity to receive wider varieties of insurance, provide self-pay options for those who are uninsured, and help patients obtain medical insurance. Only three medical practitioners in Scott County hold this designation.
“The collaboration is an extension of the hospital partnering with SCSD2 over the past few years offering various programs and services to our students,” Crites said. “This service benefits parents and families by helping them get same day health care for their sick child by a local provider. They can get the same expert care right here, right at home, to help their child get better and return to school quicker.”
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Vienna-Finley Elementary School
Scottsburg High School
Scottsburg Middle School
Three Scott 2 schools receive recognition as Apple Distinguished School
Three Scott County School District 2 schools —Vienna-Finley Elementary School, Scottsburg High School and Scottsburg Middle School — received the distinction of Apple Distinguished School for 2017-2019. The honor signifies that each recipient demonstrates innovative academic excellence and leadership through technology integration.
Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence that use technology to inspire creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. They showcase innovative uses of technology in learning, teaching, and the school environment and have documented results of academic accomplishment.
For the third consecutive year, SMS has received the recognition.
"It's a real testimony to the passion and dedication of the staff that we continue to grow and lead. Being honored in 2013 and 2015 and then now in 2017 demonstrates that SMS is continuously learning and striving to offer the best education for kids," Principal Kristin Nass said.
This year's Multi-Touch book, Scottsburg Middle School: All In, features the 2016 school-wide Bicentennial Project and the Digital Literacy course. The book is available for download on the iBooks Store at no cost, Nass said.
For the first time, SHS and VFES were recognized as Apple Distinguished Schools for 2017-2019.
"SHS is an academically challenging campus that utilizes a technology-enriched environment. We provide different pathways for students to pursue for their future," Principal Ric Manns said.
The road to becoming an Apple Distinguished School started six years ago after SHS followed a vision to prepare its students for college, training, and a competitive job market by shifting away from using only textbooks and instead, offering students real-world and real-time learning opportunities in the digital world, the SHS Multi-Touch book said. In the spring of 2017, 100 percent of full-time certified teaching staff achieved Apple Teacher status.
“We knew that our learners would be more challenged and engaged by the digital content that our staff began to curate and to create, and we knew that we had students who would flourish in opportunities to explore their creativity and passions. Our teachers and students navigated the steep learning curve by mastering digital literacy and citizenship skills and rigorous course content simultaneously,” the SHS Multi-Touch book said.
Scottsburg High School is a unique campus with multiple paths provided by Scott County School District 2. The campus strives to create the best academic environment for its students and to prepare them for a successful future. The high school features two schools on campus, High Schools That Work and New Tech, which both utilize technology to help students find and succeed in their career path.
"Vienna-Finley offers many amazing learning experiences, and our staff is exceptional at creating an environment that is rich with opportunities for our students," Principal Tiffany Barrett said.
VFES offers clubs and opportunities for students to engage and collaborate, including Tech Warriors, which allows students to create and collaborate to develop self-guided projects to help the school community. Vienna-Finley Elementary School features the WatchDOGS and HERO programs, which allow family members to volunteer at the school and be a part of their students' day.
The selection of SHS, SMS, and VFES as Apple Distinguished Schools highlights our success as an innovative and compelling learning environment that engages students and provides tangible evidence of academic accomplishment. Scott 2 teachers create opportunities for students to collaborate and engage with one another through a variety of experiences.
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