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Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs)
In 2005 the Escondido Union School District moved forward with a plan to require health technician positions to be replaced with Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs). This was due to the need to support the expanding medical requirements of students and wanting personnel to be trained/certified to support these students.
Director of Classified Personnel, Jean Welser searched out programs that employees could participate in to acquire this training. MiraCosta had a program, but was not conducive to the work hours of current employees. The college devised a part-time LVN program, which 10 of our health techs have participated in. It was held in the summer and in the evening/weekends. (A very intensive program.) It has become a model program due to the success of this initial group and will continue with the program due to the success. Students graduated in August and will now take the state exam to become certified. In the near future, all sites will have LVNs to staff the health office.
Photo: L-R Patti Baldwin, Kitty Clark, Deanne Demere, Stacy Day Kimbarrow, Aurora Maco, Tina Kain, Denise Tate, Patricia Torrez. Not shown: Bonnie Ports, Teri Rodrigues
Project LIVE Receives Golden Bell Award
Project LIVE, EUSD's innovative program geared at getting students and teachers involved in the curriculum via the magic of digital video, was recently awarded the prestigious Golden Bell Award by the California School Board Association. More info.
Project LIVE New Participants, 2008-2009
The ten new Project LIVE members received their equipment at the first Project LIVE meeting for the 2008-09 school year. They will use the equipment to create curriculum-driven videos with their students. At least one of those videos will be submitted to the iVIE Film Festival in May.
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