Student Services
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Student Services
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Safe Schools
- A Comprehensive Approach to Bullying Prevention
- Safe Schools for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
- Resources to Reduce and Respond to Sexual Violence in Schools
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- School Attendance Improvement (Absenteeism and Truancy Prevention)
- Discipline, Suspensions, and Expulsions
- Crime Statistics Reporting
- Confidentiality, Consent, and Student Records
- Training School Staff in Ethics and Boundaries
- School Resource Officers
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Pupil Services
- Wisconsin Pupil Services Evaluation System
- Comprehensive School Counseling Programs
- School Nursing and Health Services
- School Psychology
- School Social Work
- Medicaid Information for Pupil Services
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School Mental Health
- Mental Health E-Learning
- Wisconsin School Mental Health Framework
- Mental Health Literacy
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Social and Emotional Learning
- Social and Emotional Learning Contact Information
- Social and Emotional Learning Roadmap
- Wisconsin Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
- Social and Emotional Learning Theory of Action
- Social and Emotional Learning Training Opportunities
- Case Studies and Exemplars of Practice
- Introduction to Adult SEL
- Social and Emotional Learning Alignment and Connections
- Social and Emotional Learning for Students
- Social and Emotional Learning Assessment
- Build Your Social and Emotional Learning Expertise
- Mental/Behavioral Health Screening
- Youth Suicide Prevention
- Mental Health - Trauma Sensitive Schools
- Resiliency
- Get Kids Ahead Initiative
- School-Based Mental Health Services State Funding
- Federal School-Based Mental Health Professionals Grant
- Aid for School Mental Health Programs
- Project AWARE
- Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Program
- Coordinated School Health (CSH)
- Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Program
- School-Age Parents
- Student Services Resources
- State and Federal Laws Related to Student Services
- Requirements for School Staff
- Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) Stronger Connections Grant Program
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Safe Schools
School Health Services Orientation
School Health Services Orientation
Each fall the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) holds an orientation session for registered nurses new to the specialty practice area of school nursing. The goal is to help new school nurses transition to this role by providing information and resources that can help make their first years more successful. This professional development is for those nurses who will be working for the first time in or with a Wisconsin school district. It is appropriate for school nurses who have worked in a school setting zero to three years. Information regarding registration for this annual fall training is posted under "New Items" on the main School Health Services website.
Information modules covering topics related to school health services are available for viewing and listed below. Modules are listed by those applicable to registered nurses/school nurses and those applicable to school health services assistive personnel.
School Nurse
- Wisconsin School Health Services Related Laws (for school nurses)
- Delegation in the School Setting for New School Nurses
- The University of Missouri, Show Me School Health website contains courses available to Wisconsin school nurses and offers free NCPD contact hours during the 2024/2025 school year. The New School Nurse Orientation module contains information that is NOT Wisconsin specific. Wisconsin school nurses must register (free) to enroll in the below courses.
- The Puberty Education for School Nurses is a self-paced training designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of school nurses so they can confidently teach puberty education to upper elementary students. Brief, 30-minute modules are based on key topics: 1. Class climate 2. Classroom management 3. Answering student questions 4. Communication with parents/guardians. Downloadable handouts and transcripts accompany the audio-video presentations done by Wendy Sellers, a nationally known puberty education expert. Note the fifth module is Missouri specific.
- Comprehensive School Nursing features modules on health assessments, the development of individualized health plans, and the management of mental health conditions, including adolescent depression. Additionally, it provides insights into contemporary legal issues and current policy statements essential to school nursing.
- Mental Health Topics for School Nurses - The South Carolina Department of Public Health in collaboration with other agencies and organizations provides this free self-paced training for school nurses. The training is open to all school nurses in all states. The training is available August 29, 2024 thru August 19, 2026.