MEAD School District





Spokane Regional Health District

Swine Flu Update -- November 5, 2009

Several postponed H1N1 vaccination clinics rescheduled

in November and December

 
The H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine supply is anticipated to improve in the following weeks, allowing the Spokane Regional Health District to reschedule several clinics that had been postponed. The rescheduled clinics are as follows:

  • November 18, Airway Heights Community Center, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • December 1, Spokane Valley Partners, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • December 2, West Central Community Center, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • December 8, East Central Community Center, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • December 10, Northeast Community Center, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

These rescheduled clinics will be offered as walk-in only. Both versions (nasal spray and injectable) of the H1N1 vaccine may not be available at all clinics, therefore, please call the Health District’s H1N1 hotline 324-1495 or visit their website www.srhd.org in advance of the clinics.  

The Health District is offering the free vaccinations for people in the CDC’s H1N1 prioritized vaccination groups, which include:

  • Pregnant women, because they are at higher risk of complications from influenza;
  • Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age, because younger infants are at higher risk of influenza-related complications, and cannot be vaccinated;
  • Health care and emergency medical services personnel who provide direct patient care, to prevent illness and transmission to patients.
  • All people 6 months to 24 years of age, because the majority of cases have occurred in this age group, and because of the increased likelihood of disease spread in schools and childcare settings; and
  • People 25 to 64 years of age who have underlying health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from flu.

The Spokane Regional Health District has also been distributing H1N1 vaccine to area healthcare providers, hospitals, and other venues where priority groups can receive the vaccination. Please contact your healthcare provider to see if the H1N1 vaccine is available at your primary healthcare office. Once efforts have been made to vaccinate prioritized groups, the vaccine may become available to everyone who would like to protect themselves through vaccination.    

Important Mead School District H1N1 Swine Flu Information

Schools are taking steps to help prevent the spread of both seasonal and H1N1 (swine) influenza. According to the most recent data, the H1N1 virus is currently the primary cause of most influenza in our community.

The Mead School District continues to track absenteeism due to influenza on a daily basis and is in close communication with Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), which has been extremely helpful in providing current resources.  We greatly appreciate when parents report the specifics of their child’s absence so we are better able to track communicable diseases. 

For Information On Mead School District Staff Protocol:  Read More.....

For Flu vs. Cold Symptoms: Read More...

We urge you to pay particular attention to your child’s health, monitoring for influenza symptoms. Symptoms of H1N1 illness, which are similar to seasonal flu symptoms, include rapid onset of fever with cough and/or sore throat.  Some people may also have diarrhea and vomiting.   

If your child or any family member experiences these symptoms, stay home until symptoms have diminished and they have been free of fever (less then 100°F, without using fever reducing medication) for at least 24 hours or as directed by your health care provider.

People are being encouraged to treat flu symptoms at home to avoid spreading the illness in health care settings. If your child has symptoms mentioned above and develops difficulty breathing, chest pain, bluish skin; develops seizures, is unable to keep fluids down or is less responsive than normal, seek medical care immediately.  

H1N1 has caused an increased concern for children and infants who have high-risk medical conditions and neurodevelopmental conditions such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, heart conditions, seizure disorders, long-term respiratory (asthma) and lung conditions (cystic fibrosis), premature infants and others.  If your child has any of these conditions that may put him/her at increased risk, we encourage you to contact your child’s health care provider to discuss the risks to your child’s health and his/her school attendance. Special care should be taken to protect these children from catching H1N1, and it is recommended that they be among the first to receive a vaccine once it becomes available.  The H1N1 vaccine is also recommended for all people ages 6 months to 24 years of age.

To protect yourself and your family against H1N1 influenza, as well as seasonal influenza, and to help prevent the spread of disease, teach your children to:

  • Wash their hands often.
  • Cough or sneeze into their sleeve/elbow - not into their hands.
  • Cover their nose and mouth when sneezing, coughing or blowing their nose.
  • Promptly dispose of used tissues and wash hands with soap and water.
  • Not share food, utensils or beverages with others.
  • Avoid close contact with sick people.

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Message from Randy Dorn, Superintendent Public Instruction.

ANNUAL DISTRICT and SCHOOL REPORT CARD   

The Mead School District is pleased to provide our community access to our performance report cards through an OSPI website (http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us). These report cards outline academic progress in the Washington Assessment of Student Learning for our district and for our individual schools.

As you will see, Mead students continue to exceed state averages.  The overall growth in our district performance happens because of excellent teaching and an atmosphere that promotes a rich learning experience.

Mead is proud of its reputation for providing quality academic programs and strong co-curricular programs for all students in every school. We appreciate your continuing support of our students and their learning.

Recess at Meadow Ridge Elementary is a lot more fun!

The students at Meadow Ridge had a better "1st Day of School" than usual. They started the new school year with a Ribbon Cutting Dedication Celebration for their new playground equipment.  The Meadow Ridge PTO worked tirelessly for two years with countless parents helping to make sure  fund raising activities were successful, child oriented and lots of FUN.  To reach their goal, parents asked for help from the Mead community and were rewarded with donations from twenty five businesses. 

Director Maureen O'Connor of the Mead School Board recognized the hard work of many families in making the playground equipment dream come true.  Cheers went up when the ribbon was cut by  current PTO President, Melissa Rehn, and past PTO President, Leigh Drinkard. 

 

The Mead School District has published answers to frequently asked questions in the recent issue of Mead Matters (April 2009), and would like to respond to emerging questions as the state budget cuts become known. We would welcome your questions to the following email address: questions@mead.k12.wa.us  ;

As questions from the community come in, we will collect and synthesize them into "frequent questions" and post the answers on the link above.


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