School Declines O & G Lease

                At its May 12 meeting, the GCISD board (Kevin Hirt absent) decided not to sign an oil and gas lease with Laredo Energy at this time. The lease had been in negotiations for several months, but the company and the board could not agree on specific terms.  

              The board agreed to let the county tax appraisal district keep $14,450 in funds that had accumulated since 2000. Tax Appraiser Nancy Hillger said the money would be used to help fund a state-mandated mapping system. In the future, she said resolutions regarding excess funds would be presented annually to the county’s three taxing entities.

             School Nurse Christy Seidenberger reported on the school’s health services for the 2009 – 2010 school year. Her report documented 1497 elementary student visits to the nurse’s clinic and 368 secondary student visits; 268 vision screenings and collaboration with the local Lions Club to provide two students with free eye glasses. There were 268 hearing screenings with four referrals; 41 spinal screenings with one referral; 268 Acanthosis Nigricans [a skin disorder] screenings with four referrals; 281 doses of medications were administered. Elementary pediculosis [lice] screenings were done monthly; two blood drives were conducted which collected in excess of 60 pints of blood. Four automated external defibrillators located around the school campus were maintained; a flu shot clinic was arranged, with more than 400 immunizations given. Other activities included EMS care, classroom teaching, and a farm safety day.    

            School nursing care has afforded 54 students with major medical diagnosis the ability to participate as fully as possible in the school environment. Not all these health problems are dealt with daily, but during the course of the year, the nurse has addressed and dealt with allergies, ADHD, asthma, cardiac arrhythmias, diabetes, seizures, gastrointestinal problems, hearing deficits, hypertension, skin disorders, migraines, orthopedic complaints, gynecology concerns and vision deficits. Specialized nursing procedures include: asthma monitoring daily, nebulizer treatments as needed, glucose monitoring for diabetics daily and as needed, pulse oximetry daily and as needed and cardiac monitoring as needed. Less serious problems addressed by the nurse included: abrasions, lacerations, dental complaints, fractures, eye injuries and skin infections.

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