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SUPPORTServices

Environmental Protection event of an emergency, referring
Agency, and other agencies, students or faculty for further
helps to ensure that the system professional care if needed,
will meet Georgia Department administering medications as
of Education standards. prescribed by a doctor, creating
and implementing plans of
School Nutrition care for students with chronic
Over 80 system-wide food illnesses, performing vision
service personnel prepare and hearing screenings, issuing
approximately 10,000 meals per Eye, Ear and Dental Certificates,
day in the Coffee County School presenting health related topics
A successful school system would System. An average of 6,000 in the classroom, and more.
lunches and 4,000 breakfasts
not exist without the assistance are served daily. During Summer
of our support personnel. Feeding, approximately 100,000 A few of the services our

Four areas that are critical in the day-to-day operations meals were served total. Our school nurses provide
staff continuously strives to
are maintenance, transportation, food service and provide healthy meals that are • The Largest Telemedicine
school nurses. For students to learn, they need appealing to students. Good Program in the State
appropriate and safe facilities, transportation to our nutrition habits are stressed to • CRMC & CRH Physician
schools, a healthy balanced diet for strong nutrition, help students develop a positive Practices – this site is provided
through Coffee Regional Medical
and the opportunity to have their health needs met. eating lifestyle. Center and is staffed with a
On average, 87% of our Nurse Practitioner as the Clinic
Transportation Maintenance students participated in the Medical Director. Students and
Each year, 60 buses transport Our maintenance department School Lunch Program last staff can receive treatment in
students to and from schools maintains 13 school facilities, school year while 57.7% person or via Telemedicine.
within our system. All of the their grounds, as well as participated in the Breakfast • Automated External
Defibrillators on ALL campuses
system’s drivers are certified system-wide offices, 18 athletic Program. The program also • Code Blue Teams on
and meet all requirements fields, and the football stadium. provides an a lacarte All campuses
set by the federal, state, and Our staff and 14 maintenance program, which provides • Yearly CPR/First Aide
local guidelines. Our drivers employees are responsible additional menu items daily Certification & Re-certification
are also required to have a for 1,200,000 square feet that serves approximately for Staff/Code Blue Teams
commercial drivers license with of buildings, approximately 1,000 students. An after-school & Bus Drivers
P & S endorsements. Safety 350 acres of land, over 900 snack program provides an • Annual Health Fair - Presented
meetings are held quarterly, estimated 300 snacks daily to by the Coffee County School
with attendance required of all A/C units, general repairs of our students who participate Nurse Program
regular and substitute drivers lunchroom equipment and, in after-school activities. • Stop the Bleed Training
as well as coaches and certified most especially, providing • Asthma-Friendly School System
teachers with a CDL license. a safe and pleasant school School Nurses • Kickin Asthma - Self
Management Education Program
Four certified technicians setting in which students and School nursing involves a • New Asthma Clinic in
service and inspect all buses faculty can learn and work. great deal more than handing Collaboration with the Coffee
monthly. All buses undergo an Strict adherence to the out medication and putting County School Nurse Program,
annual mandatory inspection regulations of the State Fire on band-aids. The nurses are CRH Physician Practices and
by the Department of Motor Marshal, the Coffee County responsible for rendering first Georgia Asthma Coalition
Vehicle Safety. Health Department, the aid to students or staff in the

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