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The provision of health services and nursing services to learners is a complex activity requiring a set of knowledge, skills, and dispositions from professionally licensed nurses. An effective Iowa school nurse seeks to develop, support, and engage all learners in their developmental capacity and assist in their achievement at high levels of positive health outcomes. Iowa expects that effective school nurses will not only ensure student academic growth, but they will also experience a safe and healthy learning environment through the delivery of safe health services.
School districts with more than one nurse may wish to have a licensed registered nurse evaluate their professional licensed colleague for safe nursing scope and standards of practice.
The Board of Education Examiners (BOEE) has offered the following guidance. Based on the definitions of Practitioner, The BOEE may issue a standalone evaluator license to someone who has a SPR license.
- A nurse must have their registered nursing license and be in good standing from IBON (3 year license or 2 year license if working under a new license).
- A nurse must have a Statement of Professional Recognition (SPR) and be in good standing with the BOEE (SPR 5 years)
- The nurse may then apply for the evaluator certification course online. The nurse must then maintain certification with the BOEE.
- The nurse will be upheld to not only the minimum standards of practice from the IBON, but also the BOEE.
Based on the definitions of Practitioner BOEE can issue a standalone evaluator license to someone who has a SPR license.
References
IAC 272.1 Definitions. Note the definition of a Practitioner.
IAC 284.10 Evaluator Training Program . Number 2 references administrator or practitioner.
IAC 281-83.2 (Chapter 83): Under 256.7(27) Evaluator.