1. Alabama Source: Sherry Marbury Position: Nursing Program Coordinator Notes: FTE total, includes school nurses with LPN and RN certification 2. Alaska Source: Mary Bell Position: State School Nurse Consultant Notes: FTE RNs, Jessica Mack contacted Mary Bell for NASN. 3. Arizona Source: Shirley Rodriguez Position: SNOA President Notes: Nursing licensure data, all RNs; Shirley said they are all FTE 4. Arkansas Source: Paula Smith Position: State school nurse consultant Notes: FTE RNs 5. California Source: California Basic Education Data System Position: N/A Notes: RNs FTE. This is the most recent data, which was collected for 2008-2009. 6. Colorado Source: Annette Severson Position: Data Specialist, Colorado Department of Education Notes: FTE RNs - Details here: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdereval/download/PDF/2009Staff/FTE,Salaryandexperiencebycollegeprep.pdf 7. Connecticut Source: Barbara Canzonetti Position: Education Consultant Notes: FTE RNs 8. Delaware Source: Linda Wolfe Position: Director, School Support Services, Delaware Department of Education Notes: FTE RNs 9. Washington, D.C. Source: Shawn Hickey-Higgins Position: Staff Development Specialist, Children's Schol Services Notes: RNs, probably all are full-time; enrollment is audited public and charter with verified residency reported by OSSE. Public only: 44,718 10. Florida Source: Leslie Wurster Position: School Health Program Liaison Notes: RNs, not by FTE. Leslie says most are not full-time 11. Georgia Source: Jeannie Edwards and Lisa Griner-Byrns Position: Jeannie Edwards is the NASN Director for GASN and School Health Coordinator in Georgia; and Lisa Griner-Byrns is the President of GASN Notes: This is based on a survey of every district commissioned by GASN for school year 2009-2010. They will be collecting more rigorous data starting in September 2011. (Note: Hawaii: N/A) 12. Idaho Source: JoAnn Blount Position: NASN Director for ID Notes: 140 FTE is based on member surveys and calling around with the Board of Ed. 13. Illinois Source: Mark Hobneck Position: Illinois State Department of Education, Data Division Notes: FTE RNs. Previous years available here: http://isbe.net/research/htmls/teacher_service_record.htm 14. Indiana Source: Phyllis Lewis Position: School Health Services Coordinator Notes: RNs, not by FTE (in any report from IDOE, the staff are designated at FTE, even though they may work a four hour shift. They are not reported as hourly employees except locally by pay rates. Some of IN's nurses may teach career education classes, and still function as the school nurse. Some may be a safety specialist or attendance officer, as an additional duty.) 15. Iowa Source: Charlotte Burt Position: Student Health Services Consultant Notes: RNs FTE, not including contracted nursing services 16. Kansas Source: Jane Stueve Position: Adolescent and School Health Consultant Notes: RNs, not by FTE, employed by the DoE or contracted through the health department; plus health department employees and co-op employed RNs. Most are not full-time. 17. Kentucky Source: Karen Erwin Position: Education School Nurse Consultant Notes: RNs, not by FTE. Based on the KY Board of Nursing voluntary survey for October, 2010. 18. Louisiana Source: Jodi Sheets Position: NASN Director for Louisiana Notes: According to the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, there were 889 Registered Nurses working in the area of “school health services.” This is not FTE. 19. Maine Source: Pat Endsley Position: NASN Director for Maine Notes: This is the total number of certified school nurses, in public and private schools, 2010. This number is not FTE. 20. Maryland Source: Marilyn Healy Position: NASN Director for Maryland Notes: FTE RNs 21. Massachusetts Source: ESHS program data report 2009 – 2010 School Year Position: Anne Sheetz (Director of School Health Services) directed NASN staff to the report. Notes: FTE RNs 22. Michigan Source: Vicki Taliaferro Position: School Health Consultant Notes: The RN count (not FTE ) was measured in a superintendant's survey for school year 2010-2011. They measured 346 RNs, and MI reported 1,526,353 students, for a ratio of 1:4411. Their 2008-2009 number of school nurses (based on partial, informal survey results) was an estimate of 350 nurses to 1,692,739 students, or a ratio of 1:4836. They did not produce an estimate or do a survey in the 2009-2010 school year. 23. Minnesota Source: Ruth Ellen Luehr Position: Education Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education Notes: FTE RNs. See also http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Data/Data_Downloads/Staff_Data/Licensed_Staff/Full_Time_Equiv_Assign_Code/index.html 24. Mississippi Source: Estelle Watts Position: Mississippi State School Nurse Consultant Notes: FTE RNs. This data is posted on the MDE, Healthy Schools website at www.healthyschoolsms.org 25. Missouri Source: Andra Diehls and Marjorie Cole Position: Andra Diehls - School Health Services, MO Department of Health; Marjorie Cole - State School Nurse Consultant for MO Notes: FTE RNs. 26. Montana Source: Kelly Glass Position: Accreditation Unit Manager Notes: FTE RNs. 27. Nebraska Source: Nebraska Department of Education website via Marilyn Peterson. Position: Senior Administrator, Data Service / Federal Programs Notes: FTE RNs. http://www.education.ne.gov/DataServices/Data_and_Information.html 28. Nevada Source: Deborah Pontius Position: NASN Director for Nevada Notes: FTE RNs. 29. New Hampshire Source: Supplied by Linda Compton Position: NASN Director for NH Notes: This ratio is an estimate from 2008-09. School nurse data was not collected in NH in 2009-10. The NH Department of Education is working on improving data collection. See http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/school_health/documents/schoolnursesurvey-2010.pdf 30. New Jersey Source: Bari Erlichson Position: NJ Department of Education Data Division Notes: FTE RNs. 31. New Mexico Source: Beverly Hine Position: Director, Health Services/Medicaid, Las Cruces Public Schools Notes: FTE RNs. Data from Annual School Health Services Report, PED. 32. New York Source: Karen Hollywood Position: Office of Student Support Services Notes: RNs, not FTE. The number of RN school nurses in NYC not included in NY's Basic Education Data System is estimated to be 400, and this estimate is included in the total RNs. 33. North Carolina Source: Jessica Gerdes Position: State School Health Nurse Consultant Notes: 1:1185 ratio is FTE RNs. See: http://ncdhhs.gov/dph/wch/doc/stats/SchoolHealthServicesAnnualReport-2009-2010.pdf 34. North Dakota Source: Becky Bailey Position: Maternal and Child Health Notes: FTE RNs collected via voluntary survey 35. Ohio Source: Eva Garchar Position: OASN President Notes: FTE RNs. Collected from Ohio DoE iLRC data. 36. Oklahoma Source: Barbara Smith Position: School Health Coordinator, Child and Adolescent Health Division Notes: RNs only, count of nurses with Board of Ed certification, which lasts 5 years; only public school nurses need certification 37. Oregon Source: Leslie Currin Position: School Health Specialist Notes: RNs, not FTE. 38. Pennsylvania Source: Beth Anne Bahn Position: Acting Director, Division of School Health, Bureau of Community Health Systems, Pennsylvania Department of Health Notes: FTE RNs 39. Rhode Island Source: Deanna Raphael Position: eRIDE Data Collection State Reporting Manager Notes: FTE RNs as of 6/30/2010 40. South Carolina Source: Cindy Poole and Cathy Young-Jones Position: Cindy is Midlands Coordinator & Assistant Executive Director of Healthy Learners; Cathy is the State School Nurse Consultant for SC Notes: FTE RNs. 41. South Dakota Source: Susan Kelts Position: NASN Director for SD Notes: RNs not FTE 42. Tennessee Source: Cynthia Richesin Position: NASN Director for TN Notes: RNs, not FTE 43. Texas Source: Susan Luethold Position: outgoing NASN Director for TX Notes: FTE number includes RNs, LVNs, and nurse aides; see www.tea.state.tx.us 44. Utah Source: Emily Ayer Position: Utah Department of Education Notes: FTE RNs 45. Vermont Source: http://www.education.vermont.gov/new/html/data/teacher_FTE.html Position: IT: Data Management & Analysis Divison Notes: FTE RNs 46. Virginia Source: Cece Rieb Position: Budget Office Notes: FTE RNs, LEAs only 47. Washington Source: Gayle Thronson Position: Health Services Program Supervisor Notes: RNs FTE, based on a survey - RN FTE and Enrollment are only included for respondents. Nonrespondents were not counted. 48. West Virginia Source: Rebecca King Position: Health Services Coordinator Notes: RNs, not FTE 49. Wisconsin Source: Rachel Gallagher Position: School Nursing Consultant Notes: FTE RNs 50. Wyoming Source: Megan Mclellan Position: Health, Safety and Nutrition Notes: Estimate 51. OSHNA Source: Sandy Leipheimer Position: OSHNA President Notes: RNs FTE DoDDS Pacific, Europe, and International Schools, 2010-2011 school year. Survey was not conducted last year, so 2009-2010; data not available.