Required Health Documentation

If your child needs to take medication at school, please fill out these required forms and return them to the school nurse. School Medication Form. 

Please visit the Required Health Documentation webpage to learn about the vaccines, tests, and physical exams that are required to enroll or continue attending Somerville Public Schools.

 

When is My Child Too Sick for School?

Please keep your child home from school, for their comfort and the safety of their classmates, when they:

  • Have had a fever of 100 degrees or higher in the past 24 hours
  • Started antibiotics in the last 24 hours
  • Have experienced vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours
  • Have an undiagnosed rash
  • Feel too sick to participate in regular activities
  • Have a diagnosed communicable disease
  • Have COVID-19 or flu

 

Covid-19 Update: April 2024

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has adopted the latest COVID-19 guidance issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Going forward, COVID-19 will be treated much like other respiratory viruses such as influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). 

Instead of a 5-day isolation period, students and staff with COVID-19 can now return to school:

  • 24 hours after fever subsides (without the use of fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen) and
  • when symptoms are improving and
  • with the recommendation that they wear a mask for five additional days.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, and all other respiratory viruses, we ask for your cooperation with the following:

  • Stay home when ill.
  • Wash hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
  • Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
  • Wear a mask when you have respiratory symptoms.
  • Consider testing for COVID-19 and flu if symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, shortness of breath.

 

Find YOUR SCHOOL NURSE

School nurses are critical members of our school community, helping students stay healthy and ready to learn!

Argenziano School
290 Washington Street, Fax: 617-629-5470
Ruja Sharma, BSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5460 x6380
Denise Camara, BSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5460 x6360

Brown School
201 Willow Avenue, Fax: 617-629-5630 
Katie Skarzynski, BSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5620 x6405

Capuano Early Childhood Center
150 Glen Street, Fax: 617-629-5485
Yetty Lukan, DNP, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5480 x3648

East Somerville Community School
50 Cross Street, Fax: 617-629-5403
Jennifer DeOliveira-Souza, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5400 x3756
Nora Kyasa, BSN, RN (float), Phone: 617-629-5400 x3704
 
Healey School
5 Meacham Street, Fax: 617-629-5425
Nydia Woods, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5421 x6540
TBD, Phone: 617-629-5420 x6504

Kennedy School
5 Cherry Street, Fax: 617-629-5451
Kerri Conneely, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5440 x6603

Kennedy School, SKIP Program
5 Cherry Street, Fax: 617-629-5452
Jessica Brady, BSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5440 x6618

West Somerville Neighborhood School
177 Powder House Blvd., Fax: 617-629-5605 
Wendy Dixon, BSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5600 x6450
 
Winter Hill Community Innovation School at Edgerly
8 Bonair Street, Fax: 617-629-5683
Karen Johnson, BS, RN, Phone: 617-629-5680 x6775

Next Wave and Full Circle
153 School Street, Fax: 617-629-5660 
Lynne Chamallas, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5640 x610680

Somerville High School
81 Highland Avenue, Fax: 617-629-5275
Terri Emens, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5250 x611062
Maria Tully, MSN, RN, Phone: 617-629-5250 x611061
 
Somerville High School, SHIP Program
81 Highland Avenue, Fax: 617-629-5275
Carli Eldridge, BSN, RN, Phone: 617-625-6600 x611063
 
District-Wide Float Nurses
Shannon Logan, BSN, RN
Kaitlyn Calhoun, BSN, RN
 
District Nursing Leadership
Director of School Health Services Elizabeth Quaratiello, BSN, RN, NCSN 617-625-6600 x6880
Health Coordinator Kayla Centeio, 617-625-6600 x6967 and Fax: 617-629-5672
Health Assistant Kelly Morales, 617-625-6600 x6968