The California School Nurses Organization
Leadership * Educate * Advocate * Diversity

CSNO 25-27 State Board Begin Terms
Welcome from Katie Nilsson, MSN, RN, PHN, CPN, RCSN,
CSNO State President

Welcome to the California School Nurses Organization. It is an honor to serve as your CSNO State
President during such an exciting time in our organization's history. This past year, CSNO
proudly celebrated 75 years of advancing school nursing in California—and today, we are
stronger than ever, with our highest membership to date at nearly 2,000 dedicated professionals.

This growth reflects the essential role school nurses play in supporting the health and well-being
of students across our state. Thanks to a newly awarded two-year grant, 150 school nurses will
now have the opportunity to pursue their School Nurse Services Credential—an investment that
not only strengthens our workforce but also ensures more students receive the specialized care
that credentialed school nurses provide.

As we look ahead, CSNO remains steadfast in our commitment to being a leading voice for
school health. Our State and Section Leaders continue to provide high-quality professional
development, impactful legislative advocacy, and a strong network of support to empower your practice.

In this year of growth and opportunity, I invite you to get involved in CSNO. Connect with your local
section and serve on the section board. Share your voice. Lean into the strength of our school nurse community.
Together, we will continue to shape the future of school nursing in California—with courage, collaboration,
and compassion at the center.

I look forward to working alongside each of you.

Warmly,
Katie Nilsson, MSN, RN, PHN, CPN, RCSN
State President, California School Nurses Organization

Greetings, from the Office of School Health at CDPH! Whether you’re gearing up for a new school year to come, or you’re already in the thick of back to school, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to tell us about stock medications in schools.
 
In this brief survey, which should take about five minutes or less, we’d like to hear about stock naloxone use in the schools to which you were assigned last school year, as well as the availability of stock epinephrine and albuterol. This valuable information will help us understand and convey the importance of stock medications in California schools.
 
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].
 
If you’d like to learn more about statewide standing orders for stock naloxone and epinephrine for your schools, please visit www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone-Standing-Order.aspx for naloxone and www.standingorders.cdph.ca.gov for epinephrine.

Click here to take this quick survey about stock medications in schools! Or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://forms.office.com/g/BYhDxzkMWk

 School Nurse Academy-Fall Cohorts

CSNO is please to start our next round of School Nurse Academies for the 25-26 school year.  The intent of these modules is to help new school nurses bridge their role and practice until they are enrolled in a school nurse credentialing program.  There are 9 modules that vary in length and content. The introductory first module spans over two nights and offers 7 contact hours through the California Board of Registered Nursing. The remain modules are online. Each module stands independent of the others. School nurses are eligible to receive BRN Contact Hours.
The modules include: Immunizations and Communicable Diseases; Vision Screening; Health Assessment of the School Age Child; Legal issues inclusive of HIPAA, FERPA and PHI; Special Education; Disaster Preparedness; Medication Administration; and the Role of the Professional School Nurse.
Please register below:
September 15-16, 2025; 5:30-8:00 p.m.
October 20-21, 2025; 5:30-8:00 p.m.
November 17-18, 2025; 5:30-8:00 p.m.
The California School Nurses Organization is an approved provider of Contact Hours by the California Board of Registered Nursing CEP #04269.
For updates or questions about the High Road Training Project, please click on the tab below. We will continue to post updates there. 
For more information and to apply please click below
High Road Training Project
25-26 CSNO Happy Hours!!!!
Google Mania Thursday, August 21; 2:30-4:00
Excel in All Things! Thursday, Sept 4; 2:30-4:00 
Stock Albuterol Status Wednesday, September 10, 2:30-4:00
Mass Causality Incidents Wednesday, September 17; 2:30-4:00 
The Safe & Supportive School Act (AB5) Thursday, September 25; 2:30-4:00
That's a Wrap Legislative Update! Thursday, October 23; 2:30-4:00
The role of the school nurse in IEP and Health Assessments
Wednesday, November 19; 2:30-4:00

All Happy Hours offer 1.5 Contact Hours. The California School Nurses Organization is an approved provider of Contact Hours by the California Board of Registered Nursing CEP #04269.

School Nurse Annual Data Collection

Dear School Nurses,
You are invited to participate in the inaugural CSNO Health Services Data Collection project. We hope you will take part!

Data Collection 
Please click this link to participate
The site linked above contains all necessary data collection worksheets and links to the actual online surveys. The information is brief, but important, so please read it carefully. Data from the 24-25 school year is being collected.
There are TWO surveys, each asking different questions about aspects of Health Services provision in your district. Depending on your current data collection process (which may be extensive or non-existent), this process might take 30-90 +/- minutes.
We understand that you are very busy and that this is asking a lot of you at the end of what was an already busy school year. But, please consider that this investment in time and effort will be worth it as it can help School Nurses in California better understand the current status of and needs in school health services, which can be used to inform the development of programs and access to resources. This data collection process will occur annually.

Please submit your data: Deadline: June 30th 2025

If you have any questions about this survey or the questions on the survey, contact Rachel McClanahan, DNP, RN, NCSN, CNE - CSNO School Nurse Educators Specialty Practice Committee Chair and Associate Professor and Coordinator, School Nurse Services Credential Program, California State University, Fullerton, at [email protected].

 Register For Fall Conferences

Northern Section Fall Conference

Saturday, September 27, 2025 Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals (DiTEP)7:30-8:00 Registration & Breakfast; 8:00-4:00 Program (Lunch Included) 

Register Here
Download Flyer
 

 Save the Dates For Fall Conferences

Bay Coast October 18, 2025 at
Michael's Shoreline, Mountain View

Central Coast November 1, 2025
Santa Barbara

Central Valley October 4, 2025 at
Valley Children's Hospital, Madera

 

 Southern Section 
October 18, 2025

San Diego Imperial TBD

REGISTRATION COMING | OCTOBER 6 

CSNO invites you attend the 76th Annual Conference, February 12-15, 2026 (note: pre-conference workshops* run February 11-12).We will host pre-conference workshop, general session and breakout session sessions that are dynamic, innovative, compelling, supported by evidence, and that capture our conference theme of Optimizing Student Wellness Through Currents of Collaboration. 

IMPORTANT DATES
August 25, 2025 – Call for Presentation Status Notifications Done
August 27, 2025 – Sponsor & Exhibitor Registration Opens
August 28, 2025 – Preliminary Conference Agenda Released
October 1, 2025 – Hotel Guestroom Reservations Link Opens
October 6, 2025 – Attendee Registration Opens
January 8, 2026 – Early Bird Conference Registration Deadline (tentative)