CSNO Spring Conferences
Bay Coast Spring Conference
April 25, 2026: Zoom; 8:30-1:00
Topics:
Common Childhood Conditions
ENT and Skin issues in school-age children
Dr. Madelyn Taylor, Pediatrician, UCSF Children's Benioff Oakland Children's Hospital Lyme Disease-Jo Ellis, Director of Education at Bay Area Lyme Foundation
CSNO Members $30
CSNO Student, Retired and Board Members $25
Non Members $35
3.0 CECUs for full attendance.
Southern Section Spring Conference
April 25, 2026: 8:00-2:00
Location: Knott's Hotel, Buena Park
Topics:
Scoliosis; AI Basics; Ikagai
CSNO Student, Retired and Board Members $60
Non Members $280; 5.5 CECUs for full attendance.
25-26 CSNO Happy Hours!!!!
Happy Hour! Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program & Hearing Conservation Program
April 14, 2026; 2:30-4:00
Presenters:
Lauren Gordon, MA, MPH, MCHES | Health Program Specialist II
Lorenzo Almanza
Department of Health Care Services.
Hearing Happy Hour
Happy Hour! The Value of Early Diagnosis and Care Pathways in Type 1 Diabetes
April 20, 2026; 2:30-4:00
Presenter:
Lorri Nielsen, APRN
T1D Care Pathway Educator
Brag about A Colleague: Evidenced-Based Practices In School Nursing
May 19, 2026; 2:30-4:00
Dawn Anderson, MS, RN, PHN, RCSN & Sheri Coburn, EdD, MS, RN, PHN, RCSN-Facilitators
CSNO offers 1.5 hours of CA Board of Registered Nursing Contact Hours. 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
Update November 18, 2025-Cohort 2 Winter 2026 Candidates announced
Round 2 candidates for the High Road Training project were selected for CSU, Fresno and Sacramento. In a highly competitive process the HRTP selection committee have been tasked with some very difficult decisions. Between the two programs, there were 35 HRTP slots available with over 110 school nurse applicants. The grant criteria includes identifying high free and reduced lunch areas, compelling candidate need, rural location, diverse candidacy as well as other factors. You must apply to the school nurse program and the HRTP funding at the same time in order to be considered.
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Every Student Counts
25-26
California School Health Services Survey
It's that time of year where we are excited to announce the launch of the CSNO California School Health Services Survey. We were impressed by the increase in school nurse participation last year! We hope to see greater impact this year. School Nurses that participate and complete the survey will be entered into a chance to win a free CSNO Conference registration, which will be held at the
Mission Inn and Riverside Convention Center Feb 12-14, 2027! Data must be entered by June 30th 2026 to be eligible for conference drawing.
GRANTS AVAILABLE!
School Nurses of California Foundation is now accepting grant applications for school nurse–led projects that address social determinants of health in California school communities, including food insecurity, access to care, housing instability, health literacy, chronic condition management, and student well-being.
Deadline: May 1st, 2026
Grantees notified: June 29, 2026
Funding available: August 1, 2026
We look forward to learning about the work happening in your school communities!
More info here:
CSNO School Nurse Academy- Spring 2026 Cohort 1:
Monday, Apr 20 & Wednesday, Apr 22, 5:30-8:00 p
CSNO is pleased to launch the next school nurse academy. The School Nurse Academy was designed by school nurses for school nurses. The Academy features a hybrid learning experiences. One module will be conducted via Zoom; the remaining modules studied online. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Zoom portions include the Role of the School Nurse. Online learning modules include Physical assessment of school aged students in educational settings & Legal Aspects; MTSS and the continuum of SST to IEP; Emergency Response and Safe Schools; School Nurse Past, Present & Future; Vision Screening; Communicable Diseases; Immunizations; Population Health and Community Health; School Nurse Image; and School Health Financing. The modules include interactive activities that allow for self-paced course work The CSNO School Nurse Academy is facilitated by experienced school nurse leaders who serve or served on the CSNO State Board. School Nurse Academy attendees automatically become CSNO members since organizational support is critical to school nurse success. CSNO is pleased to offer 62 BRN contact hours through the California Board of Registered Nursing. The California School Nurses Organization is provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing CEP #04269. We regret that once registered, no cancellations or refunds may be made, however substitutions are welcome.
Current CSNO members $650
Non-CSNO members $774 or $712 for a non-CSNO Student Participant
HRTP Grant Scholarship Recipients- complimentary registration
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