The Final Report - Malcolm Shabazz City High School, Madison WI

Decision Item #22:ELIMINATE SELECTED NURSE FUNCTIONS AND REDUCEALLOCATION ACCORDINGLY (cont.)Other Considerations: In analyzing the role of nurses in providing services to staff, it should be(cont.)noted that some nurses may serve as Employee Assistance Program(EAP) representatives, and may include time spent in that function inthis category. However, since any employee can serve as arepresentative, eliminating the function of nursing services to staffshould not affect the EAP program.Alternatives:This analysis did not include the option of eliminating or reducing nursesassistant allocations. Because nurse assistants are often the first tierprovider of services to students who come in to the health office,reducing nurse assistant allocation would require a commensurateincrease in nurse allocation (with a higher average salary).Virchow, Krause & Co. LLP Page 110March 11, 2002