Community health care providers are vital to helping kids with diabetes remain in good control. Saint Paul Public Schools works with community health care providers to help students remain healthy.

Diabetes School Management Plan

Please click on the forms link below for the diabetes school management plan (DMP) and medication forms. The DMP allows school nurses and other school staff better care for students with diabetes at school. Successful diabetes management depends heavily upon the collaboration and communication between school, families, and health care providers.

Important points about the DMP

• You may continue to use the DMP you usually use
• You can use the link below to access a DMP form
• Any DMP, when signed by the Health Care Provider, serves as consent to administer medications at school.
• Fax DMP to 651-632-3731 Student Placement Center - Health Office (include student name and date of birth)

Forms:  Please click the links below to access the forms

Diabetes Management Plan

Diabetes Self Management form

Authorization for the Administration of Medication, Treatment, and Self-Carry

Role of the School Nurse

The licensed school nurse is a member of the school staff under the administrative direction of the school district to which he/she is assigned or employed.

The school nurse works directly with students, families, health care providers, and school staff to help students with diabetes to maintain good control.

Contacting the Diabetes Resource Nurse:

Tara Kaup, LSN, MSN, CDE

Tara.kaup@spps.org