An independent day school serving grades K-12 | St. Paul, MN

Health Offices

SPA maintains a Health Office on each campus. On the Goodrich Campus, the Health Office is adjacent to the Converse Auditorium. On the Randolph Campus, the Health Office is on the first floor of Old Main just west of the Schilling Center.

Two full-time Health Assistants, one for each campus, staff the Health Offices and are responsible for assisting students with routine requested cares such as the administration of prescription medications. Health Assistants serve as liaisons between the school and parents/guardians regarding health concerns, questions, and resources. SPA also has the part-time services of a Licensed School Nurse (LSN) through the St. Paul Public School district; the LSN is on campus two days per week and splits time between the Goodrich and Randolph Campuses, while overseeing health office policies and individual K-12 student health care plans.

Health Office Staff

  • Tina Akervik Tina Akervik is the full-time Middle and Upper School Health Assistant and works in the Randolph Campus Health Office. Tina assists students with routine requested care such as the administration of prescription medications, maintains student health records, and is a liaison between the school and parents/guardians regarding health concerns, questions, and resources. Tina has over eighteen years of experience in healthcare and has served as a Health Services Associate in the Bloomington Public Schools. She is certified as an Emergency Medical Technician, Basic Life Support (CPR) instructor with the American Heart Association, and is currently pursuing her Bachelors in Nursing at St. Catherine University. Email Tina.

 

  • Christina Cristobal is the full-time Lower School Health Assistant and works in the Goodrich Campus Health Office. Christina is a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) with 18 years of direct experience as a nursing assistant in diverse health care settings. Christina assists students with routine requested care such as the administration of prescription medications, maintains student health records, and is a liaison between the school and parents/guardians regarding health concerns, questions, and resources. She also manages the lower school's attendance records, and students should sign in and out of school with Christina. Christina is certified in Basic Life Support with the American Heart Association. Email Christina

 

  • Tiffany Lee is our full-time licensed school nurse with Saint Paul Public Schools and serves on both of our campuses. Tiffany assists students with routine care, such as the administration of prescription medications and student health records, and is a liaison between the school and parents/guardians regarding health concerns, questions, and resources. Tiffany is a licensed school nurse and is certified in Basic Life Support. Email Tiffany.

 

Contact the Health Office

Email: spahealthoffice@spa.edu
Fax: 651-262-0004

reporting illnesses

The Health Office tracks the overall presence of all respiratory and abdominal illnesses to identify potential outbreaks, along with certain contagious conditions, such as meningitis or whooping cough, that require state reporting.  When reporting an absence due to illness, we ask families to provide information about the symptoms present, and any confirmed diagnoses (e.g., COVID, strep, flu).  To report an illness, please use the divisional attendance emails, listed below. Thank you!

Lower School: lsattendance@spa.edu
Middle School: msattendance@spa.edu
Upper School: usattendance@spa.edu