Please Renew Medication Orders for 2025-26 School Year
If you anticipate that your child will need medication for next school year, please remember that orders are valid for one year, and therefore need to be renewed annually. This process works best if you get new orders every summer, so please add that to your To-Do List. Additional medication information and forms are available on our ECS Nurses Webpage.
Required Kindergarten Immunizations
Your 4 year old preschooler may need additional immunizations for Kindergarten. If you received a letter, please make appointments and provide documentation as soon as possible. For questions about Kindergarten, please contact Nurse Cathy (calderman@etsdnj.us).
Required 6th Grade Immunizations
If your 5th grade child has not yet received the Tdap and Meningococcal vaccines, they will need to have the vaccinations before entering 6th grade. For questions about 6th grade, please contact Nurse Mary (mostaszewski@etsdnj.us).
Sport Physicals are due by the following dates for the 2025/2026 school year
September 5, 2025 - Soccer
October 24, 2025 - Basketball
February 20, 2026 - Baseball and Softball
https://www.etsdnj.us/departments/nurse/sports-physical-information-for-student-athletes
Please note:
Preparticipation Sport Physicals submitted to school are valid for a year following the date of the exam. (5th grade students interested in playing a sport in 6th grade should consider)
Please submit Preparticipation Sport Physical paperwork to school after your child has their examination. The Physical will be valid for a year from the date of the exam. This will prevent any last minute decisions preventing participation in school sports.
If student athletes have an Inhaler, a new Asthma Action Plan (doctor’s orders) and medication should be submitted each school year.
If student athletes have an Allergy Action Plan, a new plan (doctor’s orders) and medication should be provided every school year.
6th grade students must be up to date with 6th grade immunizations to participate in sports.
Paperwork is available on the ECS websites (Athletics and Nursing Departments) to print. Copies are also available in the ECS main office.
Sport-Related Acknowledgement Forms (Concussion, Cardiac, Opioid) are submitted once every school year.
Health History Update Questionnaire will be required if the student’s physical was completed more than 90 days before the start of the sport season.
Starting 9/2, please contact Nurse Mary with questions about Sport Physicals and Required 6th Grade Immunizations.
Mary Ostaszewski BSN, RN, CSN
mostaszewski@etsdnj.us
609-267-9172 Ext. 122
Fax: 609-261-3338, Attention Nurse Mary
