Health Services

Meet our Health Office Staff:

Robin Schmoll

Licensed School Nurse

rschmoll@zumbroed.org

(507)634-2013

Sarah Peterson

Health Office Aide/Paraprofessional

speterson@zumbroed.org

(507)634-2071

Robin is a Registered Nurse as well as a Licensed School Nurse. She has been with ZED since 2016. Robin has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Winona State University. Her work experience includes working in Neurology at Mayo Clinic, working as a Public Health Nurse with Dodge and Washington Counties and working for the Rochester and Pine Island School Districts as a Licensed School Nurse.

Nurse Robin works with students, families and ZED staff to ensure that student health needs are being addressed while at school. If your student has any health concerns that will require care at school, please contact her to develop a health plan, arrange for any medication needs, or plan for emergency care for an underlying health condition. 

Nurse Robin is in our Health Office three days a week-Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Sarah has been working for Zumbro Education District since September of 2015.  When she first started with ZED she worked with the South Campus program which is now Futures/SUN. In 2017, she moved from South Campus to Transitions 2 Success, working with young adults learning life skills.

In 2021, Sarah was asked to fill a gap in our Health Office staff and agreed to work as a Health Office Aide, based in our North Campus building in Byron. When our new building opened to students in the Fall of 2022, she continued in her role in the Health Office while covering secretarial duties when office secretaries are out.

Why School Health Matters:

United States Surgeon General, Dr. Jocelyn Elders said it best, "...we can't educate children who are not healthy and we cannot keep them healthy if they are not educated. There has to be a marriage between health and education."

The Minnesota Department of Health states that school health services are incredibly valuable tools to marry health and education to build healthy, successful futures for Minnesota's kids and families. When schools have a school nurse, it is a safety net to assess, plan and coordinate for student care. When students' physical and mental health needs are met, they are able to be mentally and physically present to learn. Research consistently supports that academic measures are improved when health needs are met.