Welcome! Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Allison Baker, and I am Dorchester's school nurse.  I am both excited and eager for the upcoming year(s) and getting to know all of the students!  A little bit about myself... I currently reside in Ridgewood with my family; my husband John, my son Landon, and my daughter Hannah.  I received my Registered Nurse (RN) Degree from Holy Name Hospital School of Nursing and began my nursing career working at Hackensack University Medical Center.  I returned back to school to complete my Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) at Ramapo College of New Jersey.  In between working at the hospital and the birth of my two children, I worked as a Non-Public School Nurse for the YWCA Early Learning Center in Upper Saddle River.  This prompted me to, yet again, return to school and become a Certified School Nurse (CSN) at New Jersey University (NJCU).  In 2021 I returned to school again to complete a Master's in School Health Education from NJCU.  Wow that's a lot of school!!  But I love being a nurse, and it was totally worth all the hard work.  I am really looking forward to taking care of your children when they don't feel well, getting to know them better, and just seeing everyone around the school to say, "Hi!".
 
     For further information on school nursing policies and procedures please go to the Nurse's Station on the Dorchester School Main Page. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at 201-930-5600 extension 148 or email me at nursebaker@woodcliff-lake.com