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Emily Forstner

Long-time Mat-Su (Alaska) public educator turned podcast host and news reporter, hosting "Inside the District" on Big Cabbage Radio and writing for the Mat-Su Sentinel.

Oct 9, 2026

1:59
Right.
1:59
It's pretty cool.
2:01
It will not solve the problem of our nursing staff in schools, and they are working on a scope of employment at the state level of what is allowed within different areas.
2:15
And Cathy McCullough, at the end of the meeting, did say she wants to know what's going on, you know, progress of the nursing committee that the district has on how to address the, the shortage and then the requirements, the criteria of what's necessary to be a school nurse.
2:34
So that will be coming up in the future.
2:37
Enrollment into October, the end of October is the, you know, the end date of enrollment.
2:42
We are right now, the district is about 250 students low, which is 200 students less than last time we knew.
3:13
Okay.

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