Oct 9, 2026 · 10 min · 8 segments
Emily Forstner talks with Mike Chmielewski about the October 7th, 2026, Mat-Su School Board meeting. Hours: Mon – Fri, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Meetings: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, except July…
Mike ChmielewskiHostThe CTE department has been granted a $1.85 million grant for healthcare workforce, and this comes out of the over $200 million to Alaska through health funds-
So the Mat-Su has a one-year grant for $1.85 million for healthcare, and so they are going to...
Most of that money's gonna go to equipment and supplies to augment the pathways for CNA, EMT, pharmacy, dental, sports medicine, allied health, and it'll be spread across the district.
And it was built for one year because they had a better chance of getting the grant for one year, but then they will go on and then apply for other grants through the same for over $200 million.
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.
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.
The CTE department has been granted a $1.85 million grant for healthcare workforce, and this comes out of the over $200 million to Alaska through health funds-
So the Mat-Su has a one-year grant for $1.85 million for healthcare, and so they are going to...
Most of that money's gonna go to equipment and supplies to augment the pathways for CNA, EMT, pharmacy, dental, sports medicine, allied health, and it'll be spread across the district.
And it was built for one year because they had a better chance of getting the grant for one year, but then they will go on and then apply for other grants through the same for over $200 million.
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.
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.
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