1:10
Kelly Lessens
102:14 - 103:25
"The second bullet point is the restoration of 5.5 school-based nurse FTE, which amounts to $715,000, which would permit— and this is really based on the board's conversation during the work session at the early June meeting— permit an FY27 pilot of a fully staffed regional nursing model."
“The second bullet point is the restoration of 5.5 school-based nurse FTE, which amounts to $715,000, which would permit— and this is really based on the board's conversation during the work session at the early June meeting— permit an FY27 pilot of a fully staffed regional nursing model.”
- Speaker
- Kelly Lessens
- Timestamp
- 102:14 – 103:25
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 7, 2026
From the transcript
This would bolster the additional investment the administration is making and speaks to— it is actionable tonight or tomorrow morning. The administration could take that $1.2 million and begin the allocation and hiring process if it— if and when it so chooses. The second bullet point, and, and it reflects, I will say, the will of the board as indicated in ASDR 2526-2S2 back at our special meeting in May when we we tried to allocate additional— we said we would allocate additional teachers if we received additional funding. The second bullet point is the restoration of 5.5 school-based nurse FTE, which amounts to $715,000, which would permit— and this is really based on the board's conversation during the work session at the early June meeting— permit an FY27 pilot of a fully staffed regional nursing model. When I listened to that meeting— I wasn't able to attend— what I heard is that the administration has a regional nursing model, but it is not essentially fully staffed.
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