Public school district for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the second-largest in Alaska by enrollment, serving Palmer, Wasilla, Houston, Big Lake, Talkeetna and the surrounding valley. The School Board's regular meetings are recorded and posted publicly; joint sessions with the Borough Assembly are posted by the borough.
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Stephanie Udy
“It's a hard call, but I do feel there are certified positions and buildings that should come second to student health.”Mat-Su School Board: September 2, 2026 - MSBSD School Board Meeting · Aug 26, 2026
Stephanie Udy
“Unfortunately, because of the future of school nurses are facing and forward, there's— Karen is moving to a different position Outside of the school district, T-Lin is suffering a dramatic blow and there is no solid plan for chronically ill with life-changing and really childhood-sucking diseases. All of that. I know, solution-oriented. If there's a committee formed, please include parents of chronically ill students. Money is an issue for everyone.”Mat-Su School Board: September 2, 2026 - MSBSD School Board Meeting · Aug 26, 2026
Karen Ingraham
“But reviewing a service and identifying it as a budget line to cut are two very different things, because the health and safety of our children should not be a safety line.”Mat-Su School Board: September 2, 2026 - MSBSD School Board Meeting · Aug 26, 2026
Karen Ingraham
“The growing health and needs and acuity of our students are growing. The workload nurses are carrying and the gaps in training in our systems and the level of responsibility are being placed on one nurse currently. So before decisions are made, I'm asking you to have did you know moment. Did you know that nurses are actually managing the inside of all of these schools every day?”Mat-Su School Board: September 2, 2026 - MSBSD School Board Meeting · Aug 26, 2026
Mary Dewar
“I really think it's important for you here making important decisions to come to one of these meetings to hear the parents of students that are really impacted, almost more so than other students that, you know, that might be in the general education setting.”Mat-Su School Board: September 2, 2026 - MSBSD School Board Meeting · Aug 26, 2026
Stephanie Udy
“2 And a half years ago, Nurse Chappelle was a godsend.”Mat-Su School Board: September 2, 2026 - MSBSD School Board Meeting · Aug 26, 2026
Mat-Su Assembly asks school board to start classes the day after Labor Day
The Mat-Su Borough Assembly voted 5-2 on Oct. 6 to ask the school board to start classes the day after Labor Day beginning in 2027. Assembly Member Dmitri Fonov, a yes vote, moved that night to reconsider, so the request returns to the Assembly Oct. 20.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Parents warn Mat-Su that cutting school nurses puts children at risk
Parents and staff warned the Mat-Su school board that proposed nurse cuts put students with chronic conditions at risk, as one school's nurse departs.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Three Mat-Su school roofs are failing, and the money may take years
The Mat-Su school board sent the borough a $39 million maintenance list led by roof replacements at three schools, against a $411 million repair backlog.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read