Kamiah receives grant for school nurse
Kamiah School District was one of 18 districts to receive a grant for an onsite nurse.
The Healthy Schools grant awards $400,000 over three years for schools to receive $40,000 to fund one full-time equivalent nurse position or $20,000 for a half-time nurse, depending on the school’s need. The grant helps support school-based nursing in underserved schools in Idaho through funding by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare division of Medicaid, according to a news release from the Idaho State Department of Education.
“Properly staffing our schools with employees trained to address student health and well-being is an important step in supporting our students and our educational communities,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield in the news release. “Getting nurses into these schools has the potential to make an enormous difference not only for students, but for teachers and other staff members who can now defer to a trained expert when it comes to student health.”
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