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Board approves three full‑time school nurse positions to replace PRN coverage
Summary
The board approved hiring three additional full‑time nurses in place of some PRN substitute positions, a proposal described by staff as cost‑neutral based on historic PRN spending and intended to improve stability of school nursing coverage.
The Ouachita Parish School Board approved a proposal to convert funding used for day‑to‑day PRN (as‑needed) nurses into three additional full‑time nursing positions to expand and stabilize coverage across schools.
Regina Mikas explained there were two historical staffing approaches — full‑time nurses and PRN substitutes — and that PRNs can create instability when substitutes accept other offers. “For what we were spending on that, we can hire 3 full time nurses to help fill the gap in our schools,” Mikas said, describing the plan as cost‑neutral based on prior PRN expenditures.
Board members moved to consider and approve the increase in full‑time nursing positions; the motion passed without opposition. Staff said the change will extend nursing allocation to better cover schools that previously lacked full‑time nurses.
No dollar amounts for ongoing personnel costs or precise assigned schools were listed in the discussion; staff described the plan as a reallocation of existing substitute funds rather than a net increase in budgeted cost.
