Elementary art, music, and PE classes restructured; school nurses moved to regional coverage

What happened

As part of the FY27 budget, ASD combined its five elementary-specialist subjects (PE, Health, Art, Music, Library) into three (PE/Health, Fine Arts, Library) starting fall 2026, and replaced most single-school nurses with a six-region model where 82.5 nurses cover 75 schools based on students' medical needs rather than one nurse per building.

Why it matters to families

Every elementary student's weekly special-subject schedule changes, and art and music are now combined into shared blocks rather than separate classes. Under the new nursing model, a school without a nurse that day may be covered by a trained non-nurse staff member for routine needs, with licensed nurses prioritized for students with serious medical needs like tube feeding or diabetes care.

The evidence

The board's recaps of the February 17, 2026 and June 2, 2026 meetings describe the specialist-model restructuring and the regional nursing model's staffing counts, coverage rules, and effective date in detail.

The source