High Road School Nurse Residency Project

As part of the California Workforce Development Board's High Road Training Project and in collaboration with the Teacher for Healthy Kids, California Teacher's Association, CSU's School Nurse Credentialing Programs, CSU Nursing programs and School Districts, CSNO applied for and was awarded a High Road School Nurse Residency Partnership Implementation Grant.  This 2 year grant will assist 150 school nurses from economically challenged communities (50% Free and Reduced Lunch or greater) and financially assist them in obtaining their school nurse credential. The grant starts July 1, 2025 and ends June 30, 2027. As a school nurse you will need to work with your district to have an MOU on file signed by your superintendent and labor group (if applicable) with CSNO (see below for MOU) to apply for this funding. If you are a school nurse not working directly for a district, you are ineligible for this funding. If your district pays for the school nurse credentialing program you are ineligible to receive funding. If you are currently enrolled in a school nurse credentialing program, we apologize but you are not eligible for this funding.  This is on a first come first served basis. 

Update July 22, 2025-Cohort 1-Fall 2025 Candidates Announced.
CSNO is pleased to announce the first cohort of High Road Training Project Grantees have been selected for CSU Fullerton and San Francisco State University.  Candidates span across the State. Click the map for location details.  Applicants that were submitted but not selected for this time period will be moved to the next cohort of funding. To date over 220 applications have been received, 70 MOU's secured, and 30 DAS forms in hand.  We are off to a fantastic start. 

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 Application Process

 If you are interested in applying for this High Road School Nurse Residency Implementation Grant, please complete this application form below.  Admission to and completion of a school nurse credentialing program as well as a two year commitment to the mentoring school district is required. You will also be required to attend High Road Training meetings and participate in the High Road evaluation. Candidates will be required to sign and adhere to a contract agreements. This is a first come first serve basis. As a school nurse you will need to work with your district to have an MOU on file signed by your superintendent and labor group (if applicable) with CSNO (see below for MOU) to apply for this funding. You will be required to upload this signed MOU as part of the application. Only 1 MOU is needed per district. If you are a school nurse not directly employed by a district you are ineligible for this funding. If currently enrolled in a school nurse credentialing program you are ineligible for this scholarship. 

 About High Road Training Projects

The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), in partnership with the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), is pleased to announce the High Road -Training Partnership’s Resilient Workforce Program (RWP).      

The objectives of the High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) initiative are to:

• Increase access to existing high-road jobs for underserved populations.
• Create pathways for job growth for incumbents already employed with a high-road employer.

In alignment with these objectives, the HRTP RWP will fund training partnerships with high-road employers to directly increase the number of skilled workers from underserved populations in high-quality jobs in priority sectors.

For more information about High Road Training Projects, please click below.

CWDB High Road Training Partnerships

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