Nevada Ed-Watch: CCSD 4/10/25

Clark County School District Board of Trustees

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are decision-makers for the school district. Seven members are elected based on district; four are appointed representatives from the four largest municipalities in Clark County (Clark County, City of Las Vegas, City of Henderson, and City of North Las Vegas). They are responsible for providing oversight to the Superintendent and establishing District-wide policy. Trustees are accountable to work with their communities to improve student achievement.

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How often does the Board of Trustees meet? Trustees meet twice per month (second and fourth Thursdays) at 5 pm both virtually and at the Edward A. Greer Education Center Board Room (2832 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89121).

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Can community members engage at Trustee meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Currently, members of the public can submit comments on agenda and non-agenda items through email or voice recording. Public comment can be provided in person, via email, or via voice recording. Email comments should be submitted to Boardmtgcomments@nv.ccsd.net. To submit a voice recording on items listed on the meeting agenda, call 702-799-1166. Voice recorded public comment is limited to 1 minute 30 seconds.

Thursday, April  10, 2025

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

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What happened at this meeting?

Trustees Approved the Consent Agenda with modifications:

Items 2.07, 2.08, and 2.16 were pulled for discussion (Motion Vote: 6-1).

Items 2.07 and 2.08 were tabled until new Superintendent Ebert has time to review items and approve item 2.16 (Motion Vote: 7-0)

Consent Agenda Highlights:

• 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 school calendars for staff
• Affinity card royalty agreement between the District and Silver State Schools Credit Union
• Several facilities items

Explore consent agenda items here.

Trustees Approved an Employment Agreement for the Superintendent and (7-0)

Trustees approved an Employment Agreement with new Superintendent Jhone Ebert. Her official tenure will begin on April 14, 2025 and highlights from the Agreement included:

• Standard contract provisions such as salary, benefits, performance evaluations, termination clauses, etc. were explained.
• A mutual commitment of balanced governance — including training — will include Superintendent and is listed as a contract provision.
• Resolutions for disputes and termination for convenience were created and explained.
• Review the contract here.

Trustees Approved a four-day employment extension for the Interim Superintendent (7-0)

Items 2.07  and 2.08 regarding 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 School Calendars was discussed. Trusteed voted to table this item to give Superintendent time to review (7-0)

• Calendar committee meets every two years to create a calendar. Draft calendar goes out to SOT’s and are presented to parents, as well as government relations, student council and other groups.
• The 2026-2027 Calendar is due next year.
• There will be no ill effect if the item is delayed slightly for Superintendent to review.

Item 2.16 regarding an Affinity Card agreement with Silver State Schools Credit Union was discussed.

• Members will have opportunity to identify a school which will get a portion of cash back with credit and debit purchases. The plan will generate revenue for CCSD.
• Trustees asked questions about lending protections, community participation and marketing.

Trustees Received a Legislative Update

Trustees received an update from staff on the 2025 Legislative Session. Highlights included:

• All bills must be heard and passed out of first committee by April 11. April 22 is the deadline for first House passage. 1,090 Bills have been introduced.
• SB81: Aimed at reducing unnecessary administrative reporting requirements, brought by DOE.
• SB403: Proposed creation of the commission on innovation and excellence in education.
• SB444: Electronic device policy requires school districts to update guidelines to manage technology.
• AB416: Protects freedom to access library materials by preventing bans or intimidation.
• AB426: Clarifies roles of principals and aims to improve decision making
• AB445: Establishes criteria for removal of library books.
• AB454: Addresses student health and safety; expands heart-health and CPR training.
• AB527: School bus traffic violations detection. Aimed at fining drivers who pass a stopped school bus.
• Notable bills that moved forward include: AB156 (Trustees compensation), AB472 (J1 Visa grants, recruiting international teachers), AB533 (Open enrollment bill), SB400 (Mandating music and art educators).
• Full list of tracked bills can be found here.

Trustees Approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Tentative Budget (6-0)

Trustees adopted the Fiscal Year 2026 tentative budget and the approval of the General Fund unassigned ending fund balance of 4.25 percent. Presentation highlights included:

• Changes to presentation has been made to include detail and context
• This budget relies heavily on projections as much of the revenue and expenditures are unknown. Final budget will be presented in May.
• Complete budget is nearly $9.2B. General fund is $4B and has four sources, with the largest being state sources.
• Special education budget is projected at $726 Million.
• Weighted funding projections are: English Learners ($220M), Gifted and Talented ($20M), and At-Risk ($228M)
• Expenditures are expected to match resources in general fund and weighted categories.
• All existing requirements are being met.

Explore the budget summary, full tentative budget, the presentation in English, and the presentation in Spanish.

Trustees Approved the Transfer of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Appropriations Between Funds (6-0)

Trustees approved authorizing budget transfers for Fiscal Year 2025 between the Debt Services Fund to the Bond Fund in the amount of $86,277,001.

Explore the transfer.

Public Comment

Members of the public shared comments regarding:

• School calendars
• Grade reform
• School autonomy in decision making
• Professional training
• Legislative bills and CCSD positions

Trustees acknowledged the contributions of Interim Superintendent Dr. Brenda Larsen Mitchell.

The next Meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for April 24, at 5:00 p.m.