Voter Guide Candidate - State Board of Education

2024 General Voter Guide - Nevada State Board of Education

Candidates: Please fill out this form no later than 8/30/24. Please note your responses will be published exactly as submitted.

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In which district are you running?

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Why are you running for the State Board of Education? What is your vision of success for this role?

How do you define student success? What experience do you have and what role do you intend to play in advocating for student success?

If elected to the Board, how would you approach challenging conversations and/or criticisms that might arise from fellow Board members, stakeholders, and the broader community?

On the 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), fourth-grade students, in Nevada, scored 6 points lower in math and 7 points lower in reading when compared to Nevada’s 2019 results. With the release of the 2024 results coming in the next few months, what amount of improvement would indicate to you that student achievement is heading in the right direction? And, why?

In 2023, the U.S. Department of Education identified three key areas of importance for improving student achievement: addressing chronic absenteeism, providing high-dosage tutoring, and providing summer and expanded/after school learning programs. Do you agree? What guidance would you offer school districts to consider in implementation? How could the SBOE play a role in monitoring the impact of these areas?

A nationwide study conducted by TNTP found that students received a passing grade on 71% of their assignments–with more than half of those students receiving an A or B. However, only 17% of those same students demonstrated grade-level mastery on their assignments. How can Nevada schools make sure that the grades students receive in the classroom demonstrate grade-level mastery of the material? How can you support this change from the position you are seeking?