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Nevada State Board of Education
What is the State Board of Education & what are they responsible for? The Nevada State Board of Education adopts regulations based on Nevada laws, which are passed down to individual school districts in Nevada to implement. The Board has 11 total (7 appointed and 4 publicly elected) members.
How often does the State Board meet? The Nevada State Board of Education meets once per month on Thursdays at 9:00AM. Click here to see the 2019 Board Meeting Schedule. Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar.
Can community members engage at State Board Meetings? A time for public comment is provided at the beginning (for agenda items) and at the conclusion (on any matter) of each Board meeting. There is a time limit of three minutes per speaker. Members of the community providing testimony must fill out a visitor card, available on-site the day of the meeting.
Click here for a list of all State Board Members.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Nevada State Board of Education Meeting
Click here to see the meeting agenda
What happened at this meeting?
Board Heard Legislative Updates
The Acting State Superintendent provided updates on the bills listed below that the Department is engaging with this legislative session:
- AB78: Joint bill between the Department and the State Public Charter School Authority that focuses on:
- Clear lines of authority and accountability
- Equitable enrollment and access
- Clarified role of SPCSA as a Local Education Agency (LEA)
- Appointment of 2 State Board members to the SPCSA Board
- Merging the two state authorizers: the NV Achievement school District and the SPCSA
- SB89: Related to School Safety
- AB79: Related to Chronic Absenteeism
- AB67: Related to Achievement Charter Schools
- AB38: Related to Reporting Drug Overdoses
- SB84: Related to Pre K
- AB88: Related to Enrollment
- AB72 Related to Turnaround Schools
- SB41: Related to Licensure
- AB147: Related to English Mastery Council
- BDR 34-824: Related to funding formula
Board Approved the Consent Agenda, which included:
- Approval of Commission on Professional Standards adopted regulations
- Approval of the renewal of Lander County School District’s request for Academic Credit for Career and Technical Education Agricultural coursework.
- Approval of the protocol and form “Application for Approval” to authorize new Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs)
- Approval of the relinquishment of license to operate a Private Education Institution for Northwest Academy
Board Interviewed Finalists for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Position
Board members conducted interviews with the following semi-finalists:
- Brett Barley
- David Donaldson
- Jhone Ebert
- Seng-Dao Yang Keo
- Kristen McNeill
- Marion Smith Jr.
The following 3 candidates were selected for Governor Sisolak’s consideration, in no particular order:
- Brett Barley
- Jhone Ebert
- Seng-Dao Yang Keo
Click here to read about this in a Nevada Department of Education press release.
Click here to read about this in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Click here to read about this in the Nevada Independent.
Future Agenda Items:
- Updated presentation on the ESSA Plan
- Pending Legislation
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