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NV Ed-Watch 2/11/21

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The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees
Click here to find your Trustee District

How often does the Board of Trustees meet? Trustees meet twice per month (second and fourth Thursdays) at 5 pm. While all meetings are typically held at the Edward A. Greer Education Center (Board Room): 2832 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121, all meetings are now held virtually due to the COVID-19 crisis. 

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas
Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

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 submitted by email 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, February 11, 2021

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda

What happened at this meeting?

Public Comment

Members of the public submitted voice recorded and written public comment regarding: 

  • Concerns about privacy breaches related to COVID-19 testing 
  • Concerns about the cancellation of student sports 
  • Concerns about the return to school buildings for K-3 students planned for March 1
  • Support for the return to school buildings for K-3 students planned for March 1 
  • Requests for the return to school buildings to be extended to all age groups
  • Concerns about mandatory COVID-19 testing for all employees 

Click here to access all voice recorded public comments. 
Click here to view public comments submitted online.

Trustees Approved Consent Agenda

Consent Agenda Highlights: 

Board Approved Notices of Intent to Update Ethics Policy & Regulation 

District Policy 3100 – Code of Ethics/Anti-Fraud

District Regulation 3100 – Code of Ethics/Anti-Fraud

Members of the public can provide comment on the policy and regulation by March 11th on the CCSD Board Policies page. This item will come back before the board for approval at the Marth 11 Trustee Meeting.  

Board Approved Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) with Collective Bargaining Units 

The Clark County Educators Association MOA is specific to Special Education teachers, and includes training on de-escalation and use of restraint, priority COVID-19 testing, and mandatory updates to student Independent Education Plans (IEPs) to be inclusive of in-person and at home learning. 

Click here to view the MOA. 

The Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional-Technical Employees MOA includes mandatory, random COVID-19 testing for principals and administrators and adjustments to use of leave time. 

Click here to view the MOA.

The Education Support Employees Association MOA includes mandatory, random COVID-19 testing for support employees, as well as one-time stipends of $3,000 to safety assistants to work in campus isolation rooms for students displaying COVID-19 symptoms. 

Click here to see the MOA

Trustees Announced In-Person Trustee Meeting 

The February 25th Trustee Meeting will be held in-person at 5pm at the Las Vegas Academy Theater (315 S 7th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101).  

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Nevada Ed-Watch 1/14/21

Posted on by Opportunity 180

The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees

Click here to find your Trustee District

How often does the Board of Trustees meet? Trustees meet twice per month (second and fourth Thursdays) at 5 pm. While all meetings are typically held at the Edward A. Greer Education Center (Board Room): 2832 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121, all meetings are now held virtually due to the COVID-19 crisis. 

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas

Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

Can community members engage at Trustee Meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Community members can sign up to speak after the agenda has been posted– by calling the Board Office at (702) 799-1072 at least 3 hours before the scheduled meeting, or signing up in-person at the beginning of the meeting. Prior to each agenda item being voted on, speakers can share their perspective after the Board’s discussion and prior to the vote.

Monday, January 14, 2021

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda

What happened at this meeting?

Public Comment

Members of the public submitted comments online. Public comment was not read directly into the record, rather an oral summary of each comment was provided to Trustees.

  • Click here & here to view public comment on agenda items.

Trustees Approve Consent Agenda

Consent Agenda Highlights: 

Trustees Approve Resolution in Support of iNVest Priorities 

iNVest was created in 2003 by the Nevada Association of School Superintendents to align Nevada school districts’ priorities for Nevada Legislative Sessions.  The group worked in collaboration to develop the following priorities for 2021 Nevada Legislative Session: Funding, Connecting, and Streamlining. Trustees discussed the need to ensure that CCSD’s legislative priorities are aligned to the InVest Priorities. 

Click here to view the resolution.
Click here to view the overview.

Trustees Hear Nevada Educator Performance Framework Results 

The annual performance of teachers and school administrators is measured by the Nevada Educator Performance Framework. Performance is measured against the three (3) categories listed below, varying by “weight,” or how much a category will impact the overall rating. 

  • Instructional Practice Standards and Indicators weight: 65%
  • Professional Responsibilities Standards and Indicators weight: 20%
  • Student Performance weight: 15%

Based on total scores in the above categories, teachers and school administrators are ranked overall as:

  • Highly Effective
  • Effective
  • Developing
  • Ineffective

Teachers and school administrators that have already received a rating of Highly Effective for the two previous consecutive years are exempt from evaluation (in accordance with NRS 391.690).

Teacher 2019-2020 NEPF Results 

  • Exempt: 2% (338)
  • Highly Effective: 14%  (2,000)
  • Effective: 83% (11,574)
  • Developing: <1% (47)
  • Ineffective: <1% (11)

School Administrator 2019-2020 NEPF Results 

  • Exempt: 3% (14)
  • Highly Effective: 28% (157)
  • Effective: 69% (387)
  • Developing: <1% (2)
  • Ineffective: 0% (0)

Click here to see the presentation.

Trustees Approve Memorandum of Agreement with CCEA (4-2-1)

The Memorandum of Agreement outlines the agreement with the Clark County Educators Association regarding the transition to full-time in-person learning for grades K-3. At this time, there is no timeline for returning to school buildings for in-person learning. 

Upon the return of licensed teachers to school buildings for in-person learning, teachers will be required to follow specific health and safety guidelines.  Highlights of the agreement include mandatory random symptom testing in addition to daily symptom monitoring, and participation in contract tracing if tested positive for COVID-19. The district agrees to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for all teachers. 

Trustees discussed the need to ensure that all educator voices are represented when agreements are made with collective bargaining units. Two trustees voted nay, with one trustee abstaining from the vote due to a conflict of interest. 

Click here to view the agreement. 

Trustees Approve Voluntary Reopening of School Buildings  

Trustees unanimously approved a voluntary reopening proposal that provides all school building principals with the autonomy to decide whether to open their school buildings to students. Schools that open will still engage in the current distance learning model. Principals can decide the configuration of their return, however, their plan must be approved by their region superintendent. Principals will work with their school community to prioritize students with high needs based on student achievement data, social-emotional factors, access to reliable technology, and attendance. Staff and students will return on a voluntary basis aligned to the approved plan, though transportation will not be available for students.

Trustees discussed the need to ensure staff and student health is prioritized. Additionally, trustees expressed concerns that students may not be equitably served with this model. Trustees were also provided with an overview of the shift in academics and grading, improvements to distance learning, and social-emotional supports. Presentation highlights: 

  • 90.4% of comprehensive schools assigned more F grades than last year. 
  • 11.2% of students who received an F earned only A’s and B’s in Fall 2019. 
  • Within the Lifeline social-emotional support pilot program, staff conducted 4,359 virtual wellness checks, 1,403 in-person wellness checks, and 30 suicide protocols. 
  • Improvements to distance learning included professional development courses for all educators, live support hours, and content area distance education leader sessions.

Click here to view the presentation. 

Click here to read about this in The Nevada Independent.
Click here to read about this in The Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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Nevada Ed-Watch 4/16/20

Posted on by Opportunity 180

The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees

Click here to Find your Trustee District

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

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas

Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

Can community members engage at Trustee Meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Community members can sign up to speak after the agenda has been posted– by calling the Board Office at (702) 799-1072 at least 3 hours before the scheduled meeting, or signing up in-person at the beginning of the meeting. Prior to each agenda item being voted on, speakers can share their perspective after the Board’s discussion and prior to the vote.

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Emergency Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda & Addendum

What happened at this meeting?

Public Comment

Members of the public submitted testimony online regarding:

  • Concerns about the safety of students and faculty due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Concerns about salaries and health benefits for substitute teachers 
  • Concerns about the impact of COVID-19 closures on employee compensation
  • Support for closing schools through the rest of the school year 
  • Concerns about the transition to distance education 

Consent Agenda Highlights: 

Trustees Denied the Extension of Emergency Authority for the Superintendent (5-0-2)

At the March 23rd board meeting, trustees  approved a limited Grant of Authority permitting Superintendent Jara to approve contracts and purchase items that are essential to the operation of the District during COVID-19 school closures. This request would extend the emergency Grant of Authority through April 30th. Two trustees abstained from the vote, and five trustees voted against the extension. 

Click here to see the resolution.

Click here to read about this in The Nevada Independent.

Trustees Heard Updates about the District’s Response to COVID-19

Presentation Highlights: 

  • CCSD has implemented three different modalities for students to engage in distance education: online learning, paper work packets that can be accessed at food distribution sites, and educational TV programming through Vegas PBS. During the week of March 30th, 258,361 students were engaged in some form of distance learning. There are about 325,000 students enrolled in CCSD schools. 
  • CCSD is encouraging parents to reach out to their child’s school counselor for resources on how to talk to their kids about COVID-19. 
  • CCSD is implementing two-way communication between teachers and families to track attendance. Parents who have not heard from their school are encouraged to call the school. 
  • 55,000 Chromebooks have been deployed to middle and high school students. 145,000 additional Chromebooks are in the process of being distributed to elementary school students. 
  • Considerations for the upcoming school year include exploring opportunities for summer learning, as well as  front-loading quarter 4 academic content to the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year. District staff are also developing a balanced assessment system for the upcoming school year, and considering administering MAP Growth assessments (grades 3-8) to measure academic progress. 

Click here to see the presentation.

Trustees Approved Collective Bargaining Agreements

Trustees approved agreements with the Education Support Employees Association (ESEA) and the Clark County Educators Association (CCEA) that temporarily allows employees to “donate” unused sick leave to other employees impacted by COVID-19. Additionally, Trustees approved additional pay for ESEA support staff who worked during the first week of closures (3/15/20 through 3/21/20). Additional pay will also be extended to employees that volunteered to work during closures and those who are actively serving the public, such as food service and custodial workers. The total cost of these agreements is $800,000.00.

Click here to see the ESEA additional pay agreement.

Click here to see the ESEA sick leave agreement.

Click here to see the CCEA sick leave agreement.

Superintendent Communications

Superintendent Jara has met with high school seniors, and is scheduled to meet with high school principals to make a determination about graduation for the class of 2020.  The district will continue to provide information with families regarding any action taken in response to the coronavirus. 

Requests for Future Agenda Items:

  • A memo that outlines the financial impact of COVID-19 on the district.

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Nevada Ed-Watch 2/13/20

Posted on by Opportunity 180

The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees

Click here to Find your Trustee District

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

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas

Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

Can community members engage at Trustee Meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Community members can sign up to speak after the agenda has been posted– by calling the Board Office at (702) 799-1072 at least 3 hours before the scheduled meeting, or signing up in-person at the beginning of the meeting. Prior to each agenda item being voted on, speakers can share their perspective after the Board’s discussion and prior to the vote.

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda

What happened at this meeting?

Public Comment

Members of the public provided testimony to Trustees regarding:

  • Support for continued funding of the AVID college readiness program 
  • Concerns about pay and benefits for substitute teachers 
  • Support for the unionization of substitute teachers
  • Requests to modify magnet school lottery weights– with more weight allocated to honor roll and GATE students 
  • Support of increased accountability for public schools 
  • Concerns about the decision to remove prayer from Trustee meetings
  • Concerns about honoring the rights of School Organization Team (SOT) members, and a report that 49% of SOT members are unsatisfied, according to climate survey responses

Trustees Approved the Consent Agenda

The consent agenda included the Chinese guest teacher program.

A member of the public provided testimony to Trustees regarding barriers to obtaining teacher licensure.

Trustees Heard Updates on CCSD’s MAP Growth Assessment Results

NWEA MAP Growth is a formative assessment administered across all CCSD elementary and middle schools to measure student academic growth over time. A student’s MAP data can follow them to their feeder school or to other schools within CCSD they transfer to. MAP measures a student’s growth in comparison to similar peers, and is designed to help teachers identify instructional areas students are ready to tackle—whether they are on, above, or below grade level. 

The District is working with principals to phase other, less comprehensive formative assessments out of its Balanced Assessment model.

CCSD MAP Growth Assessment Results:

There were questions among Trustees about the validity of the MAP Assessment, and how it differs from the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC)– which measures student proficiency. 

Click here to see the presentation.

Public Comment

Members of the public provided testimony to Trustees regarding:

  • Concerns about CCSD over-emphasizing student data
  • Request to conduct evaluations of classroom instruction to measure effectiveness
  • Concerns about differentiating student learning

Trustees Approved an Agreement with CCSD and the Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional Technical Employees 

The agreement updates the deadline for completion of college courses that impact salary. 

Click here to see the agreement. 

Trustees Heard Updates About Student Achievement at CCSD Innovative Middle Schools 

Trustees heard from principals at schools designated as Innovative Schools. Principals shared their strategies to improve student achievement, as well as their MAP Growth Assessment data for Math, English Language Arts, and Science. It was noted by principals that MAP data provides important information about how quickly students are growing towards proficiency.

Click here to see each school’s 2019-2020 Academic Plan– including detailed MAP assessment results and strategies to reduce achievement gaps among students. 

Innovative Schools Strategy Highlights:

  • Initiation of state standards training to ensure instruction is delivered at the appropriate grade level 
  • Development of teacher grading calibration training for reading and writing assessments 
  • Implementation of tiered interventions for students who need intensive academic supports
  • Implementation of block scheduling for Math and English Language Arts 
  • Implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
  • Implementation of instructional rounds 
  • Incorporation of families and students in academic goal setting 

Trustees shared their appreciation for the principals’ focus on improving student achievement in high-need schools. Trustees also discussed the importance of social-emotional support, teacher incentives, and family engagement. 

Click on an Innovative School below to see its school performance profile from the 2018-2019 school year:

Superintendent Communications
Superintendent Jara provided an update that the CCSD Equity Report Blue Ribbon Commission is currently under development. Additionally, Superintendent Jara announced that a similar commission will be launched to study issues related to teacher vacancies, substitute teachers, and long-term substitutes.

Requests for Future Agenda Items

  • Review policies for support animals in schools 
  • Request that Trustees are informed of CCSD partnership events occurring in their districts

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Nevada Ed-Watch 1/9/20

Posted on by Opportunity 180

The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees

Click here to Find your Trustee District

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

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas

Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

Can community members engage at Trustee Meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Community members can sign up to speak after the agenda has been posted– by calling the Board Office at (702) 799-1072 at least 3 hours before the scheduled meeting, or signing up in-person at the beginning of the meeting. Prior to each agenda item being voted on, speakers can share their perspective after the Board’s discussion and prior to the vote.

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda

What happened at this meeting?

Public Comment

Members of the public provided testimony to Trustees regarding:

  • Concerns about benefits for substitute teachers
  • Concerns about a lack of diversity in school leadership
  • Concerns about public education funding 
  • Concerns about school staffing regulations

Trustees Heard a Presentation on Focus 2024 Student Success Measures 

The board heard a presentation on progress towards the student success goals outlined in the Focus 2024 Plan (summarized below). 

Student Success Objective: Increase the four-year high school graduation rate.

The District met its four-year high school graduation rate goal of 84.3% (2018-2019), with an actual graduation rate of 85.2%.

Student Success Objective: Decrease student achievement gaps in the four-year high school graduation rate while increasing the graduation rate for all subgroups.

The District did not meet its goal. The proficiency gap between the highest- and lowest performing subgroups increased by 2.5% in 2018-2019.

Additionally, for American Indian/Alaska Native students, students with Limited English Proficiency, and students on Individualized Education Programs (special education), 2018-2019 graduation rates decreased.

Trustees requested more information about the breakdown of the district’s student population. Trustees discussed continuing to work with the state for collecting accurate data in a timely manner. 

Click here to see this presentation.

Click here to see student success indicators by subgroup.

Click here to see this portion of the Focus 2024 plan.

Trustees Approved the Naming of Tyrone Thompson Elementary School

The School Name Committee recognized the late Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson’s contributions to education in Clark County, and recommended him as a school namesake for the Clark County School District. 

Click here to learn more.

Trustee Reports

Trustees participated in Principal for a Day, Sun Youth Forum, and the Middle School Honor Choir Concert. 

Superintendent Communications

  • Rancho High School received a grant from the NFL & Raiders of $250K for a turf field.
  • The district is negotiating with the Clark County Education Association (CCEA) and the Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) regarding filing lawsuits against individual school principals in response to staffing decisions.
  • Strategic budgets are being released to school principals on January 15.

Requests for Future Agenda Items:

  • Information about  protocol principals follow for master scheduling
  • Review of the Community Engagement Policy for schools (Policy 1140)
  • Data on graduation rates among English Language Learners
  • Updates on the English Language Learner Master plan 
  • A list of district principals broken out by race and ethnicity
  • Teacher and staff retention rates for each school

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Nevada Ed-Watch 10/10/19

Posted on by Opportunity 180

The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees

Click here to Find your Trustee District

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

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas

Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

Can community members engage at Trustee Meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Community members can sign up to speak after the agenda has been posted– by calling the Board Office at (702) 799-1072 at least 3 hours before the scheduled meeting, or signing up in-person at the beginning of the meeting. Prior to each agenda item being voted on, speakers can share their perspective after the Board’s discussion and prior to the vote.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda

What happened at this meeting?

Public Comment

Members of the public provided testimony to Trustees regarding:

  • Concerns from parents about Canyon Springs High School 
  • The need for teacher librarians to support student success
  • Gratitude for being included in State Superintendent Ebert’s listening tour round table
  • The need for additional training for School Organization Teams (SOTs)
  • Concerns about barriers faced by immigrant children, including accessing higher education and  a lack of knowledge among counselors about college access programs and scholarships for undocumented students
  • Concerns about the safety of custodians who are working alone at night 
  • Concerns  about the change in leadership at West Prep
  • Commending public schools that were recognized in Opportunity 180’s 2018-19 Top Schools Report 
  • Concerns about the capacity of counselors in schools

Trustees Heard Updates on Risk Assessment Results Aligned to Focus 2024 

Below is a summary of the updates presented to Trustees about risk assessment, a component of the CCSD strategic plan (Focus 2024).

  • Objective 1: Reduce the number of safety concerns responded to in exchange for a more proactive assessments of the sites.
    • Liability claims related to facility safety issues
      • 2018-2019 Actual: 9%
      • 2019-2020 Goal: 22%
    • Workers’ compensation claims related to facility safety issues
      • 2018-2019 Actual: 12%
      • 2019-2020 Target: 35%
    • Property claims related to facility safety issues
      • 2018-2019 Actual: 16%
      • 2019-2020 Target: 15%
  • Objective 2: Increase the number of completed risk assessments by 10% each year
    • 2018-2019 Actual: 53%
    • 2019-2020 Target: 60% 
  • Objective 3: Reduce the number of workers’ compensation claims that have 5 or more days away from work after an injury
    • 2018-2019 Actual: 18%
    • 2019-2020 Target: 19%


A member of the public provided testimony about poor experiences working with the CCSD Risk Management Department. 

Click here to see the presentation.

Trustees Approved the Consent Agenda

The consent agenda included a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between CSSD and Project 150 to provide year-long food, clothing, hygiene products, and school supplies to high school students.

Trustees Approved a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Police Officers Association of the Clark County School District

The agreement includes:

  • A 6.9% increase in salary if an officer is placed in a position of increased responsibility
  • A 4% increase in health insurance contributions for each employee

The fiscal impact of this agreement is approximately $1,129,000.00

 Click here to see the agreement.

Trustees Approved a Teacher Incentive Pilot Program

Trustees approved an amended agreement with the Clark County Education Association (CCEA) to incentivize teachers to work at targeted schools for supplemental pay. The pilot program will be effective through June 2022.

In the first year of the pilot program, teachers receive an annual salary supplement of $10,000, and an additional $5,000 based on student outcomes. Teachers in the program will have an extended work day, including  an additional 34-minutes of planning time.

Click here to see the agreement.

Trustees discussed the dismissal of three (3) CCSD principals at chronically underperforming schools. Trustees also expressed a need to ensure that principals selected for these positions are highly qualified in school improvement, while also taking equity and diversity into consideration throughout the hiring process.

Trustees Approved an Anonymous Misconduct Reporting System 

Trustees approved a Purchasing Agreement with NAVEX Global, Inc. to purchase an incident management software system (Ethicspoint) and hotline for employees to easily report issues or instances of fraud, abuse, and other misconduct– in their native language. The system will be available 24/7 over the phone or online. Submissions are confidential and can be submitted anonymously.

The approximate total initial cost of the system is $49,430.65.

Ethicspoint is expected to launch in January 2020.

Click here to see the presentation.

Click here to read about this in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 

Trustee Reports

  • Trustee Cepeda attended a National Association of School Boards (NASB) meeting for professional development
  • Trustee Cepeda shared the upcoming Why Teach event on October 17, 2019 at Nevada State College to showcase the teaching profession
  • Superintendent Jara visited Southeast Career and Tech Academy with state Superintendent Jhone Ebert as part of her state-wide listening tour
  • Trustee Brooks is hosting a virtual town hall on SOTs 
  • Governor Sisolak will be visiting Staton Elementary with U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue, in honor of National School Lunch Week. 
  • Early conversations are underway with the Silver State Schools Credit Union to open branches on high school campuses as part of CTE programs.

Requests for Future Agenda Items:

  • Review of the Superintendent’s contract to ensure compliance
  • School climate 
  • Review of Student Advisory Committee’s protocol for selecting students and reporting to the board
  • Data on magnet program applications in January
  • Medical marijuana policy for employees

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Nevada Ed-Watch 9/12/19

Posted on by Opportunity 180

The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees

Click here to Find your Trustee District

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

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas

Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

Can community members engage at Trustee Meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Community members can sign up to speak after the agenda has been posted– by calling the Board Office at (702) 799-1072 at least 3 hours before the scheduled meeting, or signing up in-person at the beginning of the meeting. Prior to each agenda item being voted on, speakers can share their perspective after the Board’s discussion and prior to the vote.

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda

What happened at this meeting?

Public Comment

Members of the public provided testimony to Trustees regarding:

  • Praise for the new CCSD Parent Advisory Committee 
  • School Organizational Team (SOT) elections 
  • School funding
  • Raises for Support Staff 
  • Diversifying school administrators

Trustees Approved the Consent Agenda

Consent agenda highlights:

  • School facility upgrades
  • Grant to hire 35 new school police officers and 5 sergeants
  • Contract with the NWEA to provide school-based supports and services related to the NWEA MAP growth assessment

Trustees Heard Updates on CCSD Focus 2024 Priorities

Below is a summary of the updates presented to Trustees related to the priorities of the CCSD strategic plan (Focus 2024):

Chronic Absenteeism 

The way chronic absenteeism is calculated changed in the 2018-2019 school year. Initially, a student who missed more than 18-days of school was considered chronically absent. Under the 2019 Nevada School Performance Framework (NSPF), a student that is absent 10% or more of the total days enrolled will be identified as chronically absent. A student would have to be enrolled in a school for at least 91 days of the current school year to be included in this calculation, according to the NSPF Guidebook.

Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rates:

  • 2018-2019 Target: 19.7%
  • 2018-2019 Actual: 17.3%
  • 2019-2020 Target: 17.7%

Chronic Absenteeism Gaps Between Subgroups:

  • 2018-2019 Target: 17.6% between the highest and lowest subgroups
  • 2018-2019 Actual: 17.8% between the highest and lowest subgroups

Click here to see the presentation about Chronic Absenteeism.

Parent and Community Support Goals:

  • Leverage internal resources to help parents/guardians support student achievement and attendance.
  • Secure strategic external resources and community partners
  • Improve trust in and perception of the Clark County School District
  • Click here to see metrics on the above Parent and Community Support goals

Student Success Goals:

  •  Decrease the number of student suspensions
  •  Decrease the disproportionality in the rate of student suspensions
  •  Decrease the number of student discretionary expulsion referrals
  •  Decrease the disproportionality in the rate of student discretionary expulsion referrals
  • Click here to see metrics on the above Student Success goals

Sound Fiscal Management Goals:

  • Provide effective and reliable network connectivity for schools
  • Improve business process efficiency related to human capital management
  • Reduce “on-hold” wait time for calls to user support desk
  • Click here to see metrics on the above Fiscal Management goals

Trustees Discussed an Agreement Between CCSD and the County Commission for the Open Schools Open Doors Policy

Trustees discussed a proposed contract between CCSD and the Clark County Commission to allow the use of school property for non-school activities outside of school hours.

The proposed agreement would include approving an initial 9 participating schools,  plus up to 10 more schools to be selected by CCSD by the end of the year. It would also require Clark County to cover any expenses related to damages that occur during county-scheduled events.

Considerations for the selection of participating school sites included:

  • Bureau of Land Management agreement restrictions
  • Associate Superintendent recommendations
  • Willingness of principals to participate
  • Ensuring each CCSD trustee and each Clark County Commissioner has a participating school within their district boundary lines

The proposed agreement did not have support from all Trustees present. Some Trustees questioned the County’s willingness to sign the agreement, and expressed concerns about safety and property damage. Rather than approving the item with a split vote, Trustees requested updates to the agreement as well as the planning and implementation of the policy– which included:

  • Gathering input from principals and the community about the policy
  • Transparency in the school selection process
  • Regular updates from principals regarding implementation

Public Comment: Members of the public expressed concerns about safety, liability, and making Open Schools Open Doors a funding priority.

Trustees Approved the Police Union Contract

Trustees approved an agreement with the Police Administrators Association of the Clark County School District Police Department.

The agreement includes the following for the CCSD Police Department lieutenants and captains:

  • 3% salary increase
  • 4% insurance contributions increase
  • Step increases for eligible employees

Click here to see the agreement.

 Trustees Approved the Amended Teachers Union Contract

Trustees approved an amendment to the negotiated agreement between CCSD and the Clark County Educators Association (CCEA), which includes step increases for teachers who completed the professional growth program.

The annual estimated CCSD teacher salary cost is $3.15 billion.

Click here to see the CCEA Contract Amendment.

Click here to read about this in the Nevada Independent.

Trustee reports:

  • 18 out of 18 students contacted participated in the 2019-2020 Student Advisory Committee. This year, the structure of the Student Advisory Committee has shifted from a formal board structure (subject to open meeting law) to a roundtable model. 

Superintendent Reports:

  • An agreement with the Education Support Employees Association (ESEA) was reached. Click here to read about this on CCSD Newsroom.
  • Fingerprinting fees have been revised for volunteers and employees. 
  • Budget
    • The district forecasts closing the fiscal year in better standing than originally anticipated. An amended final budget is being developed.  A deficit is still anticipated for the 2020-2021 school year.
  • Recognition for Triggs Elementary School for preliminary data that indicates the school improved from a 2-star to a 5-star rating in 1-year.

Potential Future Agenda Items:

  • Review of current wellness policy related to recess

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Nevada Ed-Watch 8/22/19

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The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees

Click here to Find your Trustee District

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

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas

Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

Can community members engage at Trustee Meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Community members can sign up to speak after the agenda has been posted– by calling the Board Office at (702) 799-1072 at least 3 hours before the scheduled meeting, or signing up in-person at the beginning of the meeting. Prior to each agenda item being voted on, speakers can share their perspective after the Board’s discussion and prior to the vote.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda

What happened at this meeting?

Public Comment

Members of the public provided testimony to Trustees in response to contract negotiations between the district and the teachers union, the Clark County Educators Association (CCEA).

The union rejected the proposal of a 3% pay increase, a 2% step increase for eligible employees, and a 4% increase in healthcare contributions. The union plans to continue negotiations for retroactive compensation for teacher professional growth plans. 

Due to safety concerns, Trustees decided to end the meeting following the initial public comment period. 

No other board business was discussed during this meeting. A new meeting will be scheduled for regular board business.

Click here to read about this meeting in the Nevada Independent.

Click here to read about this meeting in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 

Click here to read about this in the Nevada Current.

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Nevada Ed-Watch 1/24/19

Posted on by Opportunity 180

The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees

Click here to Find your Trustee District

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

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas

Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

Can community members engage at Trustee Meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Community members can sign up to speak after the agenda has been posted– by calling the Board Office at (702) 799-1072 at least 3 hours before the scheduled meeting, or signing up in-person at the beginning of the meeting. Prior to each agenda item being voted on, speakers can share their perspective after the Board’s discussion and prior to the vote.

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda 

What happened at this meeting?

Public Comment

Members of the public provided testimony to Trustees regarding:

  • Furlough days for municipal support staff.
  • Concerns about students who are academically behind not getting enough support throughout the school year (so they don’t need to enroll in summer school).
  • Concerns about the graphic nature of a book included on high school student reading lists, and parents not being notified.  
  • Concerns about charter schools that are located nearby traditional district schools, and the effect on getting accurate enrollment counts.
  • Information related to the legislative session.

Trustees Unanimously Approve the Consent Agenda

The approved consent agenda included the following:

  • Submission of a grant application for STEM programs with Lockheed Martin ($1,040,5000).
  • Acceptance of other service agreements, grants of easement, and contract awards.
  • Acceptance of an annual report on charter schools that are authorized by CCSD. Click here to see the report.

Trustees Approve Occupation Education Scholarship

Trustees accepted $1,000 for the Board’s annual Susan Brager Occupational Education Scholarship.

Trustees Appoint Member to the Audit Committee

Trustees voted to re-appoint Joshua Robinson to the Audit Committee. His term will continue for 2-years, effective July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020. There is one additional vacancy, and applications to fill one more appointment will open soon.

Trustees Approve Reconstitution of Low-Performing CCSD Authorized Charter Schools

Trustees voted unanimously on staff recommendations to reconstitute, including receivership, due to chronic low performance at two charter schools authorized by CCSD: 100 Academy of Excellence (Elementary School and Middle School) and The Delta Academy (Middle School and High School).

Once a receiver is selected for each school by the court, they will enter a 3-year turnaround plan. The reconstitution includes a receiver who will potentially replace the governing body.

If student achievement targets are met in 3-years, the school will be released to the governing body. If targets are not met, the receiver will either ask for an extension of time to continue to work with the school, or release the schools’ charter for final closure.

See communications between the two schools and CCSD:

  • Rebuttals & additional information from school Boards
      • Letter to CCSD from 100 Academy of Excellence
    • Letter to CCSD from The Delta Academy

See each schools performance data profile (2017-18):

Click here to read about this in the Las Vegas Review-Journal

Click here to see the Ed-Watch recap from the October 18th Trustees meeting, when accountability actions for low-performing CCSD charter schools were initially approved.

Trustees Hear an Update on the Budget

Trustees received a brief update from CCSD’s Chief Financial Officer regarding the 2019 amended final budget.

Click here to see the budget presentation.

Discussions Regarding Legislative Session:

Trustees Approve Positions on Potential 2019 Legislative Topics

Trustees accepted positions on topics that could arise in the 2019 Legislature.

Click here to see a draft CCSD legislative platform.

The legislative topic headlines are:

    • Rich and Rigorous Instruction
    • Increasing Human Capital
    • Efficient Operations and Finance
  • Improving Teacher Conditions

CCSD staff and lobbying firm (360 Strategies) worked with partner organizations like My Brother’s Keeper and the Safety Committee/Safety Taskforce to establish and align additional legislative priorities.

Trustees discussed Alternative Route to Licensure programs, and highlighted their appreciation for the inclusion of topics like restorative justice, clarification of the fingerprinting law, and class size reductions.

They also discussed Senate Bill 79 (filed by the Nevada Department of Education), which addresses how districts should approach chronic absenteeism. The Superintendent expressed concern about the role of the state regarding this issue.

Trustees also mentioned that the Sex Education Policy (Opt-in/Opt-out) was not included on the legislative platform. While Trustees each acknowledged the importance of this policy, it was identified that the board will stay neutral on the topic. However, if a particular bill  is filed, they will review and take a position.

Trustee Advocacy Guidelines During Legislative Session

Trustees were informed of guidelines to follow throughout the legislative session from General Council. The overarching theme was “The Board speaks as one voice.”

Acknowledging that legislators will want to hear from Trustees– when speaking individually, Trustees must stay within the parameters of what the Board has collectively discussed and voted on in their meetings. However, individual Board Members may advocate as a regular citizen, but must make clear that they are speaking on behalf of themselves, and not on behalf of the Board of Trustees.

Trustees Approve Annual 3-Year Program Pilot for Incentivizing Teachers at Target Schools

Trustees approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between CCSD and Clark County Educators Association (CCEA) that provides a $10,000/year salary supplement to teachers who are hired and begin working at targeted schools (listed below). Each of the targeted schools are 1-star middle schools.  

Trustees discussed challenges around getting teachers who are already employed at target schools to continue teaching there. They also discussed that while full details have not been established, this is a pilot program, and operations should not be micromanaged, since its outside of their purview as Trustees.  

    • J. Harold Brinley Middle School
    • Jerome Mack Middle School
    • Carroll Johnston Middle School
    • Mario C. and JoAnne Monaco Middle School
    • William Orr Middle School
    • Marvin M. Sedway Middle School
    • Ed Von Tobel Middle School
  • Preparatory Institute, School for Academic Excellence at Charles I. West (West Prep Middle School)

Click here to see the MOU.

Trustees and Superintendent Communication

Superintendent Jara clarified a comment he made at the State of the Schools address: “If we fix Clark, we fix the state.”

The clarification was that he did not mean this as an insult, and was referencing “sheer numbers.” He explained that Clark County’s population makes up 70% of the state, so if Clark County meets its academic and educational outcome goals, the entire state’s rating will improve.

Potential Future Items:

    • Streamline including opt-out policy & sex ed curriculum as an agenda item
    • Review of public comment laws– allowing public to provide input in new ways to get more feedback from people who are unable to attend in person
    • Information on CCSD’s early childhood education initiatives
    • SMRPC Debt Management Commission and appointment
    • Presentation about bullying and ways to address incidents
    • How data moves from charters through the Assessment, Accountability, Research, School Improvement (AARSI) department and then to the state
    • Support staff turnover numbers
  • Cultural competency training in schools and departments throughout the district in order to address the disproportionality of kids of color getting suspended, expelled, or being placed in behavior schools

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Nevada Ed-Watch 9/13/18

Posted on by Opportunity 180

The Ed-Watch series is designed to increase access to information on what decisions are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.

Clark County School District Board of Trustees 

What is the Board of Trustees & what are they responsible for? The CCSD Trustees are publicly elected decision-makers for the school district. 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.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees.

Click here to Find your Trustee District.

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

Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas.

Can community members engage at Trustee Meetings? Decision-making bodies benefit greatly from hearing public input and multiple perspectives. Community members can sign up to speak after the agenda has been posted– by calling the Board Office at (702) 799-1072 at least 3 hours before the scheduled meeting, or signing up in-person at the beginning of the meeting. Prior to each agenda item being voted on, speakers can share their perspective after the Board’s discussion and prior to the vote.

Thurs, September 13, 2018
Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda 


What actions were taken during this meeting?

Bond Oversight Committee: Trustees appointed a new member to the committee, which is an appointed body that ensures accountability by providing oversight of financials, bonds, and investments for the district’s capital improvement program.

Click here for more details.

Travel Policy: Trustees approved a motion for the Superintendent to review the travel of Trustees from 2016 to present to ensure all travel has followed policy guidelines.

Click here to access the Trustee travel policy.

Teachers’ Union Agreement: Trustees approved a new agreement with CCEA (the local teacher’s union that is approved to negotiate) that includes an increase to teacher compensation. The total costs of this agreement is $17.9 million dollars.

Public Comment: Members of the public in favor of the agreement expressed appreciation to the Trustees and CCEA for working together on behalf of teachers. Additionally, those in favor recognized the agreement as a viable solution to moving forward and supporting student learning. Those opposed felt that the agreement did not go far enough to address issues involving health insurance for teachers, and that the agreement does not address the needs of other professional unions, including school police and support staff.

Click here to read about this in the Review-Journal. Click here to see the agreement.

Trustees closed 4 separate lawsuits totaling $14,640,000. This includes $700,000 to Hailee Lamberth’s family (click here to read more about this), $6,890,000 to the Education Support Employees Association, and 2 more anonymous cases in the combined amount of $7,050,000.

What’s Next? Trustee Requests for Future Agenda Items:

  • Review and consider increasing pay for substitute teachers (Trustee Child).
  • Identify a consultant to create a Request For Proposals to move the district to using only solar energy (Trustee Child).
  • Consider the use of bond money to pay for new security cameras and systems for all schools (Trustee Child).
  • Report request on the status of building new schools to alleviate overcrowding (Trustee Child).
  • Review a resolution proposed by Fund Our Future Nevada, encouraging increased education funding in Nevada (Trustees Edwards & Cavazos).
  • Hear updates on Superintendent Jara’s newly formed School Safety Committee (Trustee Cavazos).
  • See presentations on school star ratings by each Trustee district, including hot spots that highlight achievement gaps between schools, and between student subgroups; Discuss action to close those gaps (Trustee Brooks).
  • See presentation from Library Services on the impact of the District Reorganization (AB469) on cuts to librarian positions (Trustee Garvey).

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