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Nevada Ed-Watch 3/12/19

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

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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Nevada Ed-Watch: 3/8/19

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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.

State Public Charter School Authority (SPCSA)

What is the SPCSA & what are they responsible for? The SPCSA sponsors and oversees public charter schools across the State of Nevada. The Authority consists of seven appointed members responsible for overseeing educational and operational standards, and holding sponsored schools accountable to the academic achievement of students.

How often does the SPCSA Board meet? SPCSA members meet once monthly (three times in June)– on Fridays.

Click here for SPCSA meeting schedule and materials.

Can community members engage at SPCSA Board Meetings? All meetings are held publicly at the Nevada Department of Education building in Carson City and the Nevada Department of Education building in Las Vegas (2nd floor boardroom). Members of the public are invited to attend at either location. 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 SPCSA Members.

Click here for a list of all SPCSA sponsored schools.

Friday, March 8, 2019
State Public Charter School Authority Board Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda

What happened at this meeting?

The Board Interviewed Candidates for SPCSA Executive Director Position

The Board interviewed five Executive Director applicants who were selected at the January 18, 2019 Authority Board meeting.

After deliberating, the Board selected the following three candidates, listed in order of their preference, whose names will be submitted to Governor Sisolak for review and final appointment:

  1. Rebecca Feiden (unanimous vote)
  2. Mark Modrcin (unanimous vote)
  3. Sami Randolph (5:1 vote)

Click here to see the application packets provided by the applicants.

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Nevada Ed-Watch 3/5/19

Posted on by Opportunity 180

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

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 5, 2019
Nevada State Board of Education Hiring Sub-Committee Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda

What happened at this meeting?

Hiring Sub-Committee Selects Semi-Finalists for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Position

The Hiring Sub-Committee is made up of the following Board Members:

  • Member Newburn, chair
  • Member Ortiz, vice chair
  • Member Holmes-Sutton, parent representative
  • Member Hudson, voice of teachers
  • Member Carter, member from the north

Sub-Committee members voted for the State Board to interview the following semi-finalists for the State Superintendent of Public Instruction position:

  • David Donaldson
  • Marion Smith Jr.
  • Jhone Ebert
  • Kristen McNeill
  • Brett Barley
  • Seng-Dao Yang Keo

Tammy Malich and Icela Pelayo were selected as alternative candidates (in that order) to be interviewed in the event that anyone from the above list declines an interview.

Interviews will take place at the State Board meeting on March 12th. Then, three candidates will be selected to be submitted to the Governor’s office for final selection.

Board members are submitting interview questions for review by Human Resources and General Council. Questions will not be publicly available and the Board will not see the final round of questions until the meeting next week.

Read more about this in the Review Journal

Read more about this in the Nevada Independent

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