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.
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).
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, September 29, 2022
Clark County School District Board of Trustees – Special Meeting
Trustees Received a Presentation on the Process of the Superintendent’s Evaluation
Trustees received a presentation on the evaluation process. The presentation highlighted that the evaluation should be based on performance goals and objectives, and the importance of the Board speaking with one voice and seeking consensus regarding the evaluation where possible.
Trustees Evaluated the Superintendent of Schools with a Highly Effective Rating (5-2)
The Superintendent presented results of the goals set by the Trustees last year. Additional discussion took place on data reporting, updates to policies and procedures since the goals were set, teacher recruitment and retention efforts moving forward, and whether the goals were met.
Trustees assigned scores to each of the Superintendent’s goals, with a rating scale of 1-4. The overall score was 3.6, rating the Superintendent as highly effective.
The Trustees will be discussing revised goals for the Superintendent at a future meeting.
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.
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.
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.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting
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 and non-agenda items.
Board Approved Summative Evaluation of the Superintendent of Schools
The purpose of the Summative Evaluation process is to develop a single Superintendent Evaluation that combines and synthesizes the individual evaluations each Trustee conducted for the Superintendent. The evaluation process was facilitated by Dr. Thomas Alsbury, founder and president of Balanced Governance Solutions.
Prior to the summative evaluation, the Board’s seven Trustees completed individual evaluations of Superintendent Jara for 2020. This is the Superintendent’s second evaluation following the first evaluation in December 2019.
Growth Suggestions provided in the Trustees’ evaluations of the Superintendent were compiled and anonymously recorded in a rating sheet. Trustees rated each Growth Suggestion and returned the document to Dr. Alsbury on December 14. All Growth Suggestions scoring an average rating of 3 (Agree) or 4 (Strongly Agree) were compiled into a summative evaluation draft by Dr. Alsbury who also combined identical or similar suggestions, when possible, to avoid repetition. The draft was sent back to Trustees on December 14. At the December 15 meeting, Trustees discussed the summative evaluation draft to determine which Growth Suggestions to include in the final Superintendent Evaluation document.
Click here to view the summative evaluation process.
Trustees also discussed the ratings from the Superintendent’s evaluation. Trustees used an evaluation tool that included nine indicators under four areas of focus, rating the Superintendent in each indicator on a scale of 1 to 4. The categories represent the focus areas agreed upon by the Board of Trustees and the Superintendent for the 2020 evaluation year.
Rating scale:
1 = Did not meet the standard. 2 = Inconsistently met the standard or the standard was met with frequent and avoidable errors. 3 = Consistently met the standard with minimal errors. 4 = Consistently met the standard.
Superintendent Average Performance Ratings by Indicator:
Effective Operational Oversight
1A: Major changes to Organizational Structure – Total Average rating: 2.2
1B: Focus on Student Success & Equity – Total Average rating: 2.1
1C: Major Financial Issues – Total Average Rating = 3.2
Effective Progress Monitoring & Reporting
2A: Report Progress to Trustees – Total Average Rating = 2.9
Effective Communication
3A: Communicates Effectively with Trustees – Total Average Rating = 2.4
3B: Communicates Effectively with Broader Community – Total Average Rating = 2.3
3C: Communicates Effectively with Internal staff – Total Average Rating = 2.0
Effective Collaborative Leadership:
4A: Models Community Inclusion – Total Average Rating = 2.6
4B: Promote a Collaborative Culture – Total Average Rating = 2.1
Trustees unanimously approved a motion for Dr. Alsbury to merge Growth Suggestions using feedback from Trustees to complete and finalize the Superintendent’s evaluation. The final Superintendent Evaluation, to include the merged Growth Suggestions along with ratings, is anticipated to be completed this week.
Click here to see Superintendent Jara’s self-evaluation. Click here to see the summary rating scores from Trustee evaluations. Click here to see submitted evidence for each focus area. Click here to read more about this in The Nevada Independent.
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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.
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.
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, June 18, 2020
Clark County School District Board of Trustees Special Meeting
Members of the public submitted comments online. Public comment was not read directly into the record, and rather an oral summary of each comment was provided to Trustees.
Click here to view public comment on agenda items.
Click here to view public comment on non-agenda items.
Trustees Approved Formative Performance Evaluation for Superintendent Jara
Superintendent Jara was evaluated across 4 major areas:
Effective Operational Oversight
Effective Progress Monitoring and Reporting
Effective Communication
Effective Collaborative Leadership
Prior to the meeting, each Trustee completed an individual evaluation of the Superintendent based on the agreed upon rubric. Individual Trustee evaluations were then compiled into a comprehensive summary evaluation, which included rationale for each Trustee’s rating and recommendations for growth. During the meeting, Trustees reviewed comments and scores and were provided the opportunity to update any items previously submitted. Based on the initial submissions and final recommendations, the final rating is being calculated by CCSD staff.
Trustees also identified the following key areas of improvement for Superintendent Jara through December. Progress towards these key areas will be revisited during a meeting of the Trustees in December 2020. (Note: these items were unedited to preserve original intent)
Develop protocols to resolve operational issues and develop specific timelines for implementation
Develop protocols to look at committee and working groups to ensure they are reflective of our community and include people closest to the work
Develop and and adopt a formal communication plan, developing a clear communication flow chart of top down and bottom up approaches that provide more effective and respectful communication to the community
Develop a plan to addressing diversity staffing issues in the District (teachers, administrators, support staff, etc) with the goal of mirroring the CCSD student and community population
Click here to see Superintendent Jara’s Self Evaluation Letter
Click here to read about this in The Las Vegas Review-Journal
Superintendent Communications
Superintendent Jara shared that he had a conversation with Governor Sisolak, however no specific update regarding how CCSD’s budget will be impacted by revenue shortages was provided.
A proposal for reopening schools will be presented to Trustees at the June 25th board meeting.
Requests for Future Agenda Items:
Data that outlines the diversity of CCSD staff
Update on end of year commencements
Consideration of new working group to inventory multicultural education curriculum
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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.
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.
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, December 5, 2019
Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting
Members of the public provided testimony to Trustees regarding:
Concerns about leadership and culture at Clark High School
Concerns about inadequate services for students on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
Trustees Unanimously Approve the Superintendent’s Evaluation
Members of the public provided testimony to Trustees regarding:
Support of a positive evaluation for Superintendent Jara
Concerns that the Superintendent’s evaluation does not adequately measure the progress of CCSD
Concerns that the Board of Trustees is not focused on student achievement
Trustees conducted a performance evaluation of Superintendent Jara’s first 18 months with school district. This is the first time a CCSD Superintendent evaluation has occurred in six years.
Prior to the meeting, trustees completed individual evaluations of the Superintendent. Individual trustee evaluations were compiled into one comprehensive summary evaluation, which included rationale for the rating and recommendations for growth. For each evaluation category, the Superintendent was rated on a scale of 1-4. Trustees reviewed and discussed ratings under each evaluation category until a consensus was reached.
Superintendent Performance Ratings:
Vision (maintaining focus on the District’s Vision): 3.25 out of 4
Student Success Targets (creation of student success targets, maintaining focus on student success, and monitoring results): 3.39 out of 4
Core Values(promoting a culture aligned to established core values): 2.58 out of 4
Theory of Action (adhering to established Theory of Action): 2.39 out of 4
Click here to see Superintendent Jara’s Self Evaluation.
Click here to see a summary of Trustee Evaluations.
Click here to read about this in The Nevada Independent.
Click here to read about this in The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Trustees Submitted their Individual Evaluations of the Board of Trustees
In addition to evaluating the Superintendent, prior to the meeting, trustees completed individual evaluations of the Board of Trustees performance. Individual trustee evaluations were compiled into one comprehensive summary evaluation.
Trustees will conduct and in-depth review of the board evaluation summary during a board meeting in January.
Click here to see the Trustees self-evaluation summary.
Requests for Future Agenda Items:
Updates to Trustee briefing policies
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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.
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.
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, November 14, 2019
Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting
Trustees Heard a Presentation on Focus 2024 Student Success Measures
The board heard a presentation on progress made towards student success goals outlined in the Focus 2024 Plan (summarized below). The priority areas include student achievement, closing achievement gaps between student sub-groups, and chronic absenteeism.
Click here to see this portion of the Focus 2024 plan.
Presentation Summary:
Student Success Priority Area 1: Increase student achievement in English language arts, mathematics, and science.
Priority Area 2: Decrease student proficiency gaps in ELA, mathematics, and science
Priority Area 3: Increase access and equity to rigorous curriculum and instruction for all students.
Increase and diversify student enrollment and achievement in advanced coursework in all subgroups at the district level and at each middle and high school
Enrollment in dual-credit classrooms:
January 2019 Baseline: 2,753 students
2019-2020 Actual: 4.409 students
2019-2020 Goal: 3,028 students
Average variance between subpopulation enrollment rates in dual-credit classrooms and subpopulation enrollment rates in CCSD:
2018-2019 Baseline: 6.25 percentage points
2019-2020 Actual: 5.91 percentage points
Enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) classrooms:
January 2019 Baseline: 13,955 students
2019-2020 Actual: 13,759 students
2019-2020 Goal: 14,653 students
Average variance between subpopulation enrollment rates in AP classrooms and subpopulation enrollment rates in CCSD:
January 2019 Baseline: 4.97 percentage points
2019-2020 Actual: 4.3 percentage points
AP tests taken as a percentage of AP enrollments:
2018-2019 Baseline: 78%
2019-2020 Actual: 74.1%
Algebra I and Geometry participation in middle school:
2018-2019 Baseline: 6,834 students
2019-2020 Actual: 7,197 students
2019-2020 Goal: 7,381 students
Students scoring greater than a 3 on the summative AP exam in all subgroups:
2018-2019 Baseline: 12,202 students
2019-2020 Actual:12,333 students
2019-2020 Goal: 12,812 students
Priority Area 4: Ensure students and staff are safe students are engaged at school.
Decrease chronic absenteeism and chronic absenteeism gaps
Chronic absenteeism rate:
2017-2018 Baseline: 20.7%
2018-2019 Actual: 21.9%
2018-2019 Goal: 19.7%
Gap between the highest and lowest subgroups in chronic absenteeism:
2017-2018 Baseline: 23.1 percentage points
2018-2019 Actual: 24.1 percentage points
2018-2019 Goal: 17.6 percentage points
Trustees Approved Policy Updates
The board approved updates to the following policies:
Trustees Approved the Naming of the Cheyenne High School Baseball Field
Cheyenne High School baseball field is now named The Chad W. Parque Memorial Baseball Field. Detective Parque is a fallen member of North Las Vegas Police, a Cheyenne High School graduate, and a mentor for students at Cheyenne High School.
Trustees Approved Updates to the Capital Improvement Plan (5-2)
Trustees approved updates to the 2015 Capital Improvement Plan. The CCSD Facilities Service Unit stated that district schools need significant building improvements. To address all these needs, the district would need approximately $2 billion. Trustees discussed the most appropriate use of buildings, as well as concerns about overcrowding.
The approved updates to the Capital Improvement Plan were:
Construct a new building addition at Gragson Elementary School.
Construct a new building addition at Petersen Elementary School.
Remove classroom additions and reallocate funds to Comprehensive Renovation Program.
Remove Comprehensive High School and High School additions. Build two new Career and Technical Academies.
Recommend to increase budget from $10 Million to $30.5 Million and to construct a new school (Global Community High School) at Maryland Parkway and Oakley Boulevard.
Recommend to increase Sandy Valley budget from $10.7 Million to $32 Million.
Recommend to approve additional positions as recommended by staff to execute the Capital Improvement Program.
Following site visits and a review of data, the Facilities Division will present the Strategic Comprehensive Renovation Program to the Bond Oversight Committee on December 19, 2019. The Division is requesting an additional 12 staff members to implement the improvement project.
Members of the public provided comment about adding a Career and Technical Academy in North Las Vegas, plus expressing support for a new building for Global Community High School.
Trustees Approved the Contract for School Administrators & Professional Technical Employees
The contract extends the negotiated agreement between the Clark County School District and the Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional Technical Employees through 2021.
Major updates to the contract include:
3% raise for all employees covered under this contract
4% increase in insurance coverage
Step increases
Procedures for extended leave
Revisions to banked hours
Non-substantive date and language updates to align to CCSD policies
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.
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.
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 17, 2019
Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting
Fees for taking the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Exam and Advanced Placement (AP) tests to be covered by CCSD
Trustees Heard a Presentation about the 2018-2019 Nevada Educator Performance Framework (NEPF)
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 categories will impact the overall rating.
Instructional Practice Standards and Indicators
2018-2019 weight: 45%
Updated 2019-2020 weight: 65%
Professional Responsibilities Standards and Indicators
2018-2019 weight: 15%
Updated 2019-2020 weight: 20%
Student Performance
2018-2019 weight: 40%
Updated 2019-2020 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 2018-2019 NEPF Results
Exempt: 1% (209)
Highly Effective: 15% (2,330)
Effective: 82% (12,380)
Developing: >1% (141)
Ineffective: >1% (24)
School Administrator 2018-2019 NEPF Results
Exempt: 2% (21)
Highly Effective: 23% (205)
Effective: 75% (684)
Developing: 0% (0)
Ineffective: 0% (0)
Trustees and the Superintendent discussed shifting towards a growth mindset to ensure the NEPF is an effective tool for teacher and school administrator development.
TrusteesAdopted a New Process for Evaluating the Superintendent
Overview of the process for evaluating the Superintendent:
Superintendent completes a self-evaluation
Each Trustee holds an individual meeting with the Superintendent and completes an evaluation.
Trustees are not permitted to discuss or share their evaluation notes with one another.
Individual Trustee’s preliminary evaluation notes will be shared with the Superintendent and other Trustees at the same time that it is released to the public.
Each Trustee has the right to change their evaluation notes based on discussion and input from constituents.
Trustees will discuss the Superintendent’s evaluation at the December 5th board meeting. The Board of Trustees will complete a self-evaluation at this meeting.
Click here to see the Superintendent Evaluation policy.
Trustees have the opportunity to complete additional credits for their mandatory Professional Development hours at an upcoming National Association of School Boards (NASB) meeting in November.
Trustee Young announced that the Las Vegas Book Festival is on Saturday, October 19th from 9am-6pm.
Trustees are conducting the Community Linkage Meeting on November 4th or 6th, which is an annual meeting with Native American Community– at the Las Vegas Paiute Reservation.
Evaluation of the Superintendent will take place at the December 5th board meeting
January 24th is the Board Retreat. Trustees will discuss improving the Superintendent evaluation process and finalizing 2020 evaluation metrics.
Requests for Future Agenda Items:
Race and ethnicity breakdowns among CCSD teachers, administrators, and staff
Discussion about the magnet school eligibility expansion and student recruitment, specifically for elementary students going into middle school magnet programs
Protocol for terminating or demoting staff
Process for becoming a substitute teacher
Update on what local higher education institutions are doing to contribute to addressing teacher shortages
Review of policies for service and emotional support animals in schools
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