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.
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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.
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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