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Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Washoe
¿Qué es la Junta Directiva y de qué es responsable? La Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Washoe es el órgano decisorio elegido públicamente para el distrito escolar. Son responsables de supervisar al Superintendente y de establecer la política del Distrito. Los administradores son responsables de trabajar con sus comunidades para mejorar el rendimiento estudiantil.
Haga clic aquí para obtener más información y consultar la lista de administradores actuales.
¿Con qué frecuencia se reúne el Consejo de Administración? Los administradores se reúnen dos veces al mes (segundo y cuarto martes) a las 14.00 horas, tanto virtualmente como en la sala de juntas del edificio de la Administración Central, 425 E.9th St., Reno, NV 89512.
Haga clic aquí para consultar la lista completa de reuniones de los Administradores.
¿Pueden los miembros de la comunidad participar en las reuniones de los administradores? Los órganos decisorios se benefician enormemente de las aportaciones del público y de sus múltiples puntos de vista. En la actualidad, el público puede enviar comentarios sobre los puntos del orden del día y los que no lo están a través del correo electrónico o de una grabación de voz. Los comentarios del público pueden hacerse en persona o por correo electrónico. Los comentarios por correo electrónico deben enviarse a publiccomments@washoeschools.net.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Reunión de la Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Washoe
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Watch the meeting playback.
¿Qué ocurrió en esta reunión?
Los fideicomisarios aprobaron el orden del día
Los puntos destacados del orden del día son:
- Approval of the alternate schedule for the 2023-2024 school year
- Approval of an agreement with Addiction Treatment Technologies to access mental health treatment providers
- ACE Charter School’s performance monitoring tool and updated bylaws
Explore el orden del día consensuado aquí.
Trustees Received a Presentation on the Governor’s Recommended Biennial Budget and a Preliminary Analysis of Impacts on K-12 Funding
Staff presented key findings from Governor Lombardo’s recommended biennial budget, for FY 23-24 and FY 24-25, as well as impacts on K-12 funding. Highlights included:
- Total funding for the Pupil Centered Funding Plan is proposed to increase $1 bilion over the next two years.
- Funding for emerging bilinguals and at-risk students inreased from 2x to 3x, but state special education funding is flat.
- At-risk students is capped at 20% of the total student population.
- Students only get funding based on one category. For example, if a student is both at-risk and an English language learner, only one of those categories is counted, not both.
- Entire amount of surplus in FY22 ($526 million) is allocated to be held in the Education Stabilization Account. The same would apply to FY23, estimated to be $730 million.
- Washoe County School District is projected to increase its base per-pupil funding from the current $7,318 to $8,879 in FY24.
Explore la presentación.
Trustees Adopted WCSD Board Resolution 23-001, Recognizing February 2023 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month
Trustees read aloud and adopted the resolution recognizing February 2023 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month.
Explora la resolución.
Trustees Celebrated the Success of Students Attending Darrel C. Swope Middle School
Trustees and staff heard a presentation from the team at Darrel C. Swope Middle School. Highlights included:
- Overall, ELA, math, and science are at or above standard.
- 8th grader Eva Lambert won WCSD Student Superstar Award.
- Panther Days assisted new students entering middle school by helping with lunches, lockers, etc.
- There are absences due to the construction calendar, capital projects, and online-based learning.
Explore la presentación.
Informe del representante de los estudiantes
Entre los aspectos más destacados del informe de los representantes de los estudiantes figuran los siguientes
- Guiding students with questions to address problems
- Increasing student voice and choice
- Students have supports and have built relationships with at least one staff member.
Informes de los administradores
Entre los informes de los administradores destacan:
- Visitas a centros escolares y actos de agradecimiento al personal
- Asbestos in the older buildings of the Debbie Smith Career and Technical Education (CTE) Academy High School
- Mental health access to students using Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GREER) money with parental approval
- Concerns about children’s privacy, data for sale, and parental involvement
- Compliance of Sierra Nevada Academy Charter School with its charter agreement
Informe del Superintendente
El informe del Superintendente incluye los puntos más destacados:
- Supporting the mental health access pilot, or trial period, for students and teachers
- Thought exchange with staff about budget priorities
- Students needing to start school on first day; construction projects should not interfere with attendance
- Preventing fights on school campuses
Comentarios del público
- Concerns about security in schools
- Pay increases to address the teacher shortage and staff retention
- Concerns about gang violence
- Comprehensive sex education curriculum
The next Meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for February 28, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.
