Nevada Ed-Watch: CCSD 9/28/23

Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Clark 

¿Qué es el Consejo de Administración y de qué es responsable? Los administradores del CCSD son los responsables de la toma de decisiones del distrito escolar elegidos públicamente. 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 de los estudiantes.

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¿Con qué frecuencia se reúne el Consejo de Administración? Los administradores se reúnen dos veces al mes (segundo y cuarto jueves) a las 17.00 horas, tanto virtualmente como en la sala de juntas del Centro Educativo Edward A. Greer (2832 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89121).

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¿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, por correo electrónico o mediante grabación de voz. Los comentarios por correo electrónico deben enviarse a Boardmtgcomments@nv.ccsd.net. Para enviar una grabación de voz sobre los puntos del orden del día, llame al 702-799-1166. La grabación de voz de los comentarios del público está limitada a 1 minuto y 30 segundos.

Thursday, September 28

Reunión de la Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Clark

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Vea la reproducción de la reunión en EduVision del CCSD.

¿Qué ocurrió en esta reunión?

Los fideicomisarios aprobaron el orden del día consensuado (7-0)

Puntos destacados del orden del día:

• Credit Toward Graduation from High School for Courses Taken Through the Nevada System of Higher Education
• CCSD Plan for Test Administration and Test Security 2023-24
• Empleo de personal unificado y empleo de personal autorizado
• Focus: 2024 Strategic Plan Update Pertaining to Teacher, Recruitment, and Critical Labor Shortage (explore the presentation in Spanish here)

Explore aquí los puntos del orden del día consensuados .

Trustees Discussed School Start Times

Staff reviewed the draft State Board of Education regulations regarding high school start times, applicable to all high schools that begin before 8:00 a.m. Under these new draft regulations, high schools would need to provide alternative options to families and students, aimed at addressing the potential negative impacts on student health, well-being, and academic performance. Each district and charter school would also need to employ a survey to gather feedback on start time adjustment, and a waiver would be available. At this time the regulations are still in draft form.

CCSD currently operates on a three-tier bus schedule to accommodate for different school start times among elementary, middle, and high schools. The District is proposing three options to accommodate for later high school start times:

• Option A: Shift of start and dismissal times by 60 minutes across all school levels
  • High schools would begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. Middle schools and some elementary schools would begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. The remaining elementary schools would begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.
• Option B: Inverting high school and elementary school start and dismissal times, with a 60-minute shift
  • Elementary schools would begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. Middle schools and some elementary schools would begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. High schools would begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.
  • The incremental cost of this option would be 52 additional buses and 52 additional drivers at an initial cost of $11.6 million and an annual cost of $700,000 for buses and $2.2 million for drivers.
• Option C: Consolidate the current three-tier schedule to a two-tier schedule
  • High schools and some middle schools would begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. The remaining middle schools and elementary schools would begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.
  • The incremental cost of this option would be $100 million for 450 additional buses and $45 million for an additional bus facility. Annual costs would include $2 million for buses, $1 million for bus facilities, $18.9 million for additional bus drivers, $1.1 million for coordinators/supervisors/dispatch services, and $200,000 for bus technology.

District staff also mentioned the impact of these options on athletics and extracurricular activities, before/after school community programs, childcare, student work schedules, student meal participation, and traffic patterns.

Two potential cost mitigations were also discussed: increasing the walk zone from two miles to five miles, and eliminating Magnet and CTA transportation options.

Explore la presentación en inglés y la presentación en español.

Trustees Held a Public Hearing on and Approved a New Memorandum of Agreement between CCSD and the Education Support Employees Association (ESEA) Regarding the Distribution of Funds Allocated Through Senate Bill 231 (6-1-0)

Trustees approved a new MOA that allocates a portion of the SB 231 funds based on the percentage of eligible employees in that group (approximately 33.4%). This MOA has a fiscal impact of $58 million.

Un administrador se abstuvo en la votación sobre este punto.

Explore the Memorandum of Understanding and the fiscal impact summary.

Trustees Held a Public Hearing on and Approved a New Memorandum of Agreement between CCSD and the Police Officers Association of CCSD Regarding the Distribution of Funds Allocated Through Senate Bill 231 (7-0)

Trustees approved a new MOA that allocates a portion of the SB 231 funds based on the percentage of eligible employees in that group (approximately 0.6%). This MOA has a fiscal impact of $1 million.

Explore the Memorandum of Understanding and the fiscal impact summary.

Comentarios del público

Los miembros del público compartieron comentarios sobre:

• Concerns regarding CCSD Policy 5138
• Concerns regarding ExactPath software
• Concerns regarding special education programming
• Student concerns regarding teacher pay
• Opposition to the district potentially dropping magnet school bus routes, and the potential increase of the walk zones
• Issues regarding the teacher sick day system
• Decorum concerns with public commenters
• Concerns regarding District messaging on magnet school bussing
• Concerns regarding substitute pay structures
• Student safety in libraries and the place of libraries in celebrating cultures, different human experiences, and self-affirmation
• Concerns regarding individuals who want to repeal CCSD Policy 5138
• The importance of libraries in the learning process
• The need of schools to be safe spaces for students
• Concerns about school quality and student performance
• Concerns regarding existing high school start times
• Preferences on the potential transportation and start time options
• Student safety regarding allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment at District middle school
• In-class reading materials
• Teacher pay raises
• Discrimination concerns regarding a teacher at a District high school

The next Meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for October 12, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.