Nevada Ed-Watch: Washoe County School District 7/23/24

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 de los estudiantes.

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, July 24, 2024

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

Haga clic aquí para ver la agenda de la reunión.
Vea la reproducción de la reunión.

¿Qué ocurrió en esta reunión?

Administradores Aprobado la Agenda de Consentimiento

Los puntos destacados del orden del día son:

• Grant applications to the Nevada Department of Education
• Memorandum of Understanding between the District and Truckee Meadows Community College for a high school program
• Varias instalaciones
• Several curriculum and programming items
• Approval to prepare pre-litigation due diligence into the SPCSA decision to approve Mater Academy of Northern Nevada

Explore el orden del día consensuado aquí.

Trustees Approved Performance Targets for the Performance Evaluation of the WCSD Superintendent

Trustees reviewed the cycle and timeline for evaluating the new Superintendent of WCSD. There will be a mid-year review in February 2025, a summary review of performance indicators in September 2025, and the summative evaluation will be completed in October 2025. Ratings between highly effective and ineffective will be used to determine performance.

Trustees rated each of the 31 current targets to determine the final targets for the performance evaluation and were encouraged to focus on the 13 highlighted targets. Trustees selected the following six of the targets for evaluation:

• Safety & Belonging: Expanded opportunities for parents, guardians, and family members to be involved with their child’s education.
• Safety & Belonging: Improved Student Safety including (a) reducing the number of major assaultive incidents among students, (b) improved physical safety in buildings with a single point entry project completed, and (c) increased educators’ sense of safety as indicated in the annual survey.
• Student Voice & Advocacy: Expand access to both extra and co-curricular clubs and activities matched to the needs and interests of each school’s student community to decrease chronic absenteeism rates at all schools.
• Student Voice & Advocacy: Implement at all middle and high schools’ student advisory councils, that take an active role in supporting school improvement efforts.
• Academic Growth & Achievement: Strengthen recruitment, retention, and advancement pathways for all WCSD staff.
• Safe & Welcoming Schools: Increase participation, access, and success for all students to advanced coursework, dual credit, and CTE classes.
• Safe & Welcoming Schools: Expand district partnerships with local businesses and community-based organizations to increase internships and out-of-school time learning opportunities.

Explore the presentation and the target rating sheet.

Trustees Approved a Bill Draft Request Proposal

Each legislative cycle, Washoe County School District can submit one bill draft request (BDR), due September 1, 2024, for the legislative session that begins February 3, 2025. Several topics and priorities were discussed at a previous board meeting, with different BDR opportunities presented at today’s meeting: 

• Reducing non-wage barriers to becoming a teacher (eliminating hiring barriers, increasing hiring flexibility, and finding new pathways for licensure, for example), in alignment with the priority of improving access to qualified personnel
• Streamlining testing and assessment requirements and alleviating burdens put on teachers and staff, allowing for more teaching time, in alignment with the priority of restoring lost educational time
• Reexamining current and lapsed strategies to evaluate their role in the modern classroom, in alignment with the 2023 BDR (which did not pass).

After discussion, Trustees voted to move forward with having the Superintendent and staff to research proposals in service of developing more detailed language for a BDR pertaining to improving access and removing barriers for qualified personnel for the District.

Trustees will need to approve the final BDR prior to the September 1 deadline.

Explore la presentación.

Trustees Approved Proposed Amendments to Board Policy 9070

Trustees voted to provide preliminary approval to Board Policy 9070, removing the two-year rolling calendar for automatic review of policies and allowing the Superintendent or the responsible office to recommend additions, repeals, or amendments to board policies on an as-needed basis. This initiates the 13-day public review and comment period.

Explore the proposed changes.

Trustees Approved Proposed Amendments to Board Policy 9100

Trustees voted to provide preliminary approval to Board Policy 9100, removing the three consecutive term limit provision for volunteers. This initiates the 13-day public review and comment period.

Explore the proposed changes.

Informes de los administradores

Entre los aspectos más destacados del informe figuran:

• School support activities
• High school graduation ceremonies
• Announcement of a Trustee’s newborn baby
• Fill the Bus event
• Thanks to outgoing Interim Superintendent McNeil

Informe del Superintendente

Entre los aspectos más destacados del informe figuran:

• Meeting with teachers, principals, associations, and higher education representatives as part of planning and onboarding efforts
• Gratitude for the leadership team in ensuring a strong start to the school year
• Gratitude for the leadership and guidance of Interim Superintendent McNeil

Comentarios del público

• Quality of education
• Connecting educators and parents for student success
• Reading content for students
• Election processes
• Goal-setting for the Superintendent
• Issues with democracy and public comment
• Public comment periods and First Amendment rights

The next Meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for August 13, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.