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are being made regarding public education in Clark County and Nevada.
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 5 pm both virtually and at the Edward A. Greer Education Center Board Room (2832 E Flamingo Rd, 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. 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, June 9, 2022
Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting
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What happened at this meeting?
Public Comment #1 on Non-Agenda Items
Members of the public shared comments regarding:
- New starting salaries and existing teacher salaries
- Community representation
- Teacher retention
- School safety
- School accountability for child endangerment and neglect
- Student outcomes and perception of Trustees to students
- District workplace culture
- School funding
- Trustee behavior
- Union representation
- Student safety
- Workplace discrimination
Trustees Approved the Consent Agenda (5-2)
Consent Agenda Highlights:
- Several grant applications, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B: Local Plan Grant, the Career and Technical Education State Competitive Grant, the Career and Technical Education State Allocation Grant, and the American Rescue Plan – Round II
- Memorandum of Agreement between CCSD and Stride Career to support high school STEM programs
- Employment agreement for a CCSD Chief of Staff
- Several facilities items
- Approval of the amendment of CCSD Regulation 5114.1, Discipline: Suspension Procedures
- Approval of the amendment of CCSD Regulation 5131, Dress and Appearance
- Approval of the amendment of CCSD Regulation 4280, Dress and Grooming: All Employees
- Appointment of Bond Oversight Committee members
Explore consent agenda items here.
Trustees approved the consent agenda, pulling items 3.37 – Appointment of Bond Oversight Committee members, and 3.38 – CCSD Regulation 5114.1, Discipline: Suspension Procedures. One nominee on Item 3.37 was approved to serve on the Committee by a 7-0 vote, while the other nominee was not approved. Item 3.38 passed separately by a 6-1 vote.
Trustees Heard a Presentation on Focus 2024: Strategic Plan Update – Student Discipline
Staff presented on student suspensions and discretionary expulsions, which are tracking higher during the 2021-2022 school year. Staff noted that the 2020-2021 data is not comparative because at the time the data was pulled, the school year had not yet been completed. Through March 11, 2022, there have been 18,860 student suspensions (compared with 19,631 for the full 2019-2020 school year) and 733 discretionary expulsions (compared with 625 for the full 2019-2020 school year).
Challenges include disproportionality, major disciplinary infractions, and Q3 history; district successes include external stakeholder collaboration and data tracking. Next steps include revising the CCSD Pre-K-12 Student Code of Conduct in June and Student Record Guidance in July 2022.
Explore the presentation.
Trustees Heard a Presentation on Focus 2024: Strategic Plan Update – Nevada System of Higher Education Remediation Rates
Staff presented on higher education remediation rates. Remediation is defined as students who are enrolled in remedial math or English coursework at a Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) institution. Remediation rates are annually provided by NSHE; the system is in the process of changing the remediation structure into a corequisite support model, where students take simultaneous support classes alongside college classes.
The NSHE remediation dashboard has been redesigned, which creates consistency issues in reporting metrics, but some data on remediation for the Class of 2020 year was provided: 27% of CCSD students attending College of Southern Nevada took remedial coursework, 39% attending UNLV needed remedial coursework, and 31% of UNR students needed remedial coursework. It was noted that the Class of 2020 was particularly challenging for students transitioning from high school into college due to the pandemic.
Successes include increasing access to dual enrollment programs, implementing professional learning for counselors, and tailoring individualized professional learning for AP teachers. Challenges include continuing to focus to ensure all students have access to rigorous coursework.
A revised theory of action was presented, given new approaches to remediation: “If we monitor deliberate systems at all grade levels for course enrollment in CCSD, college remediation instances will decrease.” Next steps will include expansion of ad hoc reports for rigorous course enrollment and professional learning for administrators and counselors, and monitoring student enrollment and identifying gaps in rigorous coursework.
Explore the presentation.
Trustees Approved a Notice of Intent to Amend CCSD Policy 5127: High School Graduation Requirements (7-0)
Trustees discussed and approved a Notice of Intent to amend CCSD Policy 5127 regarding high school graduation requirements. The proposed changes include adding language regarding College and Career Readiness Diplomas and updating language on curriculum, diploma, and testing requirements.
This item may be submitted for public hearing and possible approval at the Thursday, July 14, Board of Trustees meeting.
Explore the Notice of Intent and proposed changes.
Trustees Approved a Notice of Intent to Amend CCSD Regulation 5127: High School Graduation Requirements (6-1)
Trustees discussed and approved a Notice of Intent to amend CCSD Regulation 5127 regarding high school graduation requirements. The proposed changes include updating language on diploma types and including dual enrollment weights on GPA, external credit options, and a cap on weighted GPA calculations. Additionally, the Advanced Honors diploma will continue to be an option for students through the Cohort of 2025.
This item may be submitted for public hearing and possible approval at the Thursday, July 14, Board of Trustees meeting.
Explore the Notice of Intent and proposed changes.
Trustees Approved a Notice of Intent to Amend CCSD Regulation 6174: Dual Enrollment Programs (7-0)
Trustees discussed and approved a Notice of Intent to amend CCSD Regulation 6174 regarding dual enrollment. The proposed changes include language clarifying dual enrollment procedures and how credits are granted.
This item may be submitted for public hearing and possible approval at the Thursday, July 14, Board of Trustees meeting.
Explore the Notice of Intent and proposed changes.
Trustees Held a Public Hearing on and Approved New Memoranda of Agreements Regarding the Negotiated Agreements between CCSD and the Clark County Education Association, Education Support Employees Association, Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional-Technical Employees, Police Officers Association, and the Police Administrators Association (4-1-2)
Trustees conducted a public hearing on and approved various new Memoranda of Agreements between CCSD and several Unions regarding retention bonuses, increases in teacher starting salaries, changes to the sick leave pool and professional growth system, elimination of the spring surplus, additional amounts to be paid to health savings plans, and suspending Article 18-9, in which a buyout is performed for teachers/employees who have reached 29 years of service and have at least 100 sick days; that suspension will be in effect from 2023-2025. The total fiscal impact of these agreements is up to $167,315,000.
One Trustee abstained from the vote on this item.
Explore the fiscal impact assessments summary and the Memoranda of Agreements.
Explore written public comment submitted on this agenda item.
Public Comment #2 on Non-Agenda Items
Members of the public shared comments on this item regarding:
- Teachers Health Trust
- Trustee behavior
- Possible retaliatory efforts towards employees
- Inadequate school facilities for extreme heat conditions
- Student and faculty safety and security issues
- School health clinics
- Temporary employee bonuses
- Teacher pay and retention
The next Meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for June 23, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
