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 decision-makers for the school district. Seven members are elected based on district; four are appointed representatives from the four largest municipalities in Clark County (Clark County, City of Las Vegas, City of Henderson, and City of North Las Vegas). 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.
Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees.
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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).
Click here for a full list of Trustees meetings and agendas.
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, May 15, 2025
Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting
Click here to see the meeting agenda.
What happened at this meeting?
Trustees Approved the Consent Agenda (4-3)
Consent Agenda Highlights:
- Resolution authorizing submittal of a proposal to the Clark County Debt Management Commission
- Amendment of CCSD Regulation 5135.4 and Regulation 5157
- Several facilities items
Further, Item 2.19, an agreement with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada for summer programming, was pulled for further discussion. That item passed 6-1 on a separate vote.
Explore consent agenda items here.
Trustees Approved an Update from the Compliance Monitor (7-0)
Trustees heard an update from CCSD’s appointed compliance monitor and approved the update. Highlights from the update included:
- Of 29 action steps CCSD created, CCSD has completed 26. The remaining 3 pertain to the hiring of a CFO (which is currently underway):
- Item 1.1.3b, to use an open recruitment process for hiring a CFO.
- Item 1.1.3d, to develop a staffing model that fits the budget plan (the CFO will help create this plan).
- Item 1.3.1b, to develop and implement a budget monitoring program of to prepare for unforeseen expenses (the CFO will help create this program).
- In June, the compliance monitor hopes to have moved onto making recommendations for ongoing improvements.
Explore the report.
Trustees Received a Legislative Update
Key points of the update included:
- The next major committee passage deadline is May 16.
- Bills that CCSD is actively following:
- AB398 would allow extra funding sources for certain hard-to-fill positions at public schools.
- SB460 would provide multiple changes, including to accountability reporting, the Commission of School Funding, teacher staffing, and charter schools.
- AB156 would update rules about the operations of the Board of Trustees.
- AB416 would create a penalty for prohibiting access to public library materials without the court’s permission.
- AB533 would update open enrollment rules.
- SB115 would create rules related to bilingual education.
- SB161 would allow teacher to strike in some capacity; this may become a ballot initiative.
- SB396 would provide changes to special education with a budget of $70M.
- AB462 would provide $66.7M aimed at economic development, including career and technical education.
Explore the update.
Trustees Received a Presentation on Critical Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Replacement Systems
Trustees heard a presentation on CCSD’s first day of school critical heating, ventilation, and air conditioning readiness. Highlights from the update included:
- CCSD plans to move from a reactionary to a proactive plan for HVAC maintenance.
- The first step is a replacement of HVAC systems in the 37 schools that need new systems the most, at a total cost of $5.18M.
- This will make air conditioning more reliable, decrease required maintenance, and increase energy efficiency.
Explore the update in English and the update in Spanish.
Public Comment
Members of the public shared comments regarding:
- Helping students succeed
- Fair hiring practices
- Decreasing racism in schools
The next Meeting of the Board of Trustees is the final budget meeting scheduled for May 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
