Nevada Ed-Watch: 5/11/23

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Lupon ng mga Tagapangasiwa ng Clark County School District 

Ano ang Board of Trustees at ano ang kanilang pananagutan? Ang mga Tagapangasiwa ng CCSD ay pampublikong inihalal na mga gumagawa ng desisyon para sa distrito ng paaralan. Responsable sila sa pagbibigay ng pangangasiwa sa Superintendente at pagtatatag ng patakaran sa buong Distrito. Ang mga trustee ay may pananagutan na makipagtulungan sa kanilang mga komunidad upang mapabuti ang tagumpay ng mag-aaral.

Click here to learn more and see a list of current Trustees
Click here to find your Trustee District

Gaano kadalas nagpupulong ang Board of Trustees? Ang mga trustee ay nagpupulong dalawang beses bawat buwan (pangalawa at ikaapat na Huwebes) sa ganap na 5 ng hapon at sa 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
Click here to visit Hope For Nevada’s #NVEd Calendar

Maaari bang makisali ang mga miyembro ng komunidad sa mga pulong ng Trustee? Malaki ang pakinabang ng mga katawan sa paggawa ng desisyon sa pakikinig ng pampublikong input at maraming pananaw. Sa kasalukuyan, ang mga miyembro ng publiko ay maaaring magsumite ng mga komento sa agenda at mga item na hindi agenda sa pamamagitan ng email o voice recording. Maaaring magbigay ng pampublikong komento nang personal, sa pamamagitan ng email, o sa pamamagitan ng voice recording. Ang mga komento sa email ay dapat isumite sa Boardmtgcomments@nv.ccsd.net. Upang magsumite ng voice recording sa mga item na nakalista sa agenda ng pulong, tumawag sa 702-799-1166. Limitado sa 1 minuto 30 segundo ang naitala ng boses na pampublikong komento.

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

Click here to see the meeting agenda.
Watch the meeting playback on CCSD EduVision.

Ano ang nangyari sa pagpupulong na ito?

Inaprubahan ng mga Trustees ang Agenda ng Pahintulot (6-0)

Mga Highlight ng Agenda ng Pahintulot:

• Memorandum of Agreement between CCCSD and the Board of Regents for the College of Southern Nevada Your Educational Success program
• Licensed personnel employment
• 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 staff calendars
• Several agreements between CCSD and municipalities for Safekey Programs
• Several agreements between CCSD and various charter schools

Galugarin ang mga item sa agenda ng pahintulot dito.

Trustees Received an Update on the Focus: 2024 Strategic Plan Update on Chronic Absenteeism and Student Safety

Highlights of the presentation included: 

• Chronic absenteeism has increased and remains a significant challenge.
• External punitive measures lack enforcement and vary in consistency of support.
• The community challenges have increased.
• The County has been an engaged partner in combating this issue, providing dollars and support to assist.
• A new door-to-door program has been launched to visit families and learn of the challenges to attendance.
• Incentives for attendance have been re-instated.
• Ongoing student town halls contribute to the learnings.
• Perception of safety has stayed relatively stable, though target goals for percentages were not met.

Explore the presentation in English and the presentation in Spanish.

Trustees Received the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council Year in Review 2022-2023

Highlights of the presentation included:

• Mental Health, Equity / Diversity and Chronic Absenteeism are the priorities of the group.
• Proposed Mental Health Solutions:
  • More counselors
  • Better marketing of existing supports
  • Erasing some stigmas associated with current support programs
• Proposed Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Solutions:
  • More diversity in staff and teachers
  • Materials with multiple viewpoints
• Proposed Chronic Absenteeism Solutions:
  • Focus on better relationships between student and teacher
  • More events, more invitations to families on campus
  • Incentives (food, rewards, prizes, gift cards) for better attendance
  • Additional funding for social workers and counselors

Galugarin ang presentasyon .

Trusteed Conducted a Public Hearing on and Approved the Clark County School District 2022–2025 Distance Education Program Renewal

Nevada Revised Statutes 388.820–388.874 requires the Board of School Trustees of each school district seeking to provide a program of distance education to submit an application to the Nevada Department of Education (NDE). This Board item amends the original Clark County School District (CCSD) 2022–2025 Distance Education Program Renewal Application approved at the Regular Meeting of the Board of School Trustees on April 28, 2022, and must be renewed every three years and be consistent with procedures adopted by NDE.

Explore the Amendment.

Principals from Western High School and Northeast Career & Technical Academy provided presentations on their hybrid learning model.

Explore the presentations from Northeast Career & Tech and Western HS.

Trustees Conducted a Public Hearing on and Approved the New Memorandum of Agreement Between CCSD and the Education Support Employees Association (ESEA) Regarding Reclassification of the Position of Campus Security Monitor

ESEA and CCSD drafted a new Memorandum of Agreement that reclassifies the position of Campus Security Monitor. The fiscal impact of this MOA is $4 million.

Explore the fiscal impacts summary and the Memorandum of Agreement.

Trustees Received an Update on the 2023 Legislative Session

Staff updated Trustees on state legislation related to education. Highlights included:

• Reminder: Public can subscribe to the newsletter which provides regular updates by emailing governmentrelations@nv.ccsd.net. 
• Overall Update
  • 25 days of session remain (as of 5/11/23).
  • Total education investment is $11.5B.
  • That represents a 26% increase in education funding statewide.
  • For CCSD it represents a budget of $3.48B for FY ’24 and $3.65B in FY ’25.
  • Per pupil funding rates have changed as well to better need the students’ specific needs.

• Bills Update
  • SB47: Revises provisions related to teachers, is currently in the Senate Finance Committee.
  • SB65: Training for members of Boards of Trustees, including background checks, did not make deadline and will not be moving forward this session.
  • AB347: $15M appropriation for grants to support dual credit programs hasn’t yet been heard.
  • Support:
    • SB294: Safe storage of firearms
    • AB400: Supporting provisions that enhance public education
    • SB322: Revises provisions related to reckless driving in school zones
    • AB185: Revising provisions for children of military personnel
    • AB256: Revises provisions related to work-based learning
    • SB292: Revises provisions related to school administrators
  • Oppose:
    • AB175: Municipalities appointing members to Board of Trustees
    • SB344: Impacts open meeting law and financial audits 
    • SB282: Subsidies for substitute teachers
    • SB340: Puts mandates on summer school
    • AB207: Related to work-based learning (opposed to the amendment of this, not the original language)

Pampublikong Komento

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The next Meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for May 18, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.

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