Nevada Ed-Watch: CCSD 9/28/23

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.

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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).

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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.

Thursday, September 28

Clark County School District Board of Trustees Meeting

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Ano ang nangyari sa pagpupulong na ito?

Inaprubahan ng mga Trustees ang Agenda ng Pahintulot (7-0)

Mga Highlight ng Agenda ng Pahintulot:

• 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
• Pagtatrabaho ng pinag-isang tauhan at pagtatrabaho ng lisensyadong tauhan
• Focus: 2024 Strategic Plan Update Pertaining to Teacher, Recruitment, and Critical Labor Shortage (explore the presentation in Spanish here)

Galugarin ang mga item sa agenda ng pahintulot dito.

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.

Galugarin ang presentasyon sa Ingles at ang presentasyon sa Espanyol.

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.

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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.

Pampublikong Komento

Ang mga miyembro ng publiko ay nagbahagi ng mga komento tungkol sa:

• 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.