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Clark County School District board meeting, May 14, 2026

5 h 38 min · 16 public speakers

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Clark County board approves 2026⁠-⁠2031 strategic plan and teachers contract revisions 2:26:59

  • After public comment, the board approved the Clark County School District Strategic Plan 2026 through 2031. 2:29:45
  • A district staff member said changing the designations for the proposed positions would affect 163 of about 600 extended career teachers, and 9 positions were proposed for the change. 3:58:05
  • A motion by Lorena Biassotti to table the item did not pass, and a later motion to approve passed. 4:02:24
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 21:44
    • Emily Stevens called the meeting to order at 5:01. 21:44
    • Isaac Barron moved to adopt the agenda and addendum with changes, including taking the strategic plan item after student reports. 26:54
    • Emily Stevens announced that the motion passed. 28:39
  2. Student board reports 29:03
    • Two student presenters described activities and achievements at their high schools. 29:03
    • Trustees asked the students about the superintendent's student council, their future plans and advice for seniors who had not joined any group. 37:17
  3. Strategic plan presentation 50:12
    • A district staff member said the plan, titled Destination District, was co-designed with the community after months of listening to 50,000 parents, guardians, students, staff, industry leaders and the Southern Nevada community. 54:58
    • A district staff member said engagement reached 48,000 survey participants and included 112 community interviews. 59:50
    • A staff member said the plan targets a 60% increase in K-3 literacy and a 50% increase in grades 3 through 8 math and literacy over the next 5 years. 1:10:16
  4. Trustee questions on strategic plan 1:28:28
    • Irene Bustamante Adams asked whether the plan was achievable if funding stayed flat, and the superintendent said philanthropy provided the district $6 million to help launch the plan. 1:30:36
    • Lorena Biassotti asked how often the board would receive updates, and a staff member said reporting would be on a regular cadence. 1:38:27
    • Speakers at public comment raised the lack of explicit references to dual language programming and asked why no success indicator surveys staff on safe and supportive schools. 2:14:59
    • The motion to approve the strategic plan passed. 2:29:45
  5. Consent agenda 2:30:28
    • Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the timing of eliminating critical labor shortage positions in elementary education, secondary English and counseling. 3:06:40
    • Emily Stevens moved to approve the consent agenda except Addendum 1.01, which was pulled for discussion and possible action. 3:13:47
    • The motion passed. ~3:14:29
  6. Critical labor shortage designations 3:14:53
    • The district's general counsel said the proposal would modify the designation for positions where the district has a surplus and hundreds of candidates ready to fill them. 3:16:40
    • A district staff member said about 600 extended career teachers collect retirement benefits while working full time, and changing the designations for 9 proposed positions would affect 163 of them. 3:58:05
    • Lorena Biassotti moved to table the item. 4:02:24
    • The motion to table did not pass, and a later motion to approve the item passed. 4:11:05
  7. Ratified warrants 4:12:02
    • Lydia Dominguez read ratified warrants in the total amount of $135,223,880.73. 4:12:13
  8. Negotiated agreement revisions and pilot program 4:12:35
    • The district's general counsel said the revisions cover longevity pay, reduction in force, transfer and a new article setting up a pilot project. 4:12:53
    • A district staff member said the pilot covers schools in the Western High School and Desert Pines High School feeder patterns, where elementary schools will be allowed to vote to extend their contract day by 19 minutes to provide early literacy services. 4:25:10
    • Brenda Zamora asked whether Opportunity 180 would charge for project management, and a staff member said it would not. 4:31:16
    • The motion to approve the revisions passed 4⁠-⁠3. 5:23:30
  9. Public comment on non-action items 5:22:35
    • Speakers at public comment raised public access to board retreat recordings and minutes, PBL as an elementary special, and funding for CTE programs. 5:24:05
  10. Adjournment 5:32:59
    • The next board meeting was announced for Monday, May 18th, 2026 at 5 PM. 5:32:59
    • The motion to adjourn passed. 5:33:31

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