Clark County School District work session, Aug 5, 2026
3 h 15 min · 1 public speaker
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School board hears School Traffic Safety Working Group final report 19:42
- The board heard a presentation on the School Traffic Safety Working Group final report, which a presenter said lists 75 recommendations developed by 90 people over a year. 19:42
- Emily Stevens moved to add the removal of the as practicable language to the board's number 5 BDR priority because it has to do with state budget process updates, and later announced that the motion passed. 2:06:00
- Staff presented an update on trustee community engagement meetings and recommended shifting to a one-meeting-per-month cadence for the 2026-2027 school year, with the exception of one month. 2:08:52
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Item by item (6)
- Opening, agenda and minutes 17:34
- Emily Stevens called the work session of August 5th, 2026 to order at 4 o'clock. 17:34
- Ramona Esparza-Stoffregan moved to approve the agenda as presented. 18:31
- Irene Bustamante Adams moved to approve the minutes for the work session meeting of June 3rd, 2026. 19:18
- Emily Stevens announced that the motions to approve the agenda and the minutes passed. 18:53
- School traffic safety working group report 19:42
- The director of the county Office of Traffic Safety said the report lists 75 recommendations over 4 domains and that the county plans to extend the use of school zone flashers to 50 minutes in the morning and 50 minutes in the afternoon. 20:44
- Brenda Zamora asked about messaging on no U-turn signs and about barriers at crosswalks, and Irene Bustamante Adams asked about grant funding and a dedicated funding stream. 37:43
- The presenter said a traffic signal starts at $1.2 million and that an update to the Board of County Commissioners is set for September 15th. 52:34
- Legislative bill drafts 1:28:58
- A staff member said the board would make final bill draft selections by August 13th ahead of a September 1st submission deadline. 1:30:15
- A staff member said the recommendation was to combine the as practicable language with the state budget process updates and to pursue special education funding as a second recommendation. 1:37:58
- Ramona Esparza-Stoffregan asked how per-pupil funding compared nationally, and a staff member said the state was about $4,000 under the national average. 1:45:03
- Emily Stevens moved to add the removal of the as practicable language to the number 5 priority, and announced that the motion passed. 2:06:21
- Trustee community engagement meetings 2:07:42
- Staff said attendance decreased over the school year and recommended one meeting per month, with each trustee holding one dedicated meeting. 2:10:19
- One board member said one meeting a month is not enough, and another board member proposed tasking a committee of four trustees with the calendar. 2:25:52
- A staff member said about 3 weeks are needed to plan and market a meeting. 2:57:11
- Public comment 3:07:21
- A speaker at public comment asked the board to reconsider putting stop arm cameras on school buses. 3:08:16
- Adjournment 3:11:08
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What are we paying right now as a state per pupil? And then what is, um, the average nationwide, and what is the high, just so we have something to compare it to?Ramona Esparza-Stoffregan · Member1:45:03
I have a couple questions. So when we look at— because we keep talking about how the SPED bill, it's a big topic, there's a lot of different things. Is there a vision for what this bill is going to look like when we talk about funding, when we talk about the content?Emily Stevens · President1:55:23
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Video: posted by the district as “Board Work Session - 8.5.26”