{"id":3509,"date":"2025-08-01T20:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadastuco.org\/staging\/2009\/?page_id=3509"},"modified":"2025-08-01T20:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:06:54","slug":"smboe-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nevadastuco.org\/staging\/2009\/smboe-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"SMBOE May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3509\" class=\"elementor elementor-3509\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26ff66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f26ff66\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51e735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d51e735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">May 2024 Board of Education Meeting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b7920 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83b7920\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9d0a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c9d0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michael Keyes<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7178c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c7178c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33debd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d33debd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Please note that agenda items 9, 10, and 11 were pulled off this meeting\u2019s agenda due to technical difficulties and delays in the documentation, so this blog post will be generally shorter than normal.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea2657 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ea2657\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6689922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6689922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Purple Star Schools<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>April is the month of the military child, so during this board meeting, we got a review of the activities that took place last month. Nevada has over 330,000 veterans plus active duty members, so it\u2019s important to accommodate their children\u2019s academic needs! The Nevada Department of Education named 14 schools Purple Star Schools, which are doing a wonderful job accommodating the needs of the military child! (Five are NASC schools; I bolded them in the list!) These schools were:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Advanced Technologies Academy<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Clark County<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Carson High School<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Carson City<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Dayton Elementary School \u2013 Lyon County<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Faith Lutheran Academy<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Private School<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Faith Lutheran Preschool \u2013 Private School<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Innovation Academy \u2013 Private School<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Kenneth Divich Elementary School \u2013 Clark County<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Legacy Traditional North Valley Campus \u2013 State Public Charter School Authority<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Mountain View Christian Schools \u2013 Private School<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Mojave Springs School \u2013 Private School<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Northwest Career and Technical Academy<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Clark County<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">S<b>hadow Ridge High School<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Clark County<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">William and Mary Scherkenbach Elementary School \u2013 Clark County<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Victoria Fertitta Leadership Academy \u2013 Clark County<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Competency-Based Learning, but Only for Students?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Member Hughes pulled multiple items off of the Board\u2019s consent agenda (a list of many items that are normally approved in one go) about teacher license renewal. These adjustments specifically marked how many hours to be put into credits to renew a teacher\u2019s license. This opposes Nevada\u2019s work on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvfutureoflearning.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Nevada Portrait of a Learning<\/a>\u00a0and moving towards a more competency-based education system, which is the goal of many educational leaders throughout the state. Through discussion, the board decided to approve the adjustments as it would affect many license renewals if not approved but to go back to the topic later. The Board is looking to have discussions with the Commission on Professional Standards in Education, or COPS, having competency-based education in mind in the future when creating new regulations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>School Start Times, Gathering Data<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>There was a long conversation about many topics relating to the survey, including language barriers and keeping impartiality within the survey. One huge drawback to the platform the DOE is using for this survey is there are only Spanish and French translations for only the introduction to the survey. If a stakeholder (student, teacher, staff, parent, community member) only spoke a different language or weren\u2019t fluent in English, they would need to manually copy and paste the questions into Google Translate (which, as mentioned in the Board meeting, is highly inaccurate) Approximately 13.7 percent of Nevada\u2019s student population are English learners, or as the Board likes to refer to them, emerging bilinguals. Additionally, even if the entire survey were translated into only those two other languages, we would be leaving out many other communities, such as students who primarily speak Tagalog, the third most spoken language in Nevada. To solve this, I suggested that NDE manually translate the survey and provide the translated version to the platform, as I do not think the survey as it was then would be equitable.<\/p><p>There was also a conversation about keeping the survey impartial while providing information and context. One Board Member brought up that we must be extremely careful maintaining impartiality in the survey, as even if we get results that support regulation of start times, many will simply refute it based on the fact that the survey was trying to get them to answer a certain way. On the flip side, if not provided information and studies about the negative impact early start times can have on students, many may not have the luxury to sacrifice time to do their own research, which becomes a problem of equity. The board decided not to add any additional information or links to studies to keep the integrity of the survey results.<\/p><p>The school year is ending for most people in a few weeks, so it would be a race against time to get this out to the community before then. I was a proponent of trying to get it out before the end of the school year. That way, it doesn\u2019t interrupt much instruction as many teachers are just preparing or administering finals, so we get the Class of 2024\u2019s opinions. Although the possible change would not affect them as they are leaving, many of them have had years of experience with the early start time. Despite those reasons, the Board decided to wait until the beginning of next year to disperse the survey, allowing more time for revisions, in hopes of getting the results back and possibly putting in a Bill Draft Request before the February due date for the Legislative session. You can view the first draft of the survey\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/webapp-strapi-paas-prod-nde-001.azurewebsites.net\/uploads\/7_high_school_start_time_bad9a03281.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><i>Although not mentioned above, the Board l reevaluated the age requirements that apply to the Developmental Delay categorical eligibility under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA. No action has been taken yet, the Board tasked the Department with creating appropriate language for revisions.<\/i><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b><i>Although this was my last meeting as your \u201823-\u201924 SMBOE, I\u2019m excited to serve you all again for another year. Keep an eye out for the next blog post, where I will go over my goals for the year and how I will achieve them.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>You can find the meeting materials\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doe.nv.gov\/boards-commissions-councils\/state-board-of-education\/2024-5-1-state-board-of-education-support-materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a><b>, the agenda\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp-strapi-paas-prod-nde-001.azurewebsites.net\/uploads\/agenda_may_2024_state_board_of_education_pdf_e0e6df6a74.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a><b>, the first part of the recorded meeting\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sQIihx7yr10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a><b>, and the second part\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JA6Yp25LVsY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a><b>. 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