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Prioritizing School Safety

School Safety – A Priority for Our Children:

  • Teacher Retention – Ensuring Our Children Have Consistent, High-Quality Educators: Teacher turnover is a big problem in Nevada, making this a top concern for parents who want stability and quality in their children's education.

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  • Making Schools a Safe Place for Learning: Continuing the conversation on both physical and emotional safety is vital. Parents are concerned about bullying, mental health, and school violence.

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  • The Importance of Teacher Retention: Teacher retention impacts classroom quality, which directly affects parents' concerns about the education system’s ability to provide the best for their children.

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  • Veteran Teachers: Many of our veteran teachers were promised a higher placement on the pay scale if they got their Master’s Degrees.  Those that went and got those degrees were never compensated for what they were promised. This is wrong and it’s no wonder some of our longest standing teachers are disgruntled or have left. 

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  • Why Accountability and Transparency Matter in Education: Nevada voters have expressed frustration with school boards' transparency. Parents want to see clearer decision-making processes and accountability.

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  • Improving Communication Between the School Board and the Community: Parents want their voices to be heard and for school boards to be more responsive to their concerns.

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  • Listening to Families and Educators (THE IDEA OF “LISTENING” is key – most don’t feel heard): Parents want to know that their concerns are heard, and educators are supported—two pillars of successful governance.

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  • Board Governance Reform: Many parents believe that governance on school boards needs to change, but it may not feel as immediately personal to them as safety and teacher retention.

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  • The Second Largest Budget in Nevada – CCSD: Parents care about proper fund allocation, but this topic may not be as personally compelling as topics directly impacting their children.

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  • Why Town Hall Meetings Are Key to Transparency: While town hall meetings are important, the promise of greater transparency might not generate the same level of enthusiasm as other, more direct issues like school safety and teacher quality.

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  • Zone Variances Are Gone: CCSD replaced zone variances with a program that has tremendous limitations and very little care for family needs.

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