Henderson Community Education Advisory Board

CITY OF HENDERSON COMMUNITY EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, September 5, 2018 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Lee Farris called the City of Henderson Community Education Advisory Board meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. in the Mayor and Council Board Room, City Hall, 4th Floor, 240 Water Street, Henderson, Nevada. II. CONFIRMATION OF POSTING AND ROLL CALL Nanci Waters, Recording Secretary, confirmed the agenda was posted three working days prior to the meeting in accordance with the Open Meeting Law by posting in the four Official Bulletin Boards within the City Limits of the City of Henderson and the Nevada Public Notice Website. In addition, copies of the agenda were mailed to each person having an item on the agenda and to all those on the Agenda Master Mailing List. Present: Chairman Lee Farris Richard Derrick (3:08 p.m.) Stacey Allen Dr. Marya Shegog (3:14 p.m.) Stephen Augspurger Wanda Shumar Jenn Blackhurst Judith Steele (3:30 p.m.) Patricia Charlton Elizabeth Trosper Mike O’Dowd (3:08 p.m.) Jodi Tyson (3:17 p.m.) Annette Dawson-Owens Greg Wells Dr. Dennis Potthoff Absent: None Staff: Lisa Corrado, Planning Manager Victoria Dasis, Dasis, Deputy City Clerk Tedie Jackson, Deputy City Clerk Amanda Kern, Assistant City Attorney III Shelly Labay, Senior Planner Anna Smith, Planner II Nanci Waters, Recording Secretary Consultants: Joan Chaplick, MIG John Topogna, EcoNorthwest Guests: Brian Scroggins, Charter School Authority Patricia Haddad, Opportunity 180 Henderson Community Education Advisory Board Page 2 of 6 Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – Minutes III. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no public comments presented. IV. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA (For Possible Action) (Motion) Ms. Shumar introduced a motion to accept the agenda as presented. The vote favoring approval was unanimous. Chairman Farris declared the motion carried. V. NEW BUSINESS NB-1 MINUTES HENDERSON COMMUNITY EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD - JUNE 6, 2018 Henderson Community Education Advisory Board meeting minutes of June 6, 2018. (Motion) Ms. Charlton introduced a motion to adopt the minutes of June 6, 2018, as presented. The vote favoring approval was unanimous. Chairman Farris declared the motion carried. NB-2 PRESENTATION OF 2018-2019 WORK PLAN Staff will present a proposed 2018-2019 work plan to the Board based on board member recommendations made at the June 6, 2018, CEAB meeting. Shelly Labay, Planner, presented an overview of the CEAB Schedule 2018-2019. (Motion) Ms. Trosper introduced a motion to approve the 2018-2019 work plan as presented. The vote favoring approval was unanimous. Chairman Farris declared the motion carried. NB-3 PROGRESS UPDATE REQUESTS Staff will ask the Board for input on two items for future consideration: 1) Identify the schools and programs the Board would like a progress update from at future CEAB meetings, and 2) Develop priorities for future board technical assistance/training topics. Henderson Community Education Advisory Board Page 3 of 6 Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – Minutes Shelly Labay, Planner, presented a summary of this item. It was noted that the next Mayor’s March On event on September 25, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. focuses on education. Chairman Farris and Ms. Tyson are doing a presentation at this event, and up to five other board members are welcome to attend as long as a quorum is not present. 1) Identify the schools and programs the Board would like a progress update from at future CEAB meetings  INVO – it was an innovative, pilot program that would be interesting to hear back from. All three principals should be invited to present together.  Cross-over of grades  Successful reading/math programs that are easy to replicate – can be scaled to other jurisdictions or Charters schools.  STEM, STEAM  Diversion Programs  Look at where we are trying to move the needle – accountability.  Parameters from presentation  What makes it possible, lessons learned, how to replicate?  Realistic expectations on results A discussion ensued regarding having a checks and balances process in place to confirm the funding that was approved, being clear and explicit about accountability for the funding, and how to address a situation where funds are not used correctly. Ms. Labay explained staff made changes to the application to address this issue. The following suggestions were discussed:  Create an ad hoc or a subcommittee to review process  Create a template or an outline for the updates  Staff will provide guidance and direction when reporting on the projects  Staff will draft talking points and proper phrasing regarding a leadership standpoint. Important for Henderson to set the scale.  It is not realistic for schools to demonstrate results immediately 2) Develop priorities for future board technical assistance/training topics.  Resources, city/community assets, in Henderson – parks, museums, and how they can improve lives. Youth and Family engagement  Smart Cities Initiative/Job Transition  Homegrown talent  STAR ratings/definition – ACT/HS grad changes  AB469 – actual vs. average teacher salaries Henderson Community Education Advisory Board Page 4 of 6 Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – Minutes  How do we grow teachers? How to increase the percentage of teachers to remain in Nevada?  School size/community schools  School safety initiatives  Safety and achievement as related to school size  Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) It was noted that this list will be turned into a survey monkey and provided to the CEAB members to select the top three priorities. NB-4 PRESENTATION OF LOCAL NON-PROFITS LIST AND CORE SERVICES John Tapogna of EcoNorthwest will present the Board with a list of local educational non-profits and their core services. Mr. Tapogna reviewed backup material regarding Strive networks, Framework for Building a Cradle to Career Civic Infrastructure, and referred to a handout draft of “Local youth-serving nonprofits operating near or in Henderson.” Ms. Tyson reported that Three Square can satisfy the demand for the meal programs. She noted that Hinman Elementary School has a food pantry for their students. An extra non-profit to be added to the list: Hinman Food Bank. Ms. Allen explained the Nevada Partnership for Inclusive Education program. Ms. Steele explained various programs sponsored by the Public Education Foundation. Suggested to determine which schools in Henderson are served by any of these 26 nonprofit organizations. Mr. Tapogna read a handout entitled, “Mutually Reinforcing Activities.” NB-5 REVIEW AND UPDATE 2018-2019 BOARD PRIORITY OUTCOMES Joan Chaplick with MIG will review existing priority outcomes and facilitate a discussion to consider any possible changes for 2018-2019. Shelly Labay, Planner, reviewed the 2017-2018 Priority Outcomes, and provided an overview of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) proficiency rates and student growth. Discussion on findings from SBAC and priority outcomes:  Find information as to why the test scores drop from elementary school to middle school to high school  Formula behind the rating for SBAC? Henderson Community Education Advisory Board Page 5 of 6 Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – Minutes  Pull data from different sources to find similar trends  Compare K-8 to K-5 schools because of school change – benchmark  Class size and attainment as a variable  Teacher licensing also as a variable  School environment and culture  Chronic Absenteeism is an outlier  First three trickle into last three  Difficult to focus based on needs  Elementary school and middle school achievement have greater ability to impact. Pre-k and post – less of a chance for impact  Let schools set their priorities  Use the application to guide towards meeting the priorities  Policy issues relating to schools (culture and environment)  High school graduate rate to include college and career readiness Extra Issues:  Checks and Balances of money spent – accountable in future years to how you spent in these years.  Subcommittee to look at accountability/process  Share Fair  Elevator speech for CEAB members, speaking points for legislative conversations.  PR announcement for businesses and residents to capture Henderson education.  Policy issues with teaching/learning environment  Environment, culture, and climate we want for our students to achieve success There was a consensus to leave the priority outcomes as they are. It was noted the application is being reworded to focus into these priority outcomes. Clarify the application to specifically target one. NB-6 NEXT STEPS Based on discussion during the meeting, staff will summarize research requests and follow-up items, and content for the next meeting. Shelly Labay, Planner, reported that staff will continue to monitor SBAC scores and report card scores, report back on presentations from schools, present an updated application, and include nonprofit information. Henderson Community Education Advisory Board Page 6 of 6 Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – Minutes VI. CHAIRMAN\MEMBER COMMENTS Ms. Charlton reviewed Nevada Promise scholarship information. Ms. Charlton mentioned that she was appointed to the Bond Oversight Council for the Clark County School District, and will have an opportunity to communicate information to the CEAB. VII. SET NEXT MEETING The next meeting was set for November 7, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no public comments presented. IX. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to be discussed, this meeting was adjourned at 4:56 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ______________________ Tedie Jackson, Deputy City Clerk