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Carson City School District Board Meeting - January 13, 2026

Board of SupervisorsTuesday, January 13, 2026
BodyCarson City, Nevada
SessionBoard of Supervisors
DateTuesday, January 13, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:34

Welcome to the Carson City School District Board of Trustees meeting.

0:38

Today is Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

0:41

We are going to call this board meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

0:45

And we're going to start with agenda item number one, adoption of the agenda as submitted.

0:51

And this is for possible action.

0:53

So move.

0:54

Second.

0:55

So motion by Trustee Walt and second by Trustee Bardner.

0:58

Any board discussion?

1:00

See none.

1:01

Any public comment?

1:02

See none.

1:03

All those in favor?

1:04

Aye.

1:05

Any opposed?

1:06

Motion carries.

1:08

Agenda item number two, flag salute.

1:11

Trustee Roberts, if you can please lead us.

1:24

One nation under God, indivisible liberty and justice for all.

1:33

Thank you, Trustee Roberts.

1:35

Agenda item number three, superintendent's report.

1:38

And this is for information only.

1:41

Mr.

1:41

Settler is representing Superintendent Feeling.

1:44

Mr.

1:44

Settler.

1:49

Thank you, President Ramirez.

1:50

Yeah, my pleasure to be here representing Mr.

1:52

Feeling this evening.

1:54

Just a couple items.

1:56

First and foremost, the second semester started yesterday.

1:59

And I know everyone was really excited to get back at it last week, but always nice to have a refresh here with the second semester.

2:07

So everybody enjoyed a nice long vacation from school and is uh back at it right now.

2:13

So happy about that.

2:16

Uh just a reminder for board members, and I believe Ms.

2:19

Renee had mentioned also, but the financial disclosure statements uh for the Secretary of State's office are due this Thursday, January 15th.

2:26

So if you haven't taken care of that already, uh you can reach out to Renee and myself, probably Renee would be much more knowledgeable than myself on that.

2:34

Um but first is assistance if you need it.

2:37

Um and then tonight I have the distinct honor of recognizing our board president.

2:43

Lupe Ramirez for her service.

2:45

Um, as you're all aware, serving on the board is no small commitment.

2:50

And um serving as the board president requires an even greater attention to detail and time and dedication.

2:56

So um want to thank Trustee Ramirez for taking on that responsibility with thoughtfulness, integrity, and a deep commitment to our students, staff, and families.

3:06

Um is consistently approached her role with professionalism, respect for diverse perspectives, and a genuine desire to do what is best for the district as a whole.

3:17

Um so on behalf of the board, superintendent fueling, district leadership, and our community, we'd like to thank Trustee Ramirez for her service as board president and for the lasting impact she's made through her leadership.

3:29

So, Lupe, we're grateful for your commitment and your service as board president, and we have a plaque here that we'd like to present to you.

3:35

Oh, thank you.

3:55

Thank you so much.

4:00

Well, thank you so much for the opportunity.

4:03

I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as board president this year.

4:08

Um I feel that I learned a lot, and I am very grateful to uh Superintendent Feeling for um spending time with me and uh meeting with me by on a what bi weekly basis to go over the agenda and just you know educate me about um the budget and everything else is um you know as we know there's a lot, a lot in you know to learn about.

4:31

And so um I am grateful to the board for supporting me with this effort.

4:36

I um looking forward to um continue uh working with every one of you in this um year.

4:45

So um I can I can honestly tell you that I have enjoyed the the um opportunity to serve in this role, and I am also grateful to um Renee for keeping us on our toes and making sure that that uh we have everything we need for the for the meeting and um um superintendent's cabinet.

5:00

I um looking forward to um continue uh working with every one of you um in this um year so um I can I can honestly tell you that I have enjoyed the the um opportunity to serve in this role and I am also grateful to um Renee for keeping us on our toes and making sure that that um we have everything we need for the for the meeting and um um superintendent's cabinet I am very grateful for all of you because I I know every time we reach out to you for questions you're always you know very um helpful and very attentive so thank you and I thank my family for supporting me my family's here in the audience too so thank you um and again I look forward to uh another year so thank you thank you all right well we will continue on um did you have additional okay excellent okay so we'll continue with agenda item number four um board reports and um board member commit comments and this is for information only and we will start off with Carson High School um student representative Cooper please come on up uh good evening everyone uh I hope you all had a great holiday season got to spend lots of time with your families and just had a great time overall uh just a few things tonight um mainly just uh all of our winter sports are still going um girls and boys varsity basketball both started their uh league or conference play uh yesterday which is um basically what gets them into the um playoff standings uh unfortunately both teams lost to Damani but Damani's a good team and they both played their hearts out yesterday um we also have all finals are over um as mentioned before uh semester two has now started uh so we're uh into that second half of the year officially now um tonight uh starting at six o'clock uh um was or is um senior night for wrestling uh they also have a home me as well next Tuesday I believe uh but this is their senior night because they are playing Douglas so they just wanted to uh have that rivalry going as well uh and then also uh last Friday uh January 9th we had uh at the main campus we during lunch had the um Pi a senior uh event which was a prom fundraiser uh there was uh I believe five seniors who uh volunteered to be um for the price of three dollars you could uh take a whipped cream pie and put it in their face just for some fun uh to raise money for prom.

7:20

Uh and then just now we're getting into the uh season of winterfest uh I'll have more information on that the next time but uh that is the week of it's the first week of February the second through the seventh I believe that is all I have excellent thank you so much and then I will have um I will be reporting at the sil on the Silver Campus activities so um Dr.

7:42

Molden uh informed us that there they are sorry that um to announce that the silver campus student board representative has stepped down due to other obligations but um Dr.

7:54

Molden is in the hunt for a new shining star to um find another student the new semester has begun uh and the silver campus is ready currently they are working with local agencies to find the next community engagement guest speaker and they will um inform us as soon as they have one scheduled um access uh access testing is up on them uh all identified LEP students will be taking their access test over a four-day period beginning next week this um test consist of listening reading writing and speaking the um they um wish the students well um as january 23rd and 24 are quickly approaching so is a Carson High School speech and debate tournament schools uh such as McQueen Worcester Reed North Valley Elco and Reno will be in attendance these students are so talented and brilliant and we were we are still in need of judges so if any of us um on the board are willing to uh don uh volunteer the time um they would greatly appreciate um the help and they guarantee that we will enjoy the experience um and then let's see oh yeah if um if we have any questions uh we can contact coach uh gillian shuffelt um to sign up and that concludes the announcements for the silver campus okay and then we will go on with nevada association of school board NASBI Update Trustee Wardner do you have an update for us I have a brief one but before I start I would like to thank you for your work as a board president this year.

9:48

I always felt you went above and beyond what was required of your duties so just wanted to thank you and tell you that we appreciated having you as board president this year.

9:57

Thank you I appreciate it.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Education Funding████████████████████████24%
Procedural████████████████████20%
Public Engagement███████7%
Public Comment██████6%
Youth Programs███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Carson City School District Board Meeting - January 13, 2026

The Carson City School District Board of Trustees convened on January 13, 2026, to adopt the agenda, elect new officers, approve meeting schedules, and review human resources policy updates. Superintendent Feeling's representative, Mr. Settler, delivered a report on the start of the second semester and honored outgoing Board President Lupe Ramirez for her service. The board also received updates from student representatives and school principals regarding recent athletic achievements, academic events, and upcoming community activities. Following the election of new leadership, the board unanimously approved new officer assignments, standardizes meeting times, and authorized grant management protocols.

Consent Calendar

  • The board unanimously approved the submitted consent agenda following a brief public comment period.
  • The motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Trustee Varner and seconded by Trustee Ramirez.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were submitted for the general public comment period (Agenda Item 12).

Discussion Items

  • Election of Officers: Nominations were made for the ensuing year's leadership. Molly Walt was nominated and accepted the position of President. Richard Varner was nominated and accepted the position of Vice President. Michelle Peterson was nominated and accepted the position of Clerk. The nominees were elected via unanimous voice vote.
  • Meeting Schedule: The board discussed and unanimously approved a motion to designate the second and fourth Tuesday of each month as regular meeting days, moving the start time from 6:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to assist staff, while retaining the discretion to change times for specific circumstances.
  • Bylaws and Policies:
    • The item regarding the annual adoption of bylaws and policies was moved to a future meeting. The board was instructed to email suggested edits to Associate Superintendent Dan Sadler.
    • The board discussed proposed changes to several Human Resources policies and regulations to align with the current collective bargaining agreement:
      • Policy 426 (Payment of Leave): Discussed first reading; language regarding unused leave payments was clarified to reflect collective bargaining agreement terms, removing specific numerical mandates from the policy.
      • Policy 408 (Promotions): Discussed first reading; language was updated to ensure promoted employees receive a minimum 5% pay increase, with the specific sentence regarding step increases removed as it is now covered in the agreement.
      • Policy 403 (Employment): Discussed first reading; text was streamlined to clarify the Superintendent's authority and updated titles (Chief Human Resources Officer).
      • Regulation 418 (Compensation): Discussed first reading; language was updated to reflect accurate classification steps and removed references to outdated policies.
    • Regulation 403.1 (Previous Work Experience): Discussed proposal to eliminate this regulation as it is no longer relevant due to conflicts and updates in the collective bargaining agreement with the Carson Educational Support Association (CESA).
  • Board Appointments and Liaisons: The board reviewed and unanimously approved the appointment of trustees to various external committees (e.g., Nevada Association of School Boards, Parks and Rec, Legislative Liaison) and internal school liaisons. A change was noted where the Board President now serves as the representative to the Carson City Schools Foundation.
  • Grant Authorization: A unanimous motion was passed to authorize the Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Financial and Operations Officer, and Grants Manager to research, apply for, and manage all grant funding processes.

Key Outcomes

  • New Leadership Elected:
    • President: Molly Walt
    • Vice President: Richard Varner
    • Clerk: Michelle Peterson
  • Meeting Schedule Standardized: Regular meetings set for the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Robert Kroll boardroom.
  • Bylaws Deferred: Discussion on policy and bylaw updates adjourned to a future meeting.
  • Regulation Elimination Recommended: Regulation 403.1 to be eliminated.
  • Committee Appointments Approved: All proposed trustee assignments to external boards and internal school liaisons approved unanimously.
  • Grant Authority Granted: Board designated as authorizing representative for all grant funding activities.
  • Future Agenda Items Accepted: Requests logged for a Silver Campus informational presentation and a finance workshop at the next meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Welcome to the Carson City School District Board of Trustees meeting. Today is Tuesday, January 13, 2026. We are going to call this board meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. And we're going to start with agenda item number one, adoption of the agenda as submitted. And this is for possible action. So move. Second. So motion by Trustee Walt and second by Trustee Bardner. Any board discussion? See none. Any public comment? See none. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Agenda item number two, flag salute. Trustee Roberts, if you can please lead us. One nation under God, indivisible liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Trustee Roberts. Agenda item number three, superintendent's report. And this is for information only. Mr. Settler is representing Superintendent Feeling. Mr. Settler. Thank you, President Ramirez. Yeah, my pleasure to be here representing Mr. Feeling this evening. Just a couple items. First and foremost, the second semester started yesterday. And I know everyone was really excited to get back at it last week, but always nice to have a refresh here with the second semester. So everybody enjoyed a nice long vacation from school and is uh back at it right now. So happy about that. Uh just a reminder for board members, and I believe Ms. Renee had mentioned also, but the financial disclosure statements uh for the Secretary of State's office are due this Thursday, January 15th. So if you haven't taken care of that already, uh you can reach out to Renee and myself, probably Renee would be much more knowledgeable than myself on that. Um but first is assistance if you need it. Um and then tonight I have the distinct honor of recognizing our board president. Lupe Ramirez for her service. Um, as you're all aware, serving on the board is no small commitment. And um serving as the board president requires an even greater attention to detail and time and dedication. So um want to thank Trustee Ramirez for taking on that responsibility with thoughtfulness, integrity, and a deep commitment to our students, staff, and families. Um is consistently approached her role with professionalism, respect for diverse perspectives, and a genuine desire to do what is best for the district as a whole. Um so on behalf of the board, superintendent fueling, district leadership, and our community, we'd like to thank Trustee Ramirez for her service as board president and for the lasting impact she's made through her leadership. So, Lupe, we're grateful for your commitment and your service as board president, and we have a plaque here that we'd like to present to you. Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. Well, thank you so much for the opportunity. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as board president this year.

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