Carson City School Board Meeting: February 10, 2026 – Social Workers, Girls Wrestling Approved
Carson City School Board Meeting: February 10, 2026 – Social Workers, Girls Wrestling Approved
The Carson City School District Board of Trustees met on February 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. to discuss and act on several items. Key actions included approving girls' wrestling as a fully recognized sport, adopting changes to board bylaws, canceling the April 28, 2026, meeting, and approving the consent agenda. Board members heard public comment from school social workers advocating for their roles, and received presentations on the Silver Campus's new trade-focused direction and on the district's online learning program.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Several school social workers (Salahandhra Yala, Stephanie Navidad Marcos, Molly McGregor, Bailey Barber, Nicole Sitton) and a social work intern (Mayela) spoke in support of retaining school social workers, describing them as essential for student mental health, crisis response, and family support. They argued that eliminating social workers would increase strain on schools.
- Isaiah Pondo, a master's level social work student, advocated for the social workers, stating they do far more than counseling.
- Riann Lish, a school counselor at Carson Middle School, described social worker Molly McGregor as essential personnel, providing daily crisis support and groups.
- Public comment was also received via email from Sunny Caudell, Miriam Castor, Jacqueline Co., Brittany Tyson, and Samantha Betts; those comments were included in the record.
Discussion Items
- Girls' Wrestling as a Recognized Sport: Athletic Director Thomas Reimer and Coach Samantha Samso presented a request to approve girls' wrestling as a fully recognized school-sponsored sport. The program began in 2017 under the boys' team and was state‑sanctioned by the NIAA in November 2025. Currently 12 female athletes are on the team; 10 qualified for regionals, and one qualified for state. The financial impact is a head coaching stipend of $4,825.52, with uniform costs every third year ($1,000). The district can cover this within its existing budget. The motion passed unanimously.
- Silver Campus Presentation: Dr. Susan Molden (Assistant Principal) presented a two‑part update: (1) a new trade‑focused career pathway through the JAG (Jobs for America's Graduates) program, and (2) a plan to stabilize the district's online learning program by requiring all new online students to attend a two‑week, in‑person orientation on the Silver Campus. For the trade pathway, the campus is partnering with local businesses (e.g., Carson Toyota, Nevada Builders Alliance) to provide internships and apprenticeships. A new course, Trade Technical Math, has been approved for seniors. Enrollment is currently 82 in‑seat students (87 including five early graduates) with a maximum capacity of 200. The presentation was for discussion only; no vote was taken.
- Proposed Changes to Board Bylaws: The board discussed first‑reading changes to several bylaws (delegation of responsibilities, policy development, meeting schedule, and procedure for addressing the board). Key change: public comment time reduced from five minutes to three minutes. The board adopted the changes on second reading (agenda item 10) unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- Unanimously Approved: Girls' wrestling as a fully recognized school‑sponsored sport (exception to Policy 214).
- Unanimously Approved: Adoption of changes to board bylaws (second reading) covering structure, authority, functions, membership, organization, meetings, duties of officers/auditor/legal counsel, and code of conduct.
- Unanimously Approved: Cancellation of the April 28, 2026, school board meeting to accommodate educator/employee of the year awards (held separately).
- Unanimously Approved: Consent agenda as submitted.
- Future Agenda Items Requested: A presentation on the ASP (Autism Spectrum Program) for pre‑K through 12, and a review/revision of the policy on using recess as punishment.
Meeting Transcript
Of agenda. This is for possible action. Do I have a motion? So moved. Second. All in favor, please say aye. Oh, uh public comment. Is there a public comment on the agenda only? Seeing no public comment, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed. Motion passes unanimously. We'll move on to item number two, our flight salute by Trustee Ramirez. Congratulations to the flag. I don't even know what I'm saying. I don't know. Thank you. Move on to I agenda item number three, superintendent's report, and we have uh Mr. Sadler sitting in for um superintendent fueling. Thank you, Madam President, members of the board. Uh we'll start things off tonight. We have uh some special guests with us this evening, and so at this time I'd like to invite Tanaya Kramer and Carolyn Gabika if she's here uh from Carson High School, who are here tonight to introduce the 2026 Carson High School, Winterfest Royal Court. Hello, I'm Tanea Kramer, the one of the co-advisors for student council. And I'm Caroline Gabika, another co-advisor for student council. Uh so for Winterfest, we have our senior candidates as well as we have our freshmen, juniors, and um sophomores, and so we'll kind of let uh them tell you a little bit about their experience. So say your name, your brain, and if everything winters. Good evening. My name is Sadie Brown. I'm a senior at Carson High School, and I've had so much fun participating in all of the winter fast winterfest activities, especially the dress up days. Hi everyone, my new. Hi, everyone. My name is Jaden Walkeen, and I'm a sophomore here at Carson High. And my favorite part about Winterfest was probably all the evening activities because I looked forward to it, especially after school. I was like, oh, I have more things after school to do. Um I'm Sammy Ingram. I'm a freshman, and my favorite activities were the dress up days. Uh hi, my name is Nastasia Silprezio, and I'm a junior, and then my favorite things were the dress-up days, especially the Shanghai one. That was fun. Uh that's great. Uh, great to hear. I'm I'm glad you guys had a great week, and congratulations. Um, and I'm hopeful that the dance went well as good and saw your pictures, so congratulations, and I'm so glad that you guys participate in the school activities. Yeah, anybody else. I just kind of uh piggyback on what uh President Walt said. Uh congratulations. It's really nice to have you guys here tonight and see you in person. We did see your pictures in the paper and news releases and stuff. So it's really nice to see you guys here and once again congratulations. Good job. I will add um whoever does the Stuco um Instagram page.
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