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.

So good.

So good because I feel so in the loop on the happenings like day to day because you were so active maintaining that page.

And so I was not at Winterfest or any of the shenanigans, but I feel like I had a front row seat to it, and so it was fun to see your pictures and and see everybody all dressed nice and dressed not so nice on the crazy dress days, but you guys looked awesome, and it looked like you had a great time.

So thank you for maintaining such a strong page.

I also want to congratulate you.

Um, and I'm so pleased to hear that you guys are enjoying your high school experience.

Um, it's not only academics, but there's extracurricular activities that you guys are definitely benefiting from, and I would encourage you to pass that along, you know, share that with your friends.

I say, get involved, get involved.

So congratulations.

And then lastly, Sadie, I don't know what you don't do.

So Sadie, just so you all know too.

Sadie is the president of the Rotary Interact Club.

Um, so she's very involved with uh Rotary as well, so I appreciate that as well.

So good luck.

Thank you.

Uh secondly, just wanted to report that interviews were conducted on Monday for the next vice principal at Board of Wick Bray Elementary School.

I was also sorted as a member of the Altruismo House, which I'm very excited to learn more about.

So thank you, Principal Ruquetta, for that special designation.

But just want to announce that we had excellent candidates across the board.

Everybody who received an interview, truly excellent candidates.

But we did select Mrs.

Shannon Sleiman, who will serve as the vice principal for Portalic Bray Elementary School next school year.

So I just want to congratulate Shannon on her new position for next school year.

And then lastly, Miss Renee has arranged for their formal posting of the notice of vacancy for the Carson City School Board Trustees District 5, which will start tomorrow in the legal section of the Nevada Appeal, among other publications.

And that is all I have.

Great, thank you.

Before we move on to board reports, I just wanted Trustee Clapham is unable to make it this evening, but he is excused, and has sent in his reports.

So moving on to agenda item number four.

These are for the board reports.

Do we have somebody from Hi?

Hi, Cooper.

Carson High Activities.

Not here tonight were senior Winterfest King winner, Lucas Thorley, sophomore Winterfest Princess Madison Krueger and Junior Winterfest Prince Bernard Casanovas.

So congratulations to them as well.

And then along with that, it was Winterfest was a huge success for us.

There was a lot of participation.

We had the most amount of people vote for our royalty that we have before.

So people, our candidates were really involved, and it was great to see everyone participating so much in all the dress-up days and events.

So for Winterfest, it was the uh Northern Nevada uh Children's Cancer Society.

And so we collected money for kids were voting for teachers to have either their beard or head shaved.

Uh so at our Winterfest assembly, we had uh Mr.

Ty McMillan, he uh had his beard shaved, and then uh Miss uh Ally Cadwell, she had her head shaved.

So that was uh really awesome to see everyone was voting for that, and it was for a great cause as well.

Uh and then yeah, so just the week was super successful, one of the best spirit weeks we've had in a while.

Uh and then going off of that, uh, we also have uh winter sports are wrapping up now.

Uh everything is in their postseason now.

Wrestling hosted their um regional tournament this past week, and they have state upcoming.

Uh and then all the about the basketball seasons are over, and I think ski is coming to a close as well.

Uh and then this upcoming this Saturday, uh, all of our spring sports are starting up as well.

So uh be ready for to go attend some games and see how that go all goes.

Great, thank you.

And quite impressive.

That was no notes.

Very impressive.

Very nice.

Um next we have Carson High.

Do we have anybody from the Silver Campus?

All right.

Seeing none, we'll go ahead and move on to Nevada Association of School Boards update.

Yeah, I just have a quick update.

Uh just a reminder of the upcoming professional development training that's gonna be held on March 21st.

Um, I think a flyer is gonna go out if you haven't already received it.

But if uh you're going to attend uh any of the trustees attending, please sign up uh as soon as possible.

It's going to be on um legislative readiness, portrait of a Nevada learner, and school safety will be some of the issues that are discussed that day.

So uh if you're going to attend, please sign up.

And that's my report for NASBY.

Great, thank you.

We'll go ahead and move on to board school reports.

Trustee Ramirez.

Thank you.

Uh so from Mark Twain, Mrs.

Cruxhanks reported that they are so proud of the multilingual learners.

They are doing their best in the access test for the next two weeks.

They are working hard at implementing their new CKLA curriculum, and students are really engaging with the topics and are excited about learning.

They have been able to offer students some unique opportunities to continue their learning in the community.

She gives us an example that the third grade finished a three-week unit on space, and they were able to take the students to the platenarium.

The fifth grade classes are finishing their unit on Native Americans, and they will be visiting the Stuart Museum at the end of the month.

And they're very excited that they're connecting the students learning with the community and have been a very fun part of these new programming.

That concludes my report.

I don't have a report for the Silver Campus, but we do have Dr.

Molden, who is going to be doing a thorough presentation on her campus.

So thank you.

Great, thank you.

Trustee Robert.

Yes.

Fremont had an awesome avid showcase last week, and they were able to highlight their teachers and students and all the great things they're doing there.

Thank you, Trustee Varner, Peterson and Ramirez for supporting them in that.

Also, they have regrouped their PTA, so they're establishing new officers for the upcoming year, which means they could get to continue with their PTA.

And in March, there's going to be bingo for books on March 3rd.

So more details will be coming as well as an invitation to all the trustees.

And that is it for Fremont.

Thank you, Trustee Peterson.

All right, first up, Sealager.

Miss Pryor says, Sealer is celebrating the week of kindness this week.

Lots of fun activities focused on supporting our instruction of SEL this week.

The lessons for each week were planned by our awesome social workers, Miss Stephanie.

And then she attached a flyer for the dress-up days.

Looking ahead, Sealager is bringing back the Sealer Talent Show.

Super excited about it.

Mark your calendars.

There's two performances.

There's the daytime one for the students on Monday, March 2nd at 8 45.

And then there is an evening one, Thursday, March 5th at 5 30.

And it sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun.

Some of their dress-up days.

We've got be a team player with sports jerseys, be kind, wear a shirt, the dude be kind shirt.

Hats off to kindness.

They can wear a hat on Wednesday.

Spread sunshine, bright yellow for Thursday.

And then Friday is Heart Day.

Wear red, pink, or anything with hearts.

So that is Seeder.

And then some notes from the high school.

Let's see.

Oh, Cooper already gave some pretty good sports reports and winterfest.

So those are big parts here.

And then they mention just addressing some school threats that went around that were unfounded and it's just indiscriminately sent to everybody, kind of a deal.

And that our uh resources handled that very well.

Um activities coming up.

No school for President's Day, minimum days coming up, speech and debate.

There we go.

February 20th and 21st, speech and debate will be in Elko, uh, and then um all day both days.

Uh CTE week.

So uh Mr.

Bliss, I think you said is all of February is a CTE month, and then there's a CTE week specifically where it gets highlighted extra heavy at the end of the month.

And so there's going to be a lot of um activities to highlight that.

And I also want to extend a thank you uh on behalf of um myself and trustee Varner and Trusty Ramirez.

We have the opportunity to go um be toured through the CTE.

Thank you.

Um Billings.

I was trying to, I was you and your son.

I always mix your names up, Mr.

Millings.

That's easier, um, for taking us around and showing us um the variety of CTE that is available through Carson High.

Um it's very impressive.

Not just the offerings, but the workspace that they all get to um learn in and the the teachers and the the level of um all in that is available to them.

It's pretty great.

Thank you for holding our hand through that and showing it.

So that is gonna be highlighted a little stronger towards the end of the month.

Um let's see, and then I will add one again because it was a good month for Carson High Bowling.

Um we had the championships this last week.

Um the season ends for a few months.

Um after regular season, Carson High was tied for first with a six-one record, and then it's four weeks of playoffs where they went undefeated, so they ended um with a 10-one record, and we beat DeMonty in the championships last week.

And so that program has existed for 23 seasons, and Carson High has taken first place for 19 of them.

Um, and that's out of nine schools in northern Nevada, Fernley, Douglas, Reno, North Valleys.

Um, so there's a pretty uh pretty good legacy of bowling at Carson High, and I really appreciate um all the means that make it happen.

We have great coaches and great parents, so I just want to make sure they got a shout out to once again bringing home the hardware for Carson High Bowling.

That is all I have.

Great, and congratulations.

Uh trustee Varner.

Uh yes, I have a couple things.

Uh, number one did enjoy the Abbott showcase.

I thought it was very well put together.

Got to uh tour several classrooms and talk to different people.

So it was really a great event.

And then also the CTE tour.

Thank you.

Enjoyed that, enjoyed talking to some of the teachers and some of the students really enjoyed it and appreciated it.

Thank you.

Uh moving on, uh, congratulations to the bowlers.

That's great.

Uh going to French Elementary, Principal Brown wanted everyone to know that Fritz is celebrating a week of kindness.

Wednesday is Dazzle Day with the dress up theme to impress.

Thursday is dress in red or pink.

And students will have will share shout-outs for staff members.

And then we'll finish the week with Dream Big Be Kind.

And have students and staff wear PJs and place hearts of kindness on the kindness tree.

So uh good luck on that.

Then at Boardwick Bray, Principal Ricetta wanted everyone to know that their PTO Move a thon fundraiser will be on Wednesday.

Any family dance will be held on Wednesday night from 5 to 7 p.m.

On Friday, they will be having house meetings in the morning and Valentine's parties from 2 to 3.

And she wanted everybody to mark their calendars now for the hosted reading night, which is going to be held on March 3rd at 5 p.m.

And that's my report.

Uh great, thank you.

I'll go ahead and start with uh trustee Claphams.

He's uh asked me to report for CMS and Eagle Valley.

So from Principal Robinson at CMS.

On behalf, we are halfway through the third quarter of school.

Teachers will be posting.

Sorry, something just came up.

Uh posting progress reports in Infinite Campus this week.

We encourage all families to follow their child's progress in infinite campus on a regular basis and reach out to the school if they have any questions or concerns.

Volleyball season is wrapping up with the Tawny of a championship tournament tomorrow in Douglas County.

Wrestling, how ironic that we're doing this tonight.

Wrestling is open to all Carson Middle School students, boys and girls.

This Friday is on Fridays.

We wear pink or red day.

Students are encouraged to wear pink or red and earn points for the for their advisory teams.

Finally, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, N E N A E P, also known as Nations Report Card Assessment, will take place at Carson Middle next week for 50 randomly selected eighth grade students.

So good luck with that.

And then at Eagle Valley, goodness gracious, it's in a link.

Athletics.

Volleyball is wrapping up the season next week.

We appreciate the parents and students who attended our games and shared their school spirit.

Wrestling starts on February 17th.

Track and Field has a meeting on February 17th.

First practice is on February 23rd for all new athletes.

For academics and testing, their access testing is going well, and on English language learners are working very hard.

They are also rewarding students who have perfect attendance during testing by taking them bowling date to be determined.

Valentine's Day Dance will be tomorrow on Wednesday, February 11th from 8 to 10 a.m.

Our leadership will be providing treats to be purchased.

They are having a VIP, very important persons, people lunch to invite families into EVMS to have lunch with their students.

Friday, February 13th.

Sixth grade lunch is from 1020 to 1050.

Seventh grade lunch is from 1050 to 11:20.

Eighth grade lunches at 1120 to 11.50.

And then a huge thank you to all of their school counselors as they celebrated them last week for National School Counseling Week.

They do so much for the students and staff, and they are so greatly, greatly appreciated.

So yes, we failed to mention that.

So thank you to all of the school counselors, and we hope that you enjoyed the national school counseling week.

All right, on to Empire Elementary School.

Please remember if you can, the talent show for Empire Elementary School is February 20th.

So if you need more information, please let me know.

I will then work to get that for you.

So I had a Parks and Rec commission meeting last Tuesday.

And the big topic that was on that agenda was the increase of fees and yeah, so the fees and policy was the big increase.

I did vote, um, did encourage the Parks and Rec Commission to not increase fees for children and seniors.

And we they went ahead and um decided not to do that.

So it's a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.

I will be attending that meeting as well.

All fees were increased for like the pool and for the MAC.

Um, anything that has to do with Parks and REC, it was an increase mostly border 20% is going to be the increase.

And I know that we, you know that everything has gone up, but I did encourage them not to increase for children and seniors, and that is what we went with.

And so I will let you know if you want to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting because it is only a recommendation.

The other thing that was on the agenda was also the department budget and funding priorities.

I encourage you, the whole community, to go and look on Carson.org to see what is happening in the parks in your area, because there's a lot of good things going on, a lot of improvements, ADA compliance.

So I encourage you to take a look at that as well.

Um I believe that is all I have for mine.

Oh, I did want to thank Carson High as well for um.

I know I was unable to make the day you all made for STEM.

It was a great presentation.

It was a great um, wow, I learned a lot.

I thought I knew a lot about Carson High, but there's a lot of changes that have gone on, and it is very, very exciting what you're all doing up there.

So I I appreciate your time with that as well.

All right.

Nothing else.

All right, we'll go ahead and move on to agenda item number five, which is association reports.

Do we have any?

All right, seeing none, we'll go ahead and move on to item number six, public comment.

Um, so we're gonna uh ask Renee.

Do we have any public comment by email?

Yes, President Walt.

Public comment was received the email from Sunny Caudell, Miriam Castor, Jacqueline Co., Brittany Tyson, and Samantha Betts.

Uh, the trustees all received uh copies, and it will be included in the permanent record.

Thank you.

Great, thank you so much.

And uh, do we have any public comment here in the room?

All right.

Ms.

President, just for clarification, this is for items that are not marked for action tonight.

Yes, so anything that is not on the agenda, if you could.

Um, you will be given three minutes.

And when you start, if you could please state your name for the record, first and last name.

Good evening.

My name is Salahhandra Yala.

Um we are here tonight representing the Carson City School School District Social Work Program, but more importantly, we're here as partners for our students, families, and staff.

We know that academic success doesn't happen in a vacuum.

It's built on the foundation of a stability, safety, and a true sense of belonging.

We see ourselves as a bridge builders, um, working alongside all of you to ensure every child has a support they need to show up and thrive.

We recognize that the district is facing complex decisions and competing demands.

Our presence today is rooted in professional advocacy and collaboration.

Eliminating school social workers would create gaps that increase strain on schools and reduce supports for students and families.

Hello, my name is Stephanie Navidad Marcos.

Um as school social workers, we provide a comprehensive layer system of care designed to support every child, not only academically, but emotionally, socially, and while prioritizing their safety.

Through universal supports, we build strong relationship with students and families by offering regular check-ins, social emotional learning lessons, restorative circles, peer conflict mediation, and connections to essential resources.

In moments of crisis, school social workers stand ready to respond immediately through intervention, safety planning, risk assessment and coordination with families and community partners to ensure every student is protected, safe, and supported.

For students who need additional support, we provide target small groups, psychoeducational support and case management to help them strengthen coping strategies, emotional regulation, and social skills.

When students face deeper challenges, they are connected to the appropriate level of care, including individualized therapy in school or in the community.

These services reflect our commitment to creating a safe, compassion, compassionate environment where every student feels seen, supported, and empowered to succeed.

Hi, everyone, for the record, Molly McGregor is school social worker at Carson Middle.

Research and national data indicate a continued rise in youth mental health needs with increasing rates of anxiety, depression, trauma exposure, and behavioral concerns among children and adolescents.

Schools are often the primary place where students access mental health support, making school social workers a critical resource in addressing these growing needs in a timely and effective way.

Their presence helps ensure that students receive early intervention, consistent support, and access to the resources they need to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.

Hi, I'm Bailey Barber.

I'm the school social worker at Carson High Silver Campus.

And at the heart of this conversation are the students and the families that we all serve.

Every decision made at this level carries a real impact in the classrooms, in the homes, the hallways across our school district.

We know the responsibility that you hold is significant, and we approach this conversation with respect for that.

Every day we see how meaningful it is for students to have consistent, trusted adults available when challenges arise.

Whether it's helping a student regroup and return to learning, supporting a family during a difficult transition, or collaborating with staff to address concerns early.

These are small but steady interventions that help maintain the stability within our schools.

Over time, that consistency builds trust, strengthens school climate, and supports school or supports student engagement in ways that are often quiet but deeply important.

Thank you.

For the record, Nicole Sitton, School Social Worker.

As you consider the path forward, we truly hope the role of school social workers is sustaining that stability and connection remains part of the broader conversation.

We are committed to working alongside you to find solutions that protect both the district's fiscal health and the well-being of our students as well.

Thank you for your time, service, and your thoughtful consideration to you all.

Thank you.

All right.

Is there any additional public comment?

Please come up and state your name, please.

No screen.

Thank you.

Hi, my name is Mayela.

I'm also here to advocate for the school social workers.

School social workers are essential to the Carson City School District because they provide critical support for strengthening strengthen students' academic success, emotional well-being, and overall stability.

Their work reaches for far beyond the classroom addressing barriers that would otherwise prevent students from learning, such as family stress, mental health concerns, and social challenges.

In a community with diverse needs and very, very low mental health resources available.

School social workers ensure that every student has someone advocating for them, guiding them and connecting them to the right resources.

In my own experience as an intern with the University of Nevada Reno, I completed it with the social workers standing here behind me, actually.

It was impactful.

The school social workers not only supported students, they supported me.

They helped shape my academic growth, mentored me through real world situations, provided training and strengthened my abilities as an emerging social worker.

Without them, I would not have gained the knowledge, confidence, and or hands-on experience that provided me for the field.

Taking these roles away doesn't just affect students, it limits opportunities for future interns who depend on environments to learn, observe, and grow.

Furthermore, removing school social workers would create a significant gap in services that helps keep students engaged, emotionally regulated, and connected to school.

They lead crisis response efforts, improve attendance, support uh special education needs, and collaborate with families, teachers, and community agencies.

The work creates safer, healthier learning environments and contributes directly to better academic outcomes.

For that reason, school social workers are not optional, they are essential.

They support the Carson City School District's mission, strengthen the next generation of social workers through mentorship, and ensure that students have the consistency care they need.

Also, raise your hand if you've done your internship at Carson City School District.

Yeah.

So it is essential that they are here.

Um that is all.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Before you speak, go ahead and precipitate.

And your first and last name.

Hello, my name is Isaiah Pondo.

I am currently a master's level social work student at the University of Nevada Reno.

I work directly under Molly McGregor at Carson Middle School, and I am here to advocate for them as well.

In my past, I did work with a recovery program at the University of Nevada Reno, in which I gained great experience in the world of recovery.

I then went on to work with behavioral adolescents at Willow Springs Center and realized my calling in the world of social work is towards behavioral adolescents.

When I came to the school district, I was unsure of what to think.

As a former Carson High graduate, I didn't know the school had social workers.

I I honestly didn't.

And I didn't know what school social work really was until I worked under the social workers I've been with the past few months.

And during these past few months, I realized that these school social workers are so much more than just glorified counselors, in which I thought they were.

Because these social workers do a lot for our schools.

Our school social workers have advocated for our community.

It's time for us to advocate for them.

Thank you.

Go ahead.

Is this on?

There we go.

Okay.

My name is Rian and Lish.

I'm a school counselor at Carson Middle School this year.

Um, the social work department is an integral part of our community, and our social worker Molly McGregor is essential personnel at our campus at CMS.

It would be a huge blow to say the least to lose our social worker as well as the other social workers at each or schools in the district.

Molly McGregor is a constant, never failing support for our students.

Our students have extremely high social emotional needs and other needs, and many need assistance frequently, almost daily sometimes.

And Molly is able to provide a higher level of care with love and with care every single day.

She provides multiple groups to impact and help several students at once, instead of just focusing on the one student at a time.

She assists with crises every day.

And she advocates for students and helps them find their voices again when they may have lost them.

These are just a few of the many things that she does every day.

As a school counselor, I truly can't imagine our school without our social worker.

I can't imagine our school being successful without her because the students really need that extra support that they may not be able to receive elsewhere in the community.

So losing our social worker department would be a devastating loss for our schools, and I really appreciate your time.

Thank you.

Any additional public comment?

All right, we're gonna close public comment and move on to agenda item number seven.

Discussion and possible action to approve girls' wrestling as a fully recognized school-sponsored sport in the Carson City School District, which is an exception to policy 214.

This is going to be presented 214 at Interscholastic Athletes, sorry.

Um, this is going to be presented by uh Thomas Reimer and Rodney Wade.

Please come up.

Thank you.

And do you have a presentation?

Click her on.

President Walt, yes, we do have a presentation.

And then you will have to pull up.

Yeah, there you go.

Great, thank you.

For the record, I'm Thomas Reimer, athletic director at Carson High Schools.

Seated next to me is Coach Samantha Samso, and she's going to introduce the student athletes who are with us tonight.

Hi, I'm Coach Samso, and today we have Lily Hopkins who qualified for state last weekend.

Would they mind standing when your name is called?

Lily, stand up.

If you wouldn't mind maybe just kind of coming around here, and then the paper can get a picture of you.

Once you get your name called, come ahead.

Okay, go ahead.

Lexia Leva, she's been on the wrestling team for four years.

My little Vella Costello, she placed fifth at Regionals this weekend.

Mariah Gutierrez.

She's concussed.

You're concussed.

Caitlin Funk, who also was doing good, but is also concussed.

Jojo or Ricky.

Jojo or Ricky.

And then Jojo Ailes, and she's been on the team for three years.

Thank you, student athletes.

This is who we're here representing today, are these Carson High Student Athletes.

In 2017, the program started under the boys program, and it was recognized in 22 as a state team.

And in 2025, the NIAA in November approved them to be a state-sanctioned organization.

Why this matters today is the state compliance.

If the girls remained under the boys, they would not be eligible for regional play for the girls' team or the state tournament for the girls.

They would only have to be able to compete against the boys.

And that goes under the NAC.

There's opportunities for the student athletes, as you can see.

And Coach Sampso, who's sitting next to us, was also a former high school female wrestler.

The program has shown growth not only at the high school but at the middle schools.

Ahead of myself here.

So here's some of the roster numbers that you can see going back to 2017 as far as how many male athletes we had to how many female athletes that we had.

And then this season was the largest performing.

Their schedule was consistent of girls only.

So they went to mostly girl tournaments.

And occasionally the TOC and guys go to SNC.

Uh we didn't do TOC or SNC.

You went to TOC.

My mistake.

I thought they went to TOC.

We did a show a college showcase over the hill in Roseville, actually.

It is a TOC, but it's for women's only.

And so they were able to talk to college coaches and get seen there.

So as you can see, we had 12 student athletes, 10 qualified for regionals, one qualified for state, one was an alternate, and two other athletes sustained injuries that they would have qualified for state.

We've gone from one wrestler to 12 wrestlers and showing the percent of growth over that time.

Currently, uh, as reported by Carson Middle School and Eagle Valley Middle School, they had a total of 21 wrestlers last year competing as females.

It's not divided by classification.

So these girls are competing in their weight class against every girl in the state of Nevada.

So taking away that opportunity means they would only be able to compete against boys.

So we're asking for the sanctioning for them to be recognized that they continue to compete against the sanctioned schools in Washoe County and Clark County and the other counties in the state of Nevada.

Like we mentioned, district recognition is required.

It goes back to the Nevada Administrative Code 385B.

And it's titled Participation by Girl on a Team for Boys and a Boy on a Team for Girls.

Financial impact.

I know we've talked a lot about finances earlier tonight.

It's the head coaching stipend, and that would be $4,825 and 52 cents.

The allotment that we get from the district as far as budget, we can make that work to make it equal to what the boys wrestling are receiving for what they get on a yearly basis, and then every third year for uniform allowance.

Fundraising this team, as she'd mentioned, has gone over the hill to multiple tournaments, and they've done a lot of fundraising and an effort to pay for those tournaments.

Benefits of recognition, it's equal resources.

I mean, this goes back to Title IX.

Well we're providing the boys, we're also providing for these young women.

Um increased participation.

When they recognize that they had a girls-only schedule, the numbers just jumped.

It went from five last year to 12 this year.

State standards, it meets the requirements of what the NIAA has set forth for all the other sports in the state as far as girls' wrestling is now being recognized, so it breaks them away from underneath the boys' umbrella.

Um improved coaching, college scholarship opportunities, and competitive access.

Wrestling is showing a tremendous growth in girls' sports, and they're just behind spirit as provided by the NFHS.

Actions that we're asking is for you guys to approve girls' wrestling as a sanctioned sport recognized by the Carson City School District.

We want to thank you for supporting our student athletes.

We're open for any questions that you guys may have.

Uh great.

And thank you for the uh presentation, and thank you for joining him this evening.

Uh we'll go ahead and start with Trustee Varner.

Do you have questions?

Uh the only question I have is um is there any minimum minimum uh amount of girls that have to be on a team?

Is there any said number?

No, you can have one, you can have more than that.

But when we get to the weight classes, it's gonna matter as far as how many are gonna make it um out of regionals to qualify for state after that.

Well, congratulations to all the girls that are on the team now and the winners and stuff like that.

So uh thank you.

That's the only question I had.

Thank you, Mr.

Barner.

Trustee Peterson.

Any questions?

Uh I'm just looking on the on the fiscal impact page.

Um for the head coach, the 4800, and then standard years, the 15, if there's uniforms, an additional thousand every third.

Um what sort of stuff does that um cover?

Like is it do they have to pay?

I don't like the the sport of wrestling as well as cross-country track and alpine ski, they have to pay to compete at a lot of the tournaments that they go to, whether that's gate fees, invitationals, et cetera.

Um the budget that the district allows for us at the athletic department, we pay for the officials when we have the league meets, but when they're going to the tournaments, the teams are fundraising for that.

And that's a big part of it in wrestling.

Can I say something?

The average cost for a tournament for a team of 14 wrestlers is 450 dollars, just to put that in perspective of what our booster does a really good job of we do a golf fundraiser, so we're able to cover it in that aspect, but it is a heavy fee if you're going every weekend.

Sorry, and I assume so you talked about tournament weekends, and then there would be um like an interleague schedule for playing locally.

Correct.

We it's done with the 5A and 4A member schools that we have the league duels and they have it with a boys.

So on the same night that we're hosting the boys, we're hosting the girls.

So and this year it went JV boys, varsity girls, varsity boys.

And you sorry when you just said you just said JV girls is there.

I'm sorry, I meant JV boys.

JV boys, varsity girls, okay, var city boys, my mistake.

If we get the numbers, there could be var JV girls.

Like Reed, they have a JV girls team, and there's JV girls tournament over the hill.

It hasn't really made its way over to Nevada yet.

But there is opportunities if for the girls that aren't right there with the compet competition.

Trustee Roberts.

No, I think everything was answered.

Thank you.

Trustee Ramirez.

Okay, great.

Um, thank you.

So I have a question.

Um, so when it comes to the um facility use, do you practice with the boys then, or is that facility use?

You know, the practice of um the wrestling area.

Is there an issue with the scheduling or anything, or are you good with that?

You want to answer that question?

Right now we do practice with the boys.

Um, but during like winter break and stuff, we separate our own practices.

And with the numbers, um, I'm pretty good friends with the boys coach, so we can negotiate it between me and Coach Lamborn.

So there's no really issue with it.

Great, thank you.

Um, no, I appreciate the presentation.

I extremely appreciate the fiscal impact page.

I wish they all had those, so that's great.

Um, if we have no further questions.

Do you go ahead?

I do, and I don't totally know how to ask it.

I was looking at it earlier.

Um, for the policy 214, um, it's it says in here that when a group organization requests that the school district sponsor a new sport for inner scholastic competition, um, the request for sponsorship must be submitted to board consideration no later than August 1st and approved prior to December 1st.

Is this considered um sponsoring a new sport since it's already sponsored under boys?

Like, is there any conflict of being outside that window?

That's all.

I am so sorry, I missed all of that.

Would you what was that again?

Um, it's kind of thrown maybe maybe a little bit towards Ryan or uh Ms.

Um Policy 214 um the addresses in our scholastic athletics.

The third paragraph says when a group board organization requests that the school district sponsor a new sport for interscholastic competition, the request for sponsorship must be submitted to the board uh no later than October 1st and approved by December 1st in any given school year to be considered.

Um is this considered sponsoring a new sport or is it already sponsored under the umbrella of the boys?

Like, is there any conflict that we need to worry about in that?

No, this is a board policy, and if you recall the agenda item, we actually agendized it as an exception to this policy for the timing reasons.

So you guys are completely legal going forward on this.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And then I do want to just clarify as well.

We are not approving, we are uh, if chosen, you would be approving this as a sanctioned sport.

This is not a budget item.

Okay.

All right.

If there's no other further questions, do we have public comment?

Seeing none, do I have a motion to approve?

I'll go ahead and make the motion.

I move that the Carson City School District Board of Trustees approve girls' wrestling as a fully recognized school sponsored sport in the Carson City School District.

Do I have a second?

Seconded by uh Trustee Ramirez.

Motion by Trustee Varner.

All in favor?

Aye.

Opposed.

Congratulations.

Passes unanimously.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, and good luck.

Thank you.

We'll be moving on to agenda item number eight.

This is for discussion only, a presentation from the Carson High School Silver Campus on program supports for students in celebrations.

This is presented by Dr.

Susan Molden and Principal Dan Karstens.

Okay.

Hello.

Um, for the record, my name is Dr.

Sue Molden Horton, and I am the assistant principal for the Carson High Silver Campus.

And I am extremely excited to share this presentation to you.

It is twofold tonight.

There is part one is to talk about the direction that we are hoping to take our campus, and then part two is a way that we have come together to support the district's online learning program.

Okay.

So be prepared.

All right.

We're moving on.

Um so currently, right now, we have done a great deal of research and we have talked to several community members in the Carson City area to talk about really what where is the biggest shortage for people to support this community?

And the direction that we keep hearing is that the trades are in dire need in every aspect from electrician to plumbing, sheet metal, you name it.

And it is really based on the fact that many of our baby booners, boomers are retiring.

And so they are in need of the young to come in, replace them to continue this service that they provide to our community.

And we have a shortage.

So Silver Campus wants to help.

Ah, okay, that doesn't work.

Um I'm not techie.

Okay, so how do we plan to do this?

I got it.

I'm just a little nervous there.

The jitters are here.

So we want to do this through our JAG program.

And we have a new JAG program manager this year, and her name is Kelly Stokes, who all of you may remember, but Kelly is doing an awesome job.

She's out supporting her students and her program by reaching out to trades that are in the area under my support so that we can bring people in to talk to our kids to give them even more information.

But also JAG is really supporting us as well.

They they have a mission and they want to help the Carson City program.

Dr.

Moulton, could you for the people who might be listening?

Uh what does JAG stand for?

Thank you for that question.

JAG stands for jobs for America's Graduates.

And so we are actually Pioneer slash Silver Campus has had a JAG program for several years, but it has had a decline in enrollment.

And this year, with our new vision and mission and with Kelly's support, we have actually been able to raise our JAG student enrollment to currently we have 82 students on campus, and of that 82, over 50% of them are all in our JAG program.

So I wanted to give you an example right now of our current partners.

And so Chris Allen, who is the workforce development specialist through JAG, he is working side by side with Kelly to bring in avenues to help us reach out to some of the trades that are locally.

Also, Stacy Rich, who is the director of operations for the Nevada Builders Alliance, they have totally adopted us to the fullest.

They have created a flyer that gives a picture of the Silver Campus plus their organization.

They've reached out, they're sending out saying that they are going to help us 100%.

They're trying to find people who would like to work with our seniors as they graduate and have the opportunity to learn some of the trades outside with them, and as well as to bring people in to speak to our classes.

In fact, we have a speaker that's coming on Thursday, and they are coming from Coastal Air and Sheet Metal, which is down in Minden, but they want to come up, talk to our kids, talk to all the share with the kids what the possibilities are to get into that trade, what's pay, what is their college, is their trade school, what do you have to do to be able to get into this service?

And they're willing to help and come all the way up and help us out.

The exciting thing that I have to report tonight is that I've been meeting with Kirk Hager from ACO Engineering Systems, and he is an area superintendent that is working out in the USA Parkway, and through all of the building that's taking place, he's overseeing one of the data systems that is being built.

He is in connection with all of these other trades that is hurting electricians, plumbers, pipe fitters, all of it.

They have all the land has been purchased, the materials have been purchased, the owners of who want it, they're like, we want it right, right, right now, but they don't have people.

And so they're reaching out.

So by him sharing with other people that he works with about our school and the program that we are having, local 350 has reached out and has asked us to meet with them, and we have a date set for February 25th.

They want to lease out the Silver Campus for all of their apprentice classes.

They want to lease it out for three hours every Monday through Thursday and use our building.

They don't we I've shared in the but wait a minute, I don't have a lab.

I don't have a welding shop.

I don't have any of these, and they're like, we don't need that.

All we need is classroom space so that we can teach the people who are right now going through their apprenticeship.

They have 150 that are just in the plumbers and pipe fitters that are waiting for a classes to be held so that they can expand their own learning, and then the electrician local number something, I don't know what it is, they want to follow right behind them.

So this is exciting in my mind to think that people want to rent out our schools so that they can teach and then be a full pipeline because the local 350 works directly with JAG up in Reno currently, right now, and they're willing to come and work with us.

They've insured me that they had actually reached out to Washoe County schools to see if they would allow them to use their school buildings, and Washoe County told them no.

And so they're like, who else can we find?

And I'm like, I'm here, I'm here.

I'm welcoming you.

And um, so we're meeting on the 25th with Mr.

Fueling and their team to see if this is something that actually can come to fruition.

So we're super excited because it's another avenue that's gonna let our kids know that as you go through the trades, you could actually be coming to night school here to do your apprenticeship and things like that.

So that's in the um pipeline that's coming through.

So we've also had the Nevada, um, the Northern Nevada Electrical Training Center come to our site, and Aaron, who is the assistant training director there, is has volunteered to come down and work with all of our Algebra One students because according to him, to be an electrician, all you have to do is master algebra one to be an electrician.

And so they're willing to come down and help our classes and our kids to give them those skills if they're interested, especially if they want to go into the electrical field.

Research out there saying that if you want to be the next millionaire, all you have to do is become an electrician because AI is not gonna take electricity.

They're not, you know, A is not coming for the electricians, A is not coming from the plumbers, pipe fitters or anything like that.

And so at this point in time, let's get ahead of it.

So we had a couple nights ago or a couple weeks ago, we had a family night to talk about this program on our campus.

And one of the things that the kids came to us and said after that was like, we need more hands-on opportunities.

And it was like, okay, I'm gonna take it and run with it.

So at the mayor's um attendance hall of fame night, um, board member Ramirez introduced me to Dana Wally from Carson Toyota, and they have already agreed that they are going to send a car and a service technician to our campus one day after school to teach our kids how to change tires, how to fill the air in their tires, how to start doing the mechanical part of it.

And then Dana's like, if this is something that they want to, then possibility, then they could apply for like a lube job, a car wash job, and if they if they present themselves in a manner that they are truly a hireable person, that then they could possibly get a job at Toyota, go to trade school that Toyota pays for, and then eventually become a mechanic.

So we're trying, because our campus doesn't have all of the ways that we could actually train them, a mechanic shop, a woodworking shop, a welding shop, or anything.

We're reaching out to the community to help train our kids.

So these are partners that are working with us, and it's only building, and that's the best part of all.

So, how are we gonna do this?

Using JAG and our JAG schedules this, all freshmen when they come in have to take JAG one.

It's a mandatory.

And during that time, they're gonna get CPR trained because we're finding out through all of these trades what are the things, the skills that our kids have to need to know to be able to start in these positions.

CPR is one of them.

Sophomores have to take JAG two.

By the end of that sophomore year, they have to complete their OSHA certification.

Juniors, we know that ACT comes first, but after that, then they'll be working back with their JAG classes where they'll have to renew their CPR.

Then our seniors through JAG 4, that's when the possibility of them doing some job shadowing, internships, apprenticeships, and everything like that, but they have to be on track to graduate to be able to participate in this.

So what does this really look like?

So we also have presented to the board for a new course.

And as of right now, we've been told that it's been approved, that our freshmen's gonna take algebra one, sophomore stake geometry, juniors take algebra two.

Seniors have the opportunity to take what's called trade technical math.

And we've proposed a new scope and sequence and everything for these seniors that this math is gonna start with fifth grade math, go all the way to statistics, and through every unit of math that they're doing, it is totally applied to a trade.

It's gonna show them how does this math connect to plumbing?

How does this math connect to landscaping?

How does this math connect to electricians?

The whole bit of it is trained so that they have that opportunity to learn and that they're not gonna sell us, why do I have to know this?

We're gonna say, if you want to go into this field or this field or this, this is why, because they're gonna actually see it in action.

So moving forward, then our idea is this: that all freshmen and sophomores, they're gonna come in, we're gonna survey them right at the beginning to find out what's that trade career idea that they're interested in it, they're looking for.

And then we're going to then take them out on field trips to some of those places to see.

Well, I think I wanna be an electrician, but I don't really know.

Or I'm thinking I want to be HVAC person, but I really don't know.

So let's take them out so they can actually see what those types of trades are.

Um, we've also just recently received a $1,500 donation from the Carson Tahoe Medical Foundation just for these field trips.

So people are hearing what that we are doing and what we want to do, and they're wanting to support us.

So then, based on the survey that our kids get, then what we need to do is to do some more digging to find some partners that are in that area so that we can help these kids.

We can't just say that we're only looking at the trades for plumbers and electricians and HVAC and basically just that.

If a kid wants to be a barber or a beautician, we need to find other avenues to show them how to find their way as well and give them those opportunities.

And then this is just a reminder that all sophomores have to have that OSHA certification, which is all safety-based.

Okay.

So then when you're a junior, you've gone through your first two years, you've kind of got an idea, and we're gonna put you on that mission.

But our first semester has to be preparing you for the ACT.

We still have to keep that in order because we have a responsibility to them.

And then second semester, after they've taken that ACT, we're gonna have guest speakers come in and talk to them about what does it really mean to have that career and what would be the possibilities of what could be a possibility for them when they're a senior.

So for seniors, um, the goal is that if you are credit sufficient with our four by four block schedule, the kids can take two classes in the morning on A Day, two classes that you have to take in the morning and the B day, and the afternoons you're out doing job shadowing, internships, apprenticeships, whatever that company that is willing to work with us, that trade that they're willing to actually train the kids during that time, that's where we're gonna do it.

And if, however, if a student is credit deficient, they lose this opportunity, but we still have a responsibility to help them graduate so they will stay on campus and complete credit recovery throughout.

If they're able to finish it by the end of first semester, then there's the possibility that we can open it for second semester for them.

I know this sounds like a lot, and it just sounds so oh my gosh, but this truly is so exciting, and to know that there are businesses that are out there that are saying, we wanna, we want to play, we want this because we are in need, and we've got to get some kids who want to do this.

There may be kids who still don't want to do a trade.

That's fine.

We're still gonna help them find out what it is that they want to do.

If they want college, if they want jump start, we're only asking you right now to give us that two-year commitment as a freshman and sophomore.

By the end of that sophomore year, you're gonna have a decision, you're gonna know.

I feel like I'm on the right track, but at this point in time, I think jump starts for me.

And in that case, we're gonna support them and send them to the main campus to have that jump start activity.

Or they may say, I want to go back to college.

I've just decided I have such a good foundation for what you've provided for us.

I want to go to college.

And we're gonna say, awesome.

We're gonna help you get that AP track that you really want.

We want to support every single kid that's on that campus to find their track and their path that they need.

And that's what we're working on.

So, seniors, once again, that first quarter, we're gonna have the businesses come in and present.

This is what you're gonna have to do.

This is what you need to bring with you, this is what you wear, this is everything.

They're gonna present that all to them during their B A class, and then if they're on track, then that second quarter, then we're releasing them.

So here's our ultimate goal upon graduation.

We want those kids to be able to walk across that stage and receive that golden ticket.

And that golden ticket is their diploma, and it's gonna give them that opportunity because the hope is that they have done such a good job during that job shadowing or working with that trade that that company has been so impressed with them that they're gonna offer them an internship, possibly apprenticeship, a paid tuition to a trade school, or they're gonna give them a job, and they're gonna say, We are so impressed by you, you we want you to stay with us.

So that's what our ultimate goal is for every single kid on our campus.

How do we get there?

We got to make sure, and this is something that we're already pushing right now is that you gotta come to school every day, and you got to be on time, just like you're going to work.

You got to follow the dress code, no pajamas, no slippers, no holes in your jeans, no skin showing, no drugs, alcohol, guns, or anything on your clothing.

We're not asking to wear a uniform, we're just asking you to look nice.

Bring your laptops, bring your materials, come to school prepared every day, follow the school rules inside and out of the classroom.

Be the best person you can be, so that when you go out, you have the employability skills that you need on a daily basis.

Okay.

Now, quick question.

Before I switch to online learning, do you want to ask questions now?

While it's in your head, or do you want me to finish?

I think go ahead and finish because I think some of us are perplexed up here.

But yeah, if you can go ahead and finish.

Okay, all right.

So the online program currently, right now, is struggling.

Okay.

And it's by no fault of anybody.

There's been a shift in the leadership and how that program is working at the high school level.

I'm not talking middle school, I'm only talking high school.

And before it used to be on the silver campus under the guidance of Joe Council.

Well, last year, Joe Council retired.

Kim Cooley has taken over for her position, but because of schedules and everything, we have half of the teachers that teach the Apex classes for online on the main campus, and we have the other half on the silver campus.

And so there's a little unsteadiness, and so we want to try and help out the district by doing the following things.

So, first of all, we truly believe that a lot of the time that the kids struggle is the fact that for them to learn the program, they're talking to a computer, and they're talking online, you know, email to their apex teacher.

Well, what we want to recommend is that they come on campus for the first two weeks of school.

They come on campus and they go to the apex class that those teachers have, and that teacher there will actually be face to face and say, this is how you do attendance, this is how you take notes, this is how you turn papers in, this is how you take a test, so that they're learning everything right there in person with that teacher.

And there would be four teachers on campus, so you'd have math, science, English, and social studies, all would be on the silver campus, one period.

That teacher at that time teaches just Apex to online students.

Joe Council teaches all the electives.

And she would be there to monitor and to support those kids throughout the day.

So they come for those two weeks.

And after the two weeks are up, if they're still struggling, we're gonna keep them.

We want them to be successful.

We don't want them to struggle anymore.

So if it takes another week for them to really feel comfortable with how that Apex program is gonna work, that's okay.

And if they're doing great and they've got it mastered and they're ready to go, we're gonna say, go home.

Okay, do the process.

Do your work.

But we're gonna put you on probation for a quarter because we want you to be successful.

And if you're not making it, then we're gonna bring you back in seat to ensure that you can be successful.

And if a student refuses to do orientation, we're gonna recommend that they don't go online because this is the only way that they can really do it.

Then we also want to get parents involved.

We're not gonna require parents to be there for the two weeks.

We sure are gonna encourage it, but if a parent can come for one day and actually get to meet those teachers face to face as well, and to hear the process of how we take a tenants.

How does the parent check to see how much time their students been on the computer, how much work they've done?

All of this, the teacher can show them everything so that the teacher or that the parent then feels comfortable and they don't feel lost, and it's kind of like, well, nobody's answering our questions, nobody's supporting us.

They'll have access to that teacher right then and there, and they can find out what the process is, what their email address is, what their office hours are, the whole bet.

So the parents become partners with us because ultimately when that online student goes home, that parent is there to guide them.

And if the parent doesn't feel comfortable, then that's on us.

We need to make sure that the parents feel comfortable so that that kid can be supported and be successful and not want to leave the online program or the district to go to some other program or to even go home school.

We want to keep the kids in our district.

So in addition to being at home, all finals and district required assessments, so like ACT access test, the ninth grade biology test.

If they're online, those kids have to come into campus to take all those tests.

They can't do them at home.

So we'll call them in, they'll take the test right there with their apex teachers, and everything is done and it's all supervised.

And like if there's the student climate survey, all those kind of things.

We're gonna bring them in because we still want to hear their feedback, their input, and so we want to make sure that they have that opportunity.

So now I'm done.

Uh great.

Thank you for the presentation.

Thank you for your time.

Uh, we'll go ahead and start with questions.

Uh did you want to go ahead and start, Trustee Varner?

Uh I can uh thank you.

It was a great presentation.

And I think you know I'm a big believer in this uh what you're trying to accomplish at uh the silver campus.

Um I know we have a robust CTE program, but what I like about this is it's really focusing on trades or something get out of high school and get a high-paying job right away.

And high-paying jobs are available in the trades you're talking about.

Um I have read the articles about the next millionaires are gonna be in the trades.

My son happens to be in one of the trades, and um he makes over six figures and plus great benefits, uh health insurance all paid, 401k, uh very uh comfortable 401k.

That uh so uh I think it's important that we move towards this way and uh I support it.

And um I guess I do have a question is when the students are job shadowing, what liability, if any, does the school district assume?

That is okay, Sue Molden Horton for the record.

Um, that will be something that we will work with the companies before.

It'll probably be an MOU process the whole bit, because we got to find out actually what is it that they are going to have the students do, and we have to assure that Mr.

Russell is in agreement and that we are not doing anything out of policy procedures, but at the same time, they want to make sure that their liability is covered and they don't want anything to happen to our kids on their watch.

Great.

Then uh just a couple others if I could.

Um you talked about at least in classrooms.

Um are you talking about leasing them or possibly at least them in the evening hours is that what I heard?

It's their the time they mentioned was possibly between five and eight o'clock.

Okay.

And then um I was wondering about the recruitment of students into the silver campus.

Any thought to how we get more students uh involved in uh this program that goes for currently, right now, the um counselors are just now starting their um scheduling process with the students that are on the main campus, and then I'm going to reach out and actually make visits to both of the middle schools to share my presentation.

I was paying attention, I was just checking my notes because I wanted to make sure I didn't have anything else, but uh I think that'll be it for now.

If I have something else, I'll come back later.

Thank you very much.

Trusty Peterson questions.

I don't have a whole lot to ask.

Um, thank you for the presentation.

And and that we got to Trusty Barner and I got to sit through a very similar one that was um aimed at the students a few weeks ago.

So it was a good refresher um for what was presented there.

Um my enrollment um recruiting was was a question, and you already touched on that.

Um, my main I had requested this presentation, um, especially because we're as we're talking about budgets and and it's such a small enrollment, but um, I think it's great.

I think it's a great program, a great campus, and great things that you have going on, and and so the more that we can know and understand to be able to support to advocate for um why this is necessary and why this is worth everything that that we spend to to maintain and to offer it is is good.

And so I appreciate you um taking the time to walk us through this all and and to um I don't know if people come back and watch board meetings on YouTube, but that presentation will be available um there so that the community can be more informed too about um the rebrand and and why it was necessary that um silver campus when it was pioneer.

Um it always had that reputation of being a plan B school, but it's it's not it's a it's an alternate plan A school, and I wish more people saw it as that and understood it as that.

And so the more we can do to um get that out there and to inform the public that there has been a significant pivot of its purpose and and what it offers.

Um so again, thank you for putting this together and and hopefully this news spreads and the word spreads, and and you can feel very supported by the community, and when eighth graders express interest, their parents will support it.

So if if you don't mind, I'd like to add a little bit to that.

I realize right now that 82 kids sounds super low.

However, I do have five early graduates, so I actually have 87, but I have five early grads, so that's to me that's a huge celebration.

Um I know that budget is a true concern across this district for everyone at every level, and I am so respectful of that, and we would never want to hurt the district, our families or students in any way, shape, or form.

But I kind of believe that this program is gonna have to have start a little smaller, and it's like as soon as we're able to actually get our seniors out, and we have businesses and companies that are saying we want to help.

I think once that message gets out, then it is truly going to blossom.

And I welcome kids from the main campus.

I welcome kids from the middle schools, and um, I think it's something that has true actual benefit for this community, and um we just need a little time.

So I want to read this.

Okay, this is from the Nevada Builders Alliance, and this is the picture they put for both of us, but it says the goal get seniors from Silver Campus into local businesses to shadow or intern and learn more about the careers in the trades.

They'll get hands-on experience from you and your team, and you could be training your next new hire.

The idea is to have them attend classes in the morning and then come to your business in the afternoon.

You want to help?

You want another way?

How about come talk to the students and their families about their traits?

To me, this right here is just awesome.

And it's just to know that here we have the Nevada Builders Association that's huge and has lots of companies in it that they're actually reaching out to help support us.

And so hopefully that word gets out too great thank you.

Trusty Roberts I didn't have any questions and just thank you.

It was a great presentation really exciting to learn more about what's going on there and it sounds like great things I appreciate the different avenues excuse me avenues that the kids have to look forward to and the opportunities that the community is presenting and I hope that it continues to grow.

It's very exciting.

Trustee Remairs so I represent your school or I'm at the liaison for your for your school and I can honestly tell you that every time I go to your school your campus or every time I hear your presentation I learn something new and and and I'm just very impressed at what our we are offering the students I have attended your um evening presentations with your um partners and I have appreciated that the parents come with the kids and I think that that is key for especially you know for our students that are not clearly um focusing on a career path I think parents are so instrumental in being part of of of these um presentations and so that the times that I've I've been there and I have observed how um the parents are so engaged in the conversation I also see the students are also very engaged and I'm thinking this is what it takes we need to have the parent and the student sitting in you know in front of the presenter and listening to the the presentation and that's how the students take it more serious and that conversation goes home that does not stay at the campus or in the classroom it goes home and it continues and I think that that's that's the key to make it happen.

So I'm very um uh appreciative of of all your um of your passion that you um you know you put into um the work that you do and you're so genuine I mean the parents listen to you the students you know are listening to you so I think that that's what it takes having the right people in the right you know position is what makes the program successful so um I do have one question um on the um I do realize realize that not all the students are interested in going to college and this is one of the reasons why we're offering these these programs um but I do have a question on the math the trade and technical math that um we're offering the seniors are we in alignment with um the math that is um required for an associate's degree in case students change their mind and say like oh you know what after all I do want to go to college do does this um math align with the math that they require for the associate of applied science at WNC do you know at this point in time this I can't answer that question however I just want you to know that those students have the opportunity to take the other the other levels whether they want to take statistics or probability those offerings they are still eligible to take those okay and the reason why I was asking that is because my understanding is that at WNC they also have they're offering a um a different math course for students that are going toward those different types of traits and that's why I I wanted to find out if you had looked into it.

So but yeah no overall just you know very um thankful you know for um what we are offering those students that choose a smaller campus and are focusing in you know some a trade a trade that they um that they will be you know passionate about you know doing so thank you for your presentation and for all the work that you do thank you all right thank you um my turn I do have quite a bit as normal um but yeah no no not me not me at all okay so I guess I'm confused do we have these programs now or was this a presentation that we're moving towards it is a program of what we want to move towards for sure okay currently yes I have Jack yes I have all these I have several companies who are coming in speaking to our kids talking to them electricians cosmetology barbers now we have sheet metal and all that that are coming to talk to our kids to kind of like give them the idea of what trades are what's out there okay but this proposal is to start next year for the kids the seniors actually going out is for next year.

But this proposal is to start next year for the kids, the seniors actually going out.

Right.

Is for next year.

So then if it's for next year, do we have a a fiscal impact on what that is going to cost us if we do it for next year?

Because if they don't have the transportation or you know, whatever the case, if it's a different program, a different curriculum, have we looked at the fiscal impact that it might be?

At this point in time, I have not looked at transportation, but other than that, there shouldn't be a fiscal impact on it.

Okay.

So and I'm hoping that you're prepared.

So I I guess I was expecting a presentation of what is going on now, so we can kind of look at what our budget looks like moving forward rather than something new.

So I was just asking, what is the enrollment now at the Silver Campus, and what is the capacity of that campus?

Currently I have 82 in-seat.

We had 87, but five graduated capacity is 200 max.

We cannot go above that.

Okay.

And then uh what is the average class size then?

It depends.

It goes anywhere from two up to 18.

Okay.

Um thank you.

And I'm sorry if this is catching off guard, I'm sorry.

Um, and then so what do we how many seniors do you have?

Currently, yeah.

I have 22.

So 22 graduating, and then how many freshmen do you have?

11.

11.

Okay.

Um, all right.

So then so then if we're looking at um, you'd mentioned, which I think in everybody knows, and I especially know um Miss Robles knows this as well.

But those of you who know Vito Perone, who was at adult education, he fought for a trade school since day one that he was um the principal at adult education.

And um I have always been a component for trade schools.

Um I think it would be great if the kids can actually graduate from high school and you know, be an electrician, graduate from high school and be ready to go out and be a plumber.

And I know that's not possible because they can't get the internship uh uh Miss Robles may corrected me on that.

It's they can't do that until after 18.

So that I didn't know, but I think it would be great if they actually could and go in just as our jumpstart students can graduate with an AA, right?

I wish that they could just kind of go out and be ready to go on into the world.

So trade schools is something that I um have extremely passionate about, and I believe the the JAG program is a great program as well.

Um where I struggle though is you know, after um taking the tour at Carson High School and seeing that they have a lab for welding, you know, they have um these other labs there as well, and it seems as though what I wrote on a couple different things is are we duplicating what we're happening at Carson High, duplicating what's happening at the silver campus and vice versa?

And what brings to my mind is is there possibly an opportunity for a school within a school?

And if that would be a possibility to look at, because I know my question was how do how do students from the silver campus get into this welding class?

You know, I saw um three girls welding, I thought it was fantastic, um, and they're welding, and I'm like, you know, how do we get everything that this school district has to offer on both campuses?

How do we get it to be that every student has that opportunity?

So every student has that opportunity to be into the JAC program.

Every student has that opportunity to be in um, you know, the different CTE classes that we have, the STEM classes, and what I looked at is is there a possibility, like I said, to be, you know, um, that we could do a school within a school.

Um, because right now I think you mentioned as well, um, you know, for uh the freshmen, if they wanted, you know, to do oh no, I I know what it was, juniors if they wanted to, I'm sorry, get into the jump start program.

But it's my understanding the jumpstart program for juniors is on campus.

So how would we get those juniors over to Carson High to be part of that jumpstart program before they can actually get up to WNC, you know, as seniors.

Um, so they go, you know, and they want that as well.

Um so I see that there is um there is need for a trade school, and I think it would be great as well.

I just think that um are we, you know, can we be thinking outside of the box is what my thought is.

Go ahead.

Okay.

Can I ask for a clarifying what question would you like me to answer first?

I don't know that I really I just was asking my whole my my whole head had questions.

Um but yeah, so um what would what do you see though as do you see us duplicating?

I guess in that um start with there, you know what you plan what you plan on having next year to what Carson High already has offering.

Okay.

Sue Molden Horton for the record.

Um I do not see a duplication at all.

Um because we don't currently on our campus, and even next year, we won't have labs or welding shops, ag science, cybersecurity.

We won't offer those things.

Number one, because our campus is too small.

If a student wants to, we had four students currently this year that left our campus and unenrolled from the silver campus, enrolled at Carson High, and are in the jump start program, and so they're full-time there.

Because we don't have jump start, we don't have AP classes, we don't have honors level classes, all of our classes are basic.

Okay, so then I guess next year, if this were to go forward, you know, if this is the the direction that y'all choose to go forward, then without labs, how is that possible to make it that?

That's because they're actually going out to the company, and they are learning that trade, that skill, everything there.

And all of these trades that we are talking to all realize that our kids are not being trained prior.

They're learning all of the employability skills that they need, and that's what the trades are asking us to ensure that these kids have CPR, that they have OSHA, and that they have some financial literacy before they come to them, and that they know how to put their phone away, they know how to come to work, they know how to be there on time and to be an active participant.

That's all they're asking us to send to them.

They will train them, they will give them the skills that they need.

So we don't need a lab.

Okay, so then that brings up how do they get there?

Well, a lot of it just depends on if the student is driving.

If they're not, then we can work with city buses, we can work with the company to see if they have transportation.

All of that is still in the works.

Because we first of all we have to find out who is a company that really is going to allow this to happen and to work with us, and then at that point in time we find out who the kids are, and then we make sure that those things happen.

And I see that as being very important.

I just see that it we're already in February, and it just seems like there's a lot of unknowns moving into what six months from now.

You know, that there's a lot that's gonna have to happen to make this possible in six months, you know, a lot of logistics that um need to be to be worked out, and that's where um, you know, I guess I would have a concern is you know, the timing of this, it seems like a uh a lot.

Um, but then I do have a few questions on the online.

Um, so how many students are enrolled on online right now?

I'm pretty sure how many 50.

Okay, so 50.

I was gonna say 33.

And so, and then I heard you mention that we and Mr.

Karsten's jump in too if you think so.

Online is being offered at both campuses right now.

Is that what I heard?

No, it's the difference that the Apex teachers are located on both campuses.

So on the silver campus, we have social studies and we have science.

On the main campus, they have math and English.

Hmm.

So two teachers for two subjects?

No.

I have a history teacher and I have a science teacher.

They have a math teacher and they have an English teacher.

For online.

Correct.

They have one class each in their schedule.

So it's not, it's not like we have one English teacher dedicated to just 50 kids online.

That's what I thought.

That's where I went.

It's one of their class periods.

That's that's what we're talking about.

All right.

So that makes it so then um, oh, thank goodness.

That makes a whole lot more sense.

Um then that helps my next question because my next question is say that you know they take the two-week orientation and they're done and they don't need any more help.

I was in fear that what does that teacher do then?

Because I thought it was just an you know, like one online teacher.

And so if it all goes to one campus, then are you still looking at having four teachers teaching each individual subject, or would we try to grab one teacher to do no you couldn't do that because you may have sixty kids online, just throwing that number out for just that social studies teacher?

So they couldn't be doing 60 kids in social studies, 30 kids in math, 45 over here because they're not all of the same kids.

So with that plan, is there um the thought of having to add teacher?

No, we haven't had to.

We did it last year on the silver campus, and we had all four, and we were able to do it without any hiccups.

Okay, okay, great.

Um, so let me just hear over here.

Um if I missed anything.

Nope, I don't think so.

I think I covered it all.

Um, but did anybody have any additional after my additional?

Go ahead.

I have another question.

Um forgive me if you said it already and I missed it.

If a student at Carson High School is interested in a trade school in a trade trade program, can they be transferred to the Silver Campus?

Are you asking if they can be there full time?

Or are you yes?

Yes.

And they'll have to do that at the beginning of the school year, or can how ideally we would want them to be there at the beginning of the school year so they would start at the very beginning.

Okay, thank you.

Sorry, that brings up another question.

What happens if there's that student though that wants to take the honors math, the AP English, but then may want to be in the JAG program?

That's where I'm looking at saying, um, wouldn't it be great if they could do it all?

But the only way they're gonna be able to do that all, I think, is if we do like a school within a school, because um I I just think that the opportunity is there, and we have so much out there, but we are asking our students at the ages of 15 and 16 year old years old to choose.

Um, you know, you either have to choose here or choose there, and I just think it would be um wonderful if if they didn't have to.

So if I can address that thought is the fact that the students that are on the silver campus chose to be on the silver campus, and they need a smaller environment.

And so if you're asking them to go to the main campus, you might have a accidents of a lot of kids.

No, that's what I'm thinking.

I don't even know what it looks like, but I'm just saying that um it would be great if we could um, you know, they if they chose to go to the silver campus, but now you're turning this into a trade school.

What about the kid who does want to do you know that trade, but still wants to do the AP English or still wants to be in those CTE classes, they still want to be in those computer classes.

Um but they're 15 and 16, and do they really know what they want to do?

Currently, we have one student who is on our campus full-time, except for two classes.

She takes French and an AP math class on the main campus.

She gets there by your mom.

Her mom picks her up, takes her over there and brings her back.

Last year, Caitlin, who was your speaker, she took math class on the main campus.

And her mom took her.

And so we're not saying it's not possible, but we're just saying that to have a full bus every single period back and forth.

That's impossible.

With only five minute passing periods, it's it makes it rough.

Well, thank you.

Um any other questions?

But I appreciate your time.

Thank you so much for your presentation.

Um it was oh, sorry.

I just not a question, just a comment.

Um I think it's uh not only the responsibility of the school district to provide training for somebody to be uh college ready, but also work ready, and that's why I'm excited about this program, and hopefully we can uh carry it forward.

Thank you.

Okay, all right, thank you so much.

Okay, thank you for talking about this accent.

Okay, all right.

We'll go ahead and move on to agenda item number nine.

This is for discussion only.

Um this is the discussion of the proposed changes of the following regulation and bylaws of the Carson City School District Board of Trustees.

We're gonna go over regulation bylaw um zero two zero, which is the delegation of responsibilities, and you see that the this is presented by me.

Um so I'll just continue.

You see that um what was striked out in which was on red.

So we took out um schools and actually wrote the Carson City School District, took out board and uh wrote in the Carson City School District Board of Trustees to stay consistent with our ongoing policy changes by Mr.

Saddle.

Okay.

Any questions on that?

All right, moving on to bylaw 030 development of board policy again.

It's the same changes.

No questions moving on to bylaw 060 board meeting schedule.

Um, you see that we did change um in the policy that we will meet on Tuesdays if needed at 6 p.m.

rather than 7 p.m.

Okay, and then moving on to the last one, which is the procedure of addressing the board.

Um we changed in uh number three, went from uh five minutes for public comment to three minutes.

That was the major change.

Anything else?

Questions?

Great.

Right.

Yep, just small changes, thank you.

Moving on to agenda item number 10.

Um, this is an action item.

This is just discussion and possible action to approve, ratify and adopt the proposed changes to the following bylaws of the Carson City School District Board of Trustees.

This is for second reading.

Are there any questions?

Is there public comment?

All right.

Uh, then do I have a motion to approve?

Yep.

I'll make the motion.

I move that the Carson City School District Board of Trustees approve, ratify, and adopt the proposed changes to bylaw zero one zero structure, bylaw zero two zero, authority and powers, bylaw zero three zero, functions, by law zero four zero, membership, bylaw zero four one, organization, by law zero six zero, meetings of the board or of school trustees, by law zero seven zero, duties of officers, bylaw zero eight zero, duties of the auditor and bylaw zero nine zero legal counsel.

Do I have a second?

Um just when you skipped the line of code of conduct of trustees by law zero five zero zero zero four.

I'm sorry about that.

I'll add that one.

Uh by law zero five zero organization.

Which one do I skip?

Zero four one.

That one.

Oh, that one?

That one, yeah.

Okay, correct.

I'll second that.

Okay.

Uh public comment.

Seeing none, all in favor.

Aye.

Opposed.

Passes unanimously.

Thank you very much.

Moving on to agenda item number 11.

This is discussion of possible action to cancel the April 28th, 2026 school board meeting.

Um, this is because this is the um week normally that we do the um appreciation or the awards for the teachers.

Yeah, educator of the year and employee of the year awards.

Right.

And as you remember, last year we chose not to have it at a school board meeting.

We went ahead and did it, which was seemed to be very successful and positive.

So at this time, do I have a motion to approve?

Or any questions?

Okay, motion to approve.

I'll make a motion.

Second.

Second.

Public comment.

Seeing none.

All in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Opposed?

Passes unanimously.

Thank you very much.

Moving on to item number 12.

Approval of the consent agenda.

Did you all have a chance to read questions?

Motion to approve.

Uh I move that the Carson School District Board of Trustees approve the consent agenda as submitted.

Second.

Second public comment.

Seeing none.

Uh all in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Passes unanimously.

Thank you.

Moving on to agenda item number 13.

This is for information.

Informational items for discussion only.

No action will be taken.

Did you all have a time to review?

Questions.

Great.

Seeing none, we'll move on to agenda item number 14, which is request for future agenda topics.

Does anybody have any agenda topic ideas?

Um, yeah, I recently saw in the Carson now about the ASP program at the high school, and I would love to learn more about that.

Um, it was for the special needs kids, and recently one of them was able to go toward Lowe's because he wants to work there, and I just thought that was so neat.

I didn't know we had this program, so I would love it to learn learn more, and if possible, like could some of those students come as well, and we could meet them and what they're looking forward to.

Great, Mr.

Sadler.

Did you get that?

Great.

Thank you.

And then I have one more.

Clarify real quick.

Yes.

Specifically for Carson High School, that is a pre-K through twelve program.

So I didn't know that either.

I thought it was just high school.

Um yeah.

I overview, yeah.

That'd be amazing.

And that's awesome.

And then I had one more.

Yes.

Um, so I've been getting lots of reports district wide at the elementary level that recess has been used a lot um as punishment, getting that taken away and whatnot.

I know there's a board policy stating that um that's not supposed to be happening.

Um, and it's just coming up and coming up and coming up.

So I looked that up and it is about 10 years old.

Um, so I don't know if we just need a refresher at that level.

I know that there's probably a lot of um new staff, and I know that one of the times I brought it up, um, they weren't even aware that the policy existed.

And also wondering if maybe we can add to it.

I don't necessarily want it changed.

I think recess is definitely needed for these kids.

Um, and there's a lot of research that backs that, but I wonder if we can maybe brainstorm ideas to add to the policy of other things that teachers can do um to address those behavioral issues.

Because I know recess is very motivating for kids, and that's an easy one to kind of throw out.

Um, but I think there are better better ways to correct the behavior than taking that time from our kids.

Great, thank you.

Um, did you get that?

And then if you could align it with statute as well, because I believe there might be some state statute that goes around that deals with the amount of recess time that each individual should or each student should get on that.

Um, the only agenda item I had is we are going to have our finance workshop next.

Okay, so at the um next meeting, we will have a finance workshop, which will be starting at 5 30.

Okay, and then the board meeting will start at 6.

Okay, I see a bunch of nods, so I'm thinking that's good.

All right.

Anything else?

No.

All right, moving on to agenda number 15.

Uh meeting adjourned.

Thank you so much.