The Clark County School District Board of Trustees voted 7-0 on Oct. 9 to adopt the district'019s 2024'019'025 Nevada Educator Performance Framework (NEPF) implementation report, district officials said.

The report, presented by CCSD'019s NEPF liaison Eric Skramstad and deputy Rowan Triana, showed that 14,085 teachers were evaluated in 2024'025; 2,298 were rated highly effective, 11,084 effective, 63 developing and 10 ineffective. For administrators the report said 820 were evaluated, with 116 highly effective and 690 effective. Skramstad said the student-performance domain (student learning goals) was weighted at 15% for 2024'025 and noted that recent legislation will change parts of the NEPF implementation.

Why it matters: Trustees and staff said the NEPF data help the district monitor teacher and leader supports, make probationary rules clear and prepare for state-level changes tied to Senate Bill 460.

Skramstad told the board, "There were significant changes to the NEPF made during the 2025 legislative session with the passage of Senate Bill 460. These changes are anticipated to be implemented in July 2027 after state work groups have been organized and the process is developed." The presentation clarified that local implementation must follow Nevada Department of Education protocols and state statute (as cited in the presentation).

Trustees asked questions about comparability, calibration of evaluators and whether NEPF ratings are framed as punitive or as growth opportunities. Skramstad and Triana explained that probationary employees rated "developing" do not have their employment negatively impacted by that rating the same way postprobationary employees do; postprobationary staff rated developing may be placed on warning status and, under state statute, could face reversion to probation or nonrenewal after consecutive years of low ratings. Triana said decisions about exemptions for postprobationary staff (statute-cited exemptions for consecutive "highly effective" ratings) are made at supervisors' discretion to account for transfers and site changes.

Trustee Linda Baron, a former teacher, praised the framework as an improvement over older systems and said it provides structured data and coaching rather than relying on "arbitrary feelings." Trustee Adam Johnson asked about reliability training; Skramstad said regional professional development providers and CCSD training are provided and that SB 460 envisions a future certification process for NEPF evaluators.

The board approved a motion to adopt the NEPF report. Trustee Michael Biasotti moved to adopt the presentation; Trustee Johnson seconded. The vote was 7-0.

The district will continue to report implementation data to the Nevada Department of Education and to the board; presenters said final details on SB 460 implementation remain pending at the state level.