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Board directs working group to refine trustee-led community engagement plan
Summary
Trustees directed a working group to incorporate feedback and return a revised trustee-led community engagement (town-hall style) proposal. Staff flagged logistics — communications, security, interpreters and potential overtime — and recommended involving the incoming superintendent to finalize costs and schedule. The motion passed 7-0.
The Clark County School District Board of Trustees directed a working group to revise a draft proposal for trustee-led community engagement meetings and asked district staff to return with logistics, cost estimates and alternative meeting formats. The board approved the direction unanimously.
Trustee Johnson, who led the working group, said the aim was to create structured, two-way dialogue between trustees and constituents: "the purpose of the dialogue is to do some of the things that we, as a board, had described what we wanted to do... to be able to better engage with our constituents through, through hearing what their feedback is, being able to to talk to them directly." Trustees described the proposal as a draft and offered changes on scheduling, target audiences, and staffing support.
District staff and trustees outlined operational needs trustees should expect if the program moves forward. Joe Caruso, board office staff, described the need for board-office presence and cautioned about mandatory reporting responsibilities: "you do need to have a board office staff member there because you're gonna get people that are gonna come up... You have to report that by law within 24 hours." Staff also advised trustees to plan for school police presence, interpreters (including ASL and Spanish), and facilities coordination.
Todd Story (communications/engagement staff) and other staff recommended that the superintendent's office be involved early to define scope and costs. Story noted remote and in-person options could be considered and said staff will work with the superintendent to return with cost and scheduling options, including overtime implications for personnel.
Trustees raised other operational points: pilot meetings to test format and procedures, themed sessions to reduce staff requirements (so fewer department representatives attend each session), RSVP or pre-submitted questions to help tailor content, and rotating trustee responsibility so no single trustee leads excessively. Trustees discussed a proposed start date (January 2026 in the draft) and agreed the schedule is flexible.
President Bustamante Adams moved that the working group incorporate trustee feedback, ask Mr. Caruso to provide logistical suggestions and Mr. Story to propose additional meeting options; Trustee Dominguez seconded. After hearing no public comment, the board approved the motion 7-0.
