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Washoe County School Board advances four finalists to interview for District C vacancy
Summary
At a Jan. 7 special meeting, the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees selected four finalists — Felipe Escamilla, James “JJ” Phoenix, Marcus Hodges and Jason Bushey — to advance to final interviews to fill the District C seat vacated by Joseph Rodriguez.
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, voted 6-0 to advance four applicants to final interviews as candidates to fill the District C vacancy created by Trustee Joseph Rodriguez’s election to the Sparks City Council.
The board, meeting at the University of Nevada, Reno, selected Felipe Escamilla, James “JJ” Phoenix, Marcus Hodges and Jason Bushey to proceed to finalist interviews scheduled for Jan. 14. President Beth Smith read the board’s public process at the start of the item and told applicants, “Each applicant will have an opportunity for up to 5 minutes to address the board,” language the board repeated throughout the appointment process.
Why this matters: The board is filling a trustee seat for Ward/District C. Under Nevada law the board may consider the character, competence and misconduct of applicants as it fills vacancies (NRS 241.033) and may take administrative action under NRS 241.034, language that appeared in the agenda staff report and was read into the record. The appointment will shape policy oversight for the district until the seat next stands for election.
Board process and outcome The board opened item 2.01 by reading the posted…
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