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External evaluators rate Washoe trustees 'effective' after intensive balanced‑governance review
Summary
An external balanced‑governance evaluation found improvement across the board: trustees’ combined score rose from 11.7 in 2023 to 15 in 2025 on an 81‑indicator instrument; observers rated meetings as 'highly effective' in several measures.
External evaluators Dr. Thomas Alsbury and Dr. Kristen Miles presented the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees’ balanced‑governance self‑assessment on July 29, reporting substantial improvements since 2023.
Dr. Alsbury said evaluators independently observed 17 regular board meetings, compared performance to national research‑based standards and examined 81 indicators of board effectiveness. "We observed all 17 of the meetings for…
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