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Washoe County School District board approves reclassification of district office roles into professional technical bargaining unit
Summary
Trustees approved a staff recommendation to find a community of interest under Nevada law and reclassify specified professional district office positions into the Washoe Professional Technical Association bargaining unit, and approved a memorandum of understanding with that association. The vote was 7–0.
The Washoe County School District board of trustees unanimously approved a staff recommendation to find a community of interest under Nevada law and move specified professional district office positions into the Washoe Professional Technical Association bargaining unit.
The board voted 7–0 on item 2.03, approving a finding under Nevada Revised Statute NRS 288.1701 and authorizing a memorandum of understanding between the district and the Washoe Professional Technical Association to include the listed positions in that bargaining unit.
The action, introduced by HR chief Doug Owen and the district’s lead employment attorney Kevin Pick, removes the administrative-license requirement for the specified positions while keeping other experience and certification requirements intact for many roles. “This just removes the administrator endorsement on their license from the requirements of the job. But we would still require the experience and qualifications,” Doug Owen said during the board discussion.
Trustee Hull, who pulled the consent item for fuller discussion, said she was concerned the change could be perceived as removing educational licensure from instructional roles. “My biggest concern was simply that we were taking the licensure out of these roles, and many of them work directly with teachers, do professional learning,” Hull said. Owen and counsel confirmed the proposal would not eliminate required teaching licenses or experience in positions where those are appropriate and that the district could make contingent offers where a license would need renewal.
Trustees emphasized the need to update job descriptions as part of implementation. Owen said the district had begun a job-description review process this year that requires periodic review every two to three years and that many of the job descriptions targeted by the reclassification would be revised.
The motion to approve was made by Trustee Hull and seconded by Clerk Woodley. The board recorded the motion as carrying 7–0. The board directed staff to work with affected employees on transition language and to support employees under existing contracts through June 30 before changes take effect July 1.
