District summary: 86% of Lyon County educators rated effective/highly effective under NEPF; staff raise concerns about usefulness

Human Resources presented the district’s results from the Nevada Educator Performance Framework field study at the Oct. 28 board meeting.

Executive Director of Human Resources Billy Jo Hogan said the district’s combined percentage of teachers rated effective or highly effective was 86%, compared with a state reported rate of 92.5%. Hogan also reported that 11.72% of district educators qualified for ‘‘exempt’’ status (employees exempted from full evaluation due to sustained highly effective ratings), versus a state exempt rate of 6.64%.

Hogan said the NEPF field study is intended to refine how indicators and standards are used and to reduce administrative burden while increasing meaningful feedback for teachers. The district returned 122 responses to the state survey, including six administrators. Hogan noted some survey items where teacher responses were mixed: roughly half of respondents reported that the evaluation feedback positively impacted student learning or instruction, a finding she described as an area for ongoing improvement and support.

Trustees discussed the gap between district and state percentages and asked administrators to continue participating in the field study conversations, push for clearer implementation guidance from the state, and seek ways to make evaluation feedback more directly useful for classroom instruction. Hogan said district administrators meet with state staff and that the tool remains in a field‑study stage, with continued changes and training planned to strengthen the process.

The board accepted the report and directed staff to continue to monitor implementation and return with follow‑up information as state guidance evolves.