SPCSA adopts 2024–25 performance results, issues and lifts notices as staff recommended
November 15, 2025 | STATE-SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS, School Districts, Nevada
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The State Public Charter School Authority on Wednesday adopted staff recommendations on 2024–25 Nevada School Performance Framework and the SPCSA academic performance framework and took a slate of individual school actions ranging from removal of notices to escalations of intervention.
SPCSA staff presented the results and recommended actions during a presentation led by Brandon Gaetan and Mary Holstall. Gaetan said the SPCSA portfolio outperformed statewide NSPF results: about 85% of SPCSA schools scored 3 stars or higher compared with roughly 54% statewide, and 49% of SPCSA schools earned 5 stars. “SPCSA authorizes almost half of the 146 5‑star schools across the state,” Gaetan said.
The board followed staff recommendations to remove academic notices for multiple campuses that improved their ratings, including Coral Academy at Nellis (elementary), Civica Nevada Career & Collegiate Academy (elementary and middle), Imagine Schools at Mountain View (elementary), Mater Academy of Northern Nevada (elementary), Quest Preparatory (elementary), Silver Sands Montessori (elementary), Somerset Academy campuses and others. In remarks, several principals credited targeted interventions, data-driven instruction, and increased coaching. Jessica Scoble, principal at Somerset Academy LOSI, noted her elementary campus earned a 5‑star rating this year.
At the same time, staff recommended issuing or elevating notices for schools with sustained underperformance. Staff recommended a notice of breach for Future Edge Charter Academy (elementary) after a second consecutive 1‑star NSPF rating and a “does not meet standard” SPCSA framework rating; the board approved the notice. The board also elevated or continued notices for other campuses where staff found ongoing concerns — for example, LearningBridge Elementary was elevated to a notice of breach and Sage Collegiate Elementary was recommended for escalation. Explore Academy Middle School, which received a third consecutive 1‑star rating, met the temporary SB 460 exemption and was continued on a notice of breach (staff said the school’s NSPF score was within 10 points of a 2‑star threshold).
Democracy Prep Nevada’s elementary campus remained on a notice of breach after receiving a second consecutive 1‑star rating; the board removed the middle‑school notice and returned that campus to good standing. Staff explained that statute NRS 388A.300 requires mandatory termination if a campus receives three consecutive 1‑star NSPF ratings unless a statutory exemption applies.
Board members repeatedly underscored that notices carry monitoring and required corrective work rather than immediate closure in most cases. Katie Broughton, director of authorizing, noted that every 1‑ or 2‑star rating will be tied to a required academic goal in the school’s performance plan and that SPCSA staff will conduct site evaluation visits during 2025–26 to monitor progress.
What’s next: affected schools will implement the corrective provisions included in the staff recommendation memos; several schools asked for and received offers of additional board support and technical assistance from SPCSA staff.
Votes at a glance: the board adopted staff recommendations across the academic framework and the slate of individual school notices by motion; most motions carried unanimously on voice votes.
SPCSA staff presented the results and recommended actions during a presentation led by Brandon Gaetan and Mary Holstall. Gaetan said the SPCSA portfolio outperformed statewide NSPF results: about 85% of SPCSA schools scored 3 stars or higher compared with roughly 54% statewide, and 49% of SPCSA schools earned 5 stars. “SPCSA authorizes almost half of the 146 5‑star schools across the state,” Gaetan said.
The board followed staff recommendations to remove academic notices for multiple campuses that improved their ratings, including Coral Academy at Nellis (elementary), Civica Nevada Career & Collegiate Academy (elementary and middle), Imagine Schools at Mountain View (elementary), Mater Academy of Northern Nevada (elementary), Quest Preparatory (elementary), Silver Sands Montessori (elementary), Somerset Academy campuses and others. In remarks, several principals credited targeted interventions, data-driven instruction, and increased coaching. Jessica Scoble, principal at Somerset Academy LOSI, noted her elementary campus earned a 5‑star rating this year.
At the same time, staff recommended issuing or elevating notices for schools with sustained underperformance. Staff recommended a notice of breach for Future Edge Charter Academy (elementary) after a second consecutive 1‑star NSPF rating and a “does not meet standard” SPCSA framework rating; the board approved the notice. The board also elevated or continued notices for other campuses where staff found ongoing concerns — for example, LearningBridge Elementary was elevated to a notice of breach and Sage Collegiate Elementary was recommended for escalation. Explore Academy Middle School, which received a third consecutive 1‑star rating, met the temporary SB 460 exemption and was continued on a notice of breach (staff said the school’s NSPF score was within 10 points of a 2‑star threshold).
Democracy Prep Nevada’s elementary campus remained on a notice of breach after receiving a second consecutive 1‑star rating; the board removed the middle‑school notice and returned that campus to good standing. Staff explained that statute NRS 388A.300 requires mandatory termination if a campus receives three consecutive 1‑star NSPF ratings unless a statutory exemption applies.
Board members repeatedly underscored that notices carry monitoring and required corrective work rather than immediate closure in most cases. Katie Broughton, director of authorizing, noted that every 1‑ or 2‑star rating will be tied to a required academic goal in the school’s performance plan and that SPCSA staff will conduct site evaluation visits during 2025–26 to monitor progress.
What’s next: affected schools will implement the corrective provisions included in the staff recommendation memos; several schools asked for and received offers of additional board support and technical assistance from SPCSA staff.
Votes at a glance: the board adopted staff recommendations across the academic framework and the slate of individual school notices by motion; most motions carried unanimously on voice votes.
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