CCSD board adopts 2024–25 Nevada Educator Performance Framework review after trustee questions on ratings

The Clark County School District Board of Trustees on Oct. 9 received and adopted the district’s implementation review of the Nevada Educator Performance Framework for the 2024–25 school year, after trustees questioned how the framework is applied and what consequences follow for educators rated “developing” or “ineffective.”

Roanne Triana introduced the presentation and Eric Skramstad, CCSD’s NEPF liaison, walked trustees through statutory requirements and implementation details. Citing Nevada Revised Statutes, Skramstad described the NEPF cycle and said 14,085 teachers were evaluated in 2024–25; of those, 2,298 were rated highly effective, 11,084 effective, 63 developing and 10 ineffective. He also noted implementation changes enacted by the 2025 Legislature (SB 460) that are expected to be phased in by July 2027.

Trustees pressed for context on the ratings. “Do we know how we compare?” Trustee Adam Johnson asked, noting that roughly 95% of teachers were rated effective or highly effective in CCSD. Skramstad responded that other large districts may report slightly higher combined effective/highly-effective rates and reiterated that the NEPF is implemented according to Nevada Department of Education protocols rather than nationwide calibration.

Trustees also focused on the practical effects of lower ratings. Skramstad explained that probationary employees rated as developing are not automatically penalized and can progress through probation; however, post‑probationary staff rated developing can be placed on a warning year and, under certain circumstances and statutes, may be reverted to probationary status after two consecutive years of substandard ratings. He said there were 11 licensed employees put forward for nonrenewal in the year reviewed, of whom nine resigned and two were nonrenewed for evaluation‑based reasons.

Trustees asked about consistency across evaluators. Skramstad said CCSD and the Regional Professional Development Program provide reliability trainings and that SB 460 envisions a future certification process for evaluators, but details remain under development.

After the presentation and questions, Trustee Biosotti moved to adopt the NEPF implementation review; Trustee Johnson seconded. The board voted 7–0 to adopt the presentation.

The board accepted the report as an informational implementation review; no changes to district policy or immediate personnel actions were announced at the meeting. The NEPF presentation and related materials will be part of the district’s ongoing compliance reporting to the Nevada Department of Education.