Nevada Community School District Board hires outside counsel for PowerSchool litigation

The Nevada Community School District Board of Education voted Oct. 6, 2025, to retain outside counsel to participate in multi-district litigation concerning PowerSchool.

After returning from a closed session that board members said concerned litigation strategy, S1 introduced a public action item on engaging outside counsel. "I would move to enter an engagement agreement with the Franz Law Group regarding the multi district litigation with PowerSchool as discussed," S3 said; S4 seconded the motion. S1 then asked for further discussion, heard none, and called for the vote; members answered "Aye," and the board adopted the agreement as presented.

Board members had earlier moved into closed session citing Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c) to "discuss strategy with counsel matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent," according to remarks recorded in the meeting. The board did not disclose details of the litigation in the public session beyond identifying PowerSchool as the subject of the multi-district matter.

The transcript uses two spellings for the firm ("France Law Group" and "Franz Law Group"); the board motion and subsequent discussion most often referenced the spelling "Franz." The board did not provide dollar amounts for the engagement in the public minutes recorded that evening, nor did it read the engagement agreement aloud during the public portion of the meeting.

Next steps noted at the meeting: the district will carry out the engagement as approved; further updates, if any, will appear in future board materials or public minutes.