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School board approves $11,980 membership in NSBA Council of Urban Boards of Education
Summary
After questions about value and past politics, the Clark County School District board voted to pay up to $11,980 from FY26 for one year of membership in the National School Boards Association'affiliated Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE).
The Clark County School District Board of Trustees voted to approve the district'wide membership in the National School Boards Association'affiliated Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) for a not'to'exceed cost of $11,980 to be paid from fiscal year 2026 funds.
Trustee Henry moved the measure, describing it as the formal motion to approve item 2.01: “the annual to pay the annual membership of the Clark County School District in the National School Boards Association Council of Urban Boards of Education for a total not to exceed $11,980 to be paid from FY 26.” Trustee Esparza Stravagan seconded; the board called the vote and the motion passed.
Board members pressed CUBE representatives on what the membership includes and whether the organization remains nonpartisan after a controversial 2020 letter. “The National School Boards Association has been around for 85 years now,” said Devin, a presenter for the council, listing member benefits including legal clips, a federal advocacy newsletter, monthly policy webinars, access to the Center for Public Education, discounted conference registration and one complimentary CUBE annual conference registration. The presenter said the introductory 20% discount reduced first'year dues to $11,980 for a district of Clark County'scale.
Trustee Dominguez raised the 2020 NSBA letter that described some parental actions as potentially criminal and warned of political risk. The presenter responded that the 2020 letter had been retracted, that the executive director at the time is no longer with the organization and that the board and staff had taken steps to add safeguards. “We have gone through quite a lot of planning, self reflection, to make sure that something like that doesn't happen again,” the presenter said.
Supporters on the board said the conferences, trainings and national networks would help trustees and staff access governance training and resources that can be applied locally; skeptics said the same conferences can be attended without the membership discount and questioned whether the district would make full use of the benefits. The motion passed and trustees thanked the presenters, noting they would continue to evaluate the relationship.
The board took no additional action tied to membership benefits beyond the approved payment authorization. The presenters left after the vote and the meeting moved on to subsequent agenda items.
