Board approves FY27 District Performance Plan with 90% graduation-rate goal

The Churchill County School District Board of Trustees on a unanimous vote approved the FY27 District Performance Plan, a districtwide framework that sets student‑success goals, improvement strategies and required professional development. Assistant Superintendent Michael Walker told trustees the board's target is that "by the end of the 26–27 school year, Churchill County School District graduation rate will exceed 90 percent."

Walker framed the plan around three primary areas and described concrete actions: principals and teachers will analyze formative-assessment data in PLCs, administrators will provide coaching focused on effective PLC meetings, and elementary staff will receive science‑of‑reading professional development mandated by SB 460. He also clarified distinctions in CTE reporting: "completers" are students who finish multi‑year CTE sequences, while "certificate earners" meet higher criteria including a 3.0 GPA and passing a skills assessment.

School‑level interventions were presented by Middle School Principal Dina Pareda, who said the school will run a "win time" during advisory focused on reading and writing two to three days a week and tier students by prior MAP scores to target instruction. Trustees asked staff to refine terminology and metrics for CTE outcomes and to provide follow‑up detail on intervention monitoring and the schedule of planned professional development. The plan will be implemented during the coming school year and was adopted by a unanimous vote.