Trustees approve two-year Balanced Governance contract with optioned evaluations

The Board approved a contract with Thomas L. Alsbury of Balanced Governance Solutions to provide a two-part governance program that includes handbook development and optional board self-evaluations. Trustees discussed the two-year structure—an initial handbook and a second-year focus on self-evaluation—and confirmed the first-year portion is optional and billed only for services provided. The motion passed 6–0.

Alsbury described prior work with other Nevada districts and said self-evaluations are voluntary and kept private unless the board chooses to publish a summary. Trustee questions centered on whether the district is obligated to proceed into year two and how the initial investment would be funded; Superintendent Alvarado confirmed the funds would come from the superintendent's budget and counsel clarified contractual flexibility.