Eureka County School District public meetings in 2021
5 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Dec14,2021 Regular Meeting
The Board of School Trustees will consider several action items, including budget resolutions for multiple district funds and out-of-state travel for an art instructor. The meeting also includes the ratification of various payroll and accounts payable warrants.
- Travel approval for Art Instructor Abby Sweet to attend a conference in New York ($2,784.60)
- Resolutions to augment Fiscal Year 2022 budgets for General, Federal, Special Revenue, Capital Projects, and Building and Sites funds
- Ratification of accounts payable including a $495,000 wire transfer to Motor Coach Industry for a bus purchase
- Designation of Superintendent Tate Else and Special Education Director Amy Damele to review student suspensions and expulsions
- Acknowledgment of the resignation of Eureka High School Principal Jeff Evans
November 9, 2021 Regular Meeting
The Eureka County School District Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on November 9, 2021, to discuss and vote on several action items, including the FY 2021 independent audit report, school performance plans, and construction bids. The board will also hear a presentation from i-80 Gold Corp and receive reports from principals and district staff. Consent agenda items include ratifying payroll and accounts payable warrants, budget transfers, and a religious exemption from vaccination.
- Approve or deny accepting the $931,000 bid from MGM Construction for the Eureka High School Greenhouse project (tabled from September 14, 2021)
- Discuss, approve, or deny the FY 2021 Independent Audit Report presented by Hinton Burdick CPAs & Advisory
- Discuss, approve, or deny accepting the lowest responsive bid for the Bus Barn-Lean To project (bids opened November 8, 2021)
- Approve or deny the Crescent Valley Elementary School and Eureka Elementary School Performance Plans for submission to the Nevada Department of Education
- Ratify budget transfers including $36,000 for reading and math intervention at Crescent Valley Elementary
October 12, 2021, Regular Meeting
The Eureka County School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on October 12, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. at the district board room and Crescent Valley Elementary School. The board will consider action items including a Red Ribbon Week proclamation, renewal of an LP Insurance Services contract (not to exceed $28,000 per year), an insurance renewal proposal for 2022, and the District's Restorative Discipline Plan. The agenda also includes reports from principals, the financial officer, and the superintendent, a consent agenda for routine items, and a closed session for labor relations, student discipline, and personnel matters.
- Red Ribbon Week Drug Prevention Campaign proclamation
- LP Insurance Services service contract renewal, two-year, not to exceed $28,000/year
- LP Insurance renewal proposal for Jan 1–Dec 31, 2022, no premium change
- Restorative Discipline Plan submission to Nevada Department of Education
- Ratify hiring Tracy Thomas (paraprofessional) and Ashley Farris (educational aide)
Regular Meeting
The Eureka County School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on September 14, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. The main action item is a request to approve $12,764 for 14 people from the Diamond Mountain FFA Group to attend the 2021 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The board will also hear reports from principals, the financial officer, and the superintendent, and may enter closed session for labor negotiations, student discipline, and personnel matters.
- Action item: Approve $12,764 for Diamond Mountain FFA Group to attend National FFA Convention (Oct 26-30, 2021, Indianapolis, IN)
- Consent agenda: Ratify payroll, accounts payable warrants, and electronic transfer/purchase cards
- Consent agenda: Approve minutes of previous board meeting
- Closed session: Discuss labor relations and negotiations, student discipline, and personnel
- Public comment periods for items on the agenda
Regular Meeting
The Eureka County School District Board will vote on approving a $107,600 two-year PERS buyout for Dr. Winnona Eversgerd, whose resignation is contingent on this payment. The board will also decide whether to add up to 10 days to the Crescent Valley School Secretary position at a cost of $2,537. Routine consent items include ratifying payroll, hiring a Network Systems Infrastructure Assistant, and hiring a bus driver.
- Approve or deny $107,600 two-year PERS buyout for Dr. Winnona Eversgerd's resignation
- Approve or deny adding up to 10 days to Crescent Valley School Secretary position ($2,537 total cost)
- Ratify hiring Joshua Marran as Network Systems Infrastructure Assistant ($109,212 total cost)
- Ratify hiring Yajaira Lazos as Diamond Valley East Route Driver ($11,310 estimated cost)
- Approve or deny NEPF Report for 2020-2021 School Year