Thread by @HillaryLVSun

The mtg for #CCSD Supt Jara’s extension+raise is happening tomorrow a.m. at a work session. Contract amendments have happened at work sessions before, but practice and policy suggest that voting on a major contract amendment at a Wed a.m. work session is not the usual. 🧵1/20

.@lindacavazos13 says they would normally be voted on at a regular or special meeting 2/20

.@trusteeford says they’re supposed to happen at regular meetings 3/20

Both trustees have been vocal about this on and off Twitter- e.g., this report by @maddiewhiteTV fox5vegas.com/2022/10/04/ccs… 4/20

This is only my second year with CCSD so I went into Board archives to see more for myself, for context. Here’s a policy to support @trusteeford argument- GP-9: Meeting Planning
ccsd.net/trustees/pdf/g… 5/20

(see also GP-12: Types of Meetings for definition of “special” meeting) ccsd.net/trustees/pdf/g… 6/20

Summary of what’s to be considered tomorrow: a 3.5 year extension and $75k/year raise. lasvegassun.com/news/2022/oct/… 7/20

After media reports published yesterday, CCSD/@irenecepedaNV put out this statement. She references a Feb. 3, 2021 work session agenda item re: Jara’s contract, leading up to his first (current) extension 8/20

Trustees did not directly consider extending or changing the terms at that work session. It was a procedural vote to say the contract would not be automatically renewed, as it allowed for at the time, and substantive changes could be done at a separate meeting. 9/20

Jara’s first contract amendment/extension was later approved (4-3 vote) at the regular meeting on May 13, 2021. The only substantive change was extending it through Jan. 15, 2023. 10/20

Other contracts approved or amended in the last 15 years (as far back as the online archives go) that I could find: Jara original in ‘18; Skorkowsky in ‘16 and ‘13; Jones in ‘10; Rulffes in ‘10, ‘09 and ‘07. 11/20

Jara original, May 17, 2018 12/20

Skorkowsky extension, Feb. 25, 2016 13/20

Skorkowsky originals (permanent and interim), July 18, 2013 and April 11, 2013 14/20

Jones, Oct. 14, 2010 15/20

Rulffes extension, Aug. 4, 2010 16/20

Rulffes other amendments, Oct. 7, 2009 and Feb. 22, 2007 (note: Rulffes was appointed in 2006, which predates the BoardDocs archive) 17/20

7 of 9 were voted on at regular meetings, except for Rulffes in ‘09 (voluntary pay cut; special work session) and ‘10 (extension + voluntary pay cut; work session). Both of these were during the Great Recession. 18/20

So, yes, within the last 13 years, contracts have been amended at work sessions. But far more recently and often, they have been taken at regular meetings. 19/20

Longtimers: let me know of any other times superintendent contracts have been offered or extended, not just discussed. 20/20