Nevada State Board of Education
| Nevada State Board of Education | |
| Agency Profile | |
| Superintendent: | Jhone Ebert |
| Year founded: | 1979 |
| Website: | Department Home Page |
The Nevada State Board of Education is an elected executive agency of the Nevada state government, responsible for managing the state's public K-12 education. Click here for more information about the Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Current officeholders
The following list of officeholders includes the seven voting members of the state board of education. The four nonvoting members are not listed.
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada State Board of Education District 1 | Tim Hughes | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2021 |
| Nevada State Board of Education District 2 | Angela Orr | Nonpartisan | November 1, 2023 |
| Nevada State Board of Education District 3 | Felicia Ortiz | Nonpartisan | January 2, 2017 |
| Nevada State Board of Education District 4 | Rene Cantu | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2021 |
| Nevada State Board of Education Governor Nominee | Margaret Carlton | Nonpartisan | January 5, 2023 |
| Nevada State Board of Education Senate Majority Leader Nominee | Katherine Dockweiler | Nonpartisan | March 18, 2019 |
| Nevada State Board of Education Speaker of the Assembly Nominee | Tamara Hudson | Nonpartisan | January 22, 2018 |
Superintendent
The current Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction is Jhone Ebert (nonpartisan). Ebert assumed office in 2019.
Structure
Mission
The mission statement of the Nevada Department of Education reads:[1]
| “ | To improve student achievement and educator effectiveness by ensuring opportunities, facilitating learning, and promoting excellence.[2] | ” |
State Board of Education
The State Board of Education is composed of seven voting members. Four are elected to four year terms in presidential election years by voters in each of the state's four congressional districts. The other three are appointed by the governor to two year terms - one is selected by the governor, one by the state Senate majority leader, and one by the speaker of the state assembly. These members are required to be from different areas of the state, and must consist of a teacher from a public school nominated from a list of three candidates provided by the Nevada State Education Association, one parent of a Nevada public school student, and one member affiliated with a state business.[3]
There are also four nonvoting members who are appointed by the governor to one-year terms - one nominated by the Nevada Association of School Boards, one nominated by the Nevada Association of School Superintendents, one nominated by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, and one student enrolled in a Nevada public school. Every four years, the board selects a president and vice president from among its members.[3]
The board's duties include the development of goals and benchmarks for the state's education system and annual reviews of the state's progress in meeting those goals. The board is also responsible for making recommendations to the Nevada Department of Education that help it better support teachers.[4]
Elections
2024
District 1
General election candidates
- Tricia Braxton (Nonpartisan)
- Timothy Underwood Jr. (Nonpartisan)
Primary candidates
This primary was canceled and these candidates advanced:
- Tricia Braxton (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Timothy Underwood Jr. (Nonpartisan) ✔
District 2
General election candidates
No candidates filed for the general election.
Primary candidates
- Angela Orr (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
- Matthew Buehler (Nonpartisan)
- Paul Davis (Nonpartisan)
- Dorzell King Jr. (Nonpartisan)
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District 3
General election candidates
No candidates filed for the general election.
Primary candidates
- Rene Cantu (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
- Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)
- Jasmine Kurys (Nonpartisan)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 4
General election candidates
- Tim Hughes (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
Primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Tim Hughes (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
2020
District 1
General election candidates
- Angelo Casino (Nonpartisan)
- Tim Hughes (Nonpartisan) ✔
Primary candidates
- Angelo Casino (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Steve Esh (Nonpartisan)
- Tim Hughes (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Aaron Mason (Nonpartisan)
- Michael Robison (Nonpartisan)
Did not make the ballot:
District 2
General election candidates
The general election was canceled.
Primary candidates
- Katie Coombs (Nonpartisan) ✔
District 3
General election candidates
The general election was canceled.
Primary candidates
- Felicia Ortiz (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Bruce James-Newman (Nonpartisan)
- Justin Mickanen (Nonpartisan)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 4
General election candidates
- Mark Newburn (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
- Rene Cantu (Nonpartisan) ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Primary candidates
- Mark Newburn (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Rene Cantu (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Vincent Richardson (Nonpartisan)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
See also
- United States education agencies
- Nevada
- Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Public education in Nevada
- School board elections portal
- Nevada State Board of Education election, 2020
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Nevada Department of Education
- Nevada State Board of Education
- National Association of State Boards of Education
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Nevada Department of Education, "About Our Strategic Improvement Plan," accessed July 30, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nevada Legislature, "Nevada Revised Statute 385.021," accessed July 30, 2021
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Section 385.113," accessed July 30, 2021
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