The Clark County School District posted a draft 2027 legislative platform for discussion at its November 4 work session. The three page document asks the state to fully fund Individualized Education Programs under bill draft request BDR 34-539, and to change the student count used for school budgets and set a statutory minimum funding level under BDR 34-540. The draft itself says the 84th Session of the Nevada Legislature is scheduled to begin February 1, 2027, and the Legislature's NELIS home page prints the same start date.
That platform is a draft, not an adopted board position. Item 2.04 on the November 4 work session agenda called for "Discussion regarding the Clark County School District's state legislative platform for the 84th Session of the Nevada Legislature (2027)." Kirsten Searer is the contact person listed. The item was not marked for a vote. CCSD had not posted minutes or a recap of the November 4 session as of Saturday, November 7, so this article does not treat the draft as approved.
Clark County's elections page still shows unofficial results in the three trustee races from November 3. A comment window remains open on Regulation 5127, the proposed high school graduation rule, through a possible final vote on December 10. The State Board of Education's November 4 agenda also listed science instructional materials submitted by CCSD, and Nevada posted this year's CSI, ATSI, and TSI school lists with that packet.
What the draft 2027 platform asks for
The English version is posted as Reference 2.04(A). A Spanish version is posted as Reference 2.04(B). Both carry Searer's name and the date November 4, 2026. The posted PDF is marked draft.
Under a heading that calls the two bill draft requests "Placeholders (Before Prefile)," the district describes BDR 34-539 as "Increased Funding for Special Education" and says it would "Request that the State fully fund Individualized Education Programs." For a parent whose child already has an IEP, that is an ask about who pays for the services written into the plan. The draft does not say how much of those costs the state covers now.
BDR 34-540 is labeled "School Budget Stability and Transparency Act." The draft wants to "Change the timeline used for school budget enrollment counts that requires school districts to update budgets in the fall," because "The current requirement often disrupts teachers and students months into the school year." It also wants to remove the phrase "to the extent practicable" from the Pupil Centered Funding Plan "and establish a statutory minimum funding level for public education, regardless of economic conditions."
Those two numbers already appear in the Legislature's own system. NELIS lists BDR 34-539 under Clark County School District as "Revises provisions relating to special education" and BDR 34-540 as "Revises provisions relating to educational funding," both dated August 31, 2026. The short NELIS titles are broader than the district's own labels, and a bill draft request is not yet a bill with chaptered law. The draft platform still calls them placeholders before prefile even though NELIS has already assigned the numbers. That timing fits the district's August 13 recap, which says trustees approved two bill draft requests ahead of the 2027 Legislative Session and voted to request two bill drafts, first to address increased funding for special education and second to change the timeline used for school budget enrollment counts that requires school districts to update budgets in the fall. The recap says CCSD is provided with two bill draft requests each session.
The rest of the document is a list of other legislative priorities, not separate BDR numbers.
On early learning, the draft asks lawmakers to increase the per pupil amount for all pre kindergarten students while creating a predictable funding model for providers, and to fund typical peers in pre K programs to meet federal funding obligations. It also asks to strengthen early literacy supports so students are ready to read by Grade 3.
On mental health, the draft asks for increased funding across the community for mental health resources for students and educators.
On Senate Bill 460, the 2025 accountability law, the draft says the district wants to "Maintain the spirit of the accountability requirements outlined in Nevada Senate Bill 460 (SB 460) (2025) while advocating for changes to sections that are administratively burdensome and might impede academic improvement." The examples it prints include removing a requirement that school supervisors review 3 percent of all evaluations, eliminating references to performance improvement plans and formalizing educator assistance plans, giving principals who enter underperforming schools "adequate time to implement turnaround strategies," and clarifying that district superintendents have authority to replace administrators in underperforming schools. It also asks that teacher preparation coursework in the Nevada System of Higher Education require foundational literacy skills "grounded in the Science of Reading," effective July 1, 2028.
On safety, the draft asks the state to fund and support recommendations by the School Traffic Safety Working Group, including electronic device regulations, mandatory helmet laws for minors, and infrastructure upgrades such as crosswalks and flashing beacons. It also asks for new revenue for school zone infrastructure, traffic enforcement, and crossing guards that municipalities currently fund.
A separate line in the draft asks for continued funding for student transportation reimbursements that enable families to use open enrollment, with expansion to include transportation reimbursements for career connected learning.
The draft does not name a later meeting at which trustees would vote to adopt it.
Who is leading the unofficial trustee races?
Clark County's Election Night Results page, checked Saturday, November 7, 2026, still headed the November 3 contest as "2026 General Election, Unofficial Results" and stamped the file "Updated 11/06/26 03:50 PM." The totals below are what that page showed at that check. They are unofficial until the county canvass.
In District D, Brenda Zamora led David Gomez, 30,701 votes (65.41 percent) to 16,237 (34.59 percent), out of 46,938 votes reported.
In District F, Irene Bustamante Adams led Robert E. Hutchinson, 45,453 votes (61.55 percent) to 28,393 (38.45 percent), out of 73,846 votes reported.
In District G, Linda P. Cavazos led Paul Casey, 45,628 votes (61.25 percent) to 28,862 (38.75 percent), out of 74,490 votes reported.
NRS 293.387 says the board of county commissioners must meet and canvass the returns once they have been received, and that "The canvass must be completed on or before the 10th day following the election." The tenth day after November 3 is Friday, November 13, 2026. That is a statutory deadline, not a posted meeting notice. This article does not treat any of the three trustee races as certified.
Science materials on the State Board's November 4 agenda
The Nevada State Board of Education's November 4 agenda listed a Wednesday, November 4, 2026, start at 9:00 a.m. PT, with rooms at 2080 East Flamingo Road in Las Vegas and 700 East Fifth Street in Carson City, plus a virtual option. Consent item 6c was "Possible Approval of Science Instructional Materials Submitted by Clark County School District."
The agenda says that unless a board member asks that an item be withdrawn from the consent list, all items are approved in one action. It did not say the science materials had already been approved. As of Saturday, November 7, the Nevada Department of Education had not posted November 4 minutes. The support materials page includes the October 7 minutes as item 6a and does not include minutes from November 4.
The November 4 support materials do show what CCSD submitted. The posted Item 6c files are high school science submissions. Their titles are BSCS Biology Understanding For Life 2022; New Visions for Public Schools Geoscience; OpenSciEd biology, chemistry, and physics and ECA science kits; PASCO certified versions of OpenSciEd high school biology, chemistry, and physics; Carolina certified versions of the same three OpenSciEd courses; and a redacted Nevada instructional materials review for Clark County School District high school science.
Whether the State Board approved those materials is a question for the minutes, once NDE posts them. Written comments to the State Board go to NVBoardEd@doe.nv.gov, and the agenda listed Andrew Orozco at 702 486 8725 for accommodations and materials questions.
The same agenda's item 9 was an information item on 2025 to 2026 school designations and the school improvement process. Karen Thomasson, CCSD's Director of School Improvement, was listed among the presenters, alongside Nevada Department of Education staff. That item is where the CSI, ATSI, and TSI lists below were posted.
How can parents comment on Regulation 5127 before December 10?
The Notice of Intent for Regulation 5127, High School Graduation Requirements, invites "All persons interested in the proposed changes" to "submit data, views, or arguments, orally or in writing, prior to the date set for final action." The notice says the matter may be considered Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT in the Board Room at 2832 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. A copy of the proposal is available for inspection during normal business hours at the Office of the Superintendent, 5100 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, and on the policies site named in the notice. The footer names Gia Moore and dates the notice October 29, 2026.
To submit those comments, call the Board Office at 702 799 1072 or email boardmtgcomments@nv.ccsd.net, the contacts printed on board agendas, or speak at the December 10 meeting if the item is called.
The notice does not say trustees already gave that proposal a final yes, and CCSD had not posted minutes or a recap of the October 29 meeting as of Saturday, November 7.
The attached draft runs 10 pages. It covers academic plans for Grade 9 students, diploma types, core enrollment expectations, testing, GPA bonus points, and external credits. One external credit option printed in the draft is Outdoor Recreation Learning Credit, with a 1 credit maximum. An earlier legislative alert explained the notice when it first appeared on the October 29 agenda.
How do I check whether my child's school is CSI, ATSI, or TSI?
The Nevada Department of Education posted its 2026 designation lists with the November 4 State Board packet. CCSD Insider counted unique Clark County school codes on those lists on Saturday, November 7. Clark County has 48 schools on the Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) list, 99 on the Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) list, and 22 on the Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) list.
CSI, in NDE's words, identifies schools "eligible for supports and interventions." A school lands on the CSI list if it meets at least one of three tests: it is a Title I school in the bottom 5 percent on its adjusted Nevada School Performance Framework score; it is a high school with a four year adjusted cohort graduation rate below 67 percent; or it is a Title I school that did not exit an ATSI designation after a three year improvement plan. Once identified, a CSI school stays in that cohort for a three year improvement phase.
ATSI schools have "very low performance by one or more student groups in the identification year that, on their own, would lead to a Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) designation." NDE builds an adjusted score for each of ten student groups, then compares that score with the CSI cutoff.
TSI schools "have low performance by one or more student groups two years in a row." NDE compares each student group's adjusted score with a bottom 15 percent cut. If one or more groups meet that cut two years running, the school is designated TSI. NDE says local education agencies are responsible for exiting TSI schools, and that it identifies TSI schools each year from the list of schools that are neither CSI nor ATSI.
The lists also print each school's 2026 star rating and index score where the file includes them.
To check your school, open the three PDFs and search for the campus name. You can also look the school up on the Nevada Report Card, which NDE's own site points families toward for school data. If the name does not appear on a list, that campus was not one of the Clark County codes counted above.
CCSD Insider is an independent parent resource and is not affiliated with the Clark County School District.