Eureka County School District public meetings in 2025
13 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
SPECIAL MEETING
The Eureka County School District Board will discuss and vote on the 2026-2027 school calendar for Crescent Valley Elementary, an interlocal agreement with Elko County, and resolutions to augment the 2026 budget. The meeting will also include the ratification of payroll warrants totaling over $1.4 million.
- Vote on 2026-2027 school calendar for Crescent Valley Elementary
- Vote on 2025-2026 Interlocal Agreement with Elko County School District
- Vote to augment 2026 budget for General, Special Education, Food Service, Capital Projects, and Building and Sites funds
- Ratify payroll warrants totaling $1,447,295.22
- Approve minutes of November 18, 2025 Board Meeting
SPECIAL MEETING
The Eureka County School District Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on November 18, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in Eureka and Crescent Valley, NV. The board is scheduled to take action on the 2025 fiscal year Independent Audit Report and an interlocal contract with Lander County School District. The meeting will also include procedural items, public comment, and routine consent agenda actions such as payroll warrant ratification.
- Vote on accepting the 2025 fiscal year Independent Audit Report by Hinton Burdick CPAs & Advisory
- Vote on an interlocal contract with Lander County School District
- Ratify payroll and electronic transfer/purchase card warrants totaling $1,332,612.61
- Ratify receipt of Local Employee-Management Relations Board correspondence from Eureka County Schools Classified Association
- Approve minutes of the October 13, 2025 Board Meeting
SPECIAL MEETING
The Eureka County School District Board will meet to discuss and vote on medical insurance renewal for 2026, out-of-state travel for the Diamond Mountain FFA team, and the donation of a surplus bus to Mineral County.
- Medical insurance renewal for 2026 with an estimated cost of $1,138,918
- Out-of-state travel for Diamond Mountain FFA Range Team to Idaho ($585)
- Donation of a 2011 Bluebird bus to Mineral County School District
- Interlocal agreements with White Pine and Nye County School Districts
- Ratification of payroll warrants totaling $1,226,359.17
REGULAR MEETING
The Eureka County School District Board of School Trustees will discuss and potentially approve improvement plans for Crescent Valley Elementary, Eureka Elementary, and Eureka High School. The board will also review personnel hires and district expenditures.
- 2025-2026 School Improvement Plans for Crescent Valley Elementary, Eureka Elementary, and Eureka High School
- Proposed $3,748 for Nyree Tsosie to attend the Future of Education Technology Conference in Florida
- Ratification of payroll and accounts payable including PR #30 ($107,803.44) and PR #4 ($191,172.89)
- Hiring of Amanda Bunner, Leigh Ann Lemke, Rebecca Lowe, and Shala Taylor as aides or paraprofessionals
- Ratification of AP checks totaling $141,245.35, $32,900.00, $151,941.87, and $6,285.72
REGULAR MEETING
The Eureka County School District Board of Trustees will consider several operational plans for the 2025-2026 school year. The board will also review funding for a national FFA competition and ratify various payroll and account payable warrants.
- Possible approval of $17,856.40 from the general fund for Diamond Mountain FFA travel to Indianapolis, Indiana
- Possible approval of the 2025-2026 Testing Procedure Manual
- Possible approval of the Nevada Educator Performance Framework (NEPF)
- Possible approval of 2025-2026 School Improvement Plans
- Ratification of payroll and account payable warrants including multiple payments totaling over $1.3 million
SPECIAL MEETING
The Eureka County School District Board of Trustees will meet to approve student-parent handbooks and a restorative discipline plan for the 2025-2026 school year. The board will also review the district's emergency operations plan and various financial authorizations.
- Change order of $121,645 for over excavation of unsuitable subgrade on the Football Field Replacement Project
- Approval of 2025-2026 Student-Parent Handbooks for Crescent Valley Elementary, Eureka Elementary, and Eureka High School
- Updated Restorative Discipline Plan for the 2025-2026 school year
- Resolution to authorize temporary interfund loans to Federal and State Grant Funds
- Ratification of payroll and accounts payable warrants including amounts of $1,029,050.97 and $483,467.09
SPECIAL MEETING
The Eureka County School District Board of Trustees will discuss several employment contracts, including a salary increase for the superintendent and a 2.75% raise for other staff. The board is also considering funding for the football field replacement project and renewing insurance coverage.
- Proposed $212,792.14 renewal for Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool (POOL) coverage
- Proposed superintendent contract extension with a base annual salary of $183,000
- Proposed 2.75% base compensation increase for non-collective bargaining positions
- Two-year contract proposals for Eureka County Teachers Association and Eureka County Schools Classified Association
- Resolution to commit $2,130,437 from the General Fund, including $2,081,007 for football field replacement
SPECIAL MEETING AND FY26 BUDGET HEARING
The Board of School Trustees will discuss and potentially approve the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Tentative Budget. The meeting also includes decisions on the district technology plan and the Crescent Valley Elementary school calendar.
- 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Tentative Budget
- Payroll and AP warrants totaling over $1.4 million
- Out-of-state travel for Class of 2025 seniors to Lagoon in Farmington, Utah
- Hiring of Annesa Ashcroft (Music), Suzann Lemaire (3rd/4th grade), and Trevor Rikalo (Secondary English)
- Budget transfers of $10,000 for professional development and $30,000 for HS Athletics
REGULAR MEETING
The Board of School Trustees will discuss and potentially approve the FY26 tentative budget for submission to the Department of Taxation. The board is also considering the District Improvement Plan and updates to the District Five Year Plan.
- Approval of FY26 Tentative Budget for the Department of Taxation
- District Improvement Plan for the Nevada Department of Education
- Ratification of payroll and accounts payable totaling $948,464.57
- Authorization for Superintendent Else to approve grant-funded out-of-state travel for Kagan Conferences
- Budget transfers of $400 for HS awards and $9,500 for HS athletics student travel
Special Meeting - Budget Workshop FY26
The Board of School Trustees will hold a budget workshop to discuss projected revenues, staffing needs, and expenditures for fiscal year 2025-2026. The board may also take action on a bid for the Eureka High School football field replacement.
- Possible approval of $2,081,007 bid from Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc for Eureka High School football field replacement
- Discussion of proposed budget needs for fiscal year 2025-2026
- Review of projected local, state, and federal revenue sources
- Discussion of employee staffing needs and major expenditures for the 2026 budget
REGULAR MEETING
The board will discuss, approve, or deny accepting the lowest responsive bid for the Eureka High School football field replacement, not to exceed $1,850,998.50. Also up for action: the high school chemical exhaust system bid up to $150,000, the annual superintendent evaluation, and the proposed 2026-2027 school calendar. The meeting includes routine consent agenda items and reports from principals and the finance officer.
- Discuss and potentially accept bid for Eureka High School football field replacement up to $1,850,998.50
- Discuss and potentially accept bid for high school chemical exhaust system up to $150,000
- Discuss and approve annual superintendent evaluation
- Approve proposed 2026-2027 school calendar from two options
- Ratify payroll and accounts payable warrants totaling over $887,000
REGULAR MEETING
The board will discuss and vote on purchasing two years of PERS retirement credit for Ralph Cuda at an approximate cost of $82,500. They will also consider approving the 2026-2027 school calendar, funding out-of-state travel for the FFA soils team ($5,895) and district staff ($10,923), and ratifying routine consent items including payroll and resignations.
- Consider $82,500 purchase of PERS retirement credit for teacher Ralph Cuda
- Approve out-of-state travel for FFA soils team to National Soils Competition in El Reno, OK ($5,895)
- Approve out-of-state travel for district staff to Tyler Connect 2025 conference in San Antonio ($10,923 from SRSA grant)
- Vote on proposed 2026-2027 school calendar
- Consent agenda includes ratifying payroll of over $1.2 million, resignations of two teachers, and new teaching contract
REGULAR MEETING
The Eureka County School Board will consider reorganizing its officers, authorize opening collective bargaining negotiations with the Eureka County Teachers Association and the Eureka Schools Classified Association for the 2025-2026 school year, and ratify payroll and accounts payable warrants totaling over $2 million. A closed session will discuss labor relations.
- Reorganization of the Board of Trustees, electing president and clerk.
- Open negotiations with the Eureka County Teachers Association for 2025-2026.
- Open negotiations with the Eureka Schools Classified Association for 2025-2026.
- Ratify payroll warrants PR#12 ($390,183.65), PR#12.1 ($239,739.69), PR#13 ($308,153.24), and accounts payable checks totaling $1,132,801.73 plus credit card charges $7,533.57.
- Approve minutes of December 10, 2024 Board meeting.