“The biggest mistake a board member can make is not being fully engaged in what it is they’re deliberating over.” — Stavan Corbett Members of the Clark County School Board conducted interviews yesterday to replace longtime trustee Erin Cranor, who resigned her Henderson-based seat to attend law school this fall at Brigham Young University. Yesterday, we told you what we think it takes to be an effective member of an education board. Today, we ask Stavan Corbett, a past chairm

Note: The Clark County School Board began meeting at 8 a.m. today to consider a replacement for departing board member Erin Cranor. You can see information on and follow today’s meeting via our Twitter feed. The Clark County School Board or any school board, for that matter, is most effective when its members understand its appropriate role. Quite simply, that role reflects the difference between governance and management. When there’s an issue within the district that requir

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When discussing education reform, the conversation inevitably turns to funding. The most common arguments involve spending more, usually via teacher salaries and per-pupil spending. The idea that by offering higher teacher starting salaries and incentives to long-term teachers we’ll attract and retain higher quality candidates makes sense. After all, it’s the same argument we make when discussing human capital in business - you get what you pay for. It also stands to reason

Schools with a history of student success are built around teams of high-quality educators who work in collaborative settings, sharing best practices, offering one another feedback on the best ways to reach each and every child within a building. We have witnessed these successful dynamics in some schools in Clark and Washoe County School Districts, and we’ve seen it in other school districts across the United States. “Collaboration is so incredibly important if we are