Pershing County School District, Nevada

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Pershing County School District is a school district in Nevada.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Nevada school district websites

Pershing County encompasses 6,100 square miles[1] northeast of Reno, Nevada.[2] The Pershing County School District serves approximately 700 students across four schools: Imlay Elementary, Lovelock Elementary, Pershing County Middle School and Pershing County High School.[3]


[edit] The good

  • School boarding meeting agendas[4] and minutes are available.[5]

[edit] The bad

  • No contact information for school board members is provided on the website.[6]

[edit] School Board

The school board is responsible adopting an annual budget for the school district based on the educational plan for the district and the recommendations of the administrators. In addition, he board supervises the execution of the budget, reviews school district accounts and provides for an annual audit of the accounts as required by law. The school board is also responsible for adopting academic standards for pupils and establishing expectations for the district. The school board monitors student academic achievement and exercises general oversight of the schools in the district.[7]

The following are School Board Trustees[8]:

Shayla Hudson, President

Laura Richardson, Clerk

Walter Brinkerhoff

Joe Crim

Bill Gorsline

Board members are elected to a four-year term pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute 386.180.[9]

School boarding meeting agendas are available on the website. [10] Minutes from each school board meeting are also available on the website.[11]

[edit] Budget

The district spends $13,201 per pupil, which is significantly higher than the state average of $7,742 per pupil.[12]

For the Fiscal Year ending in 2008, state funding accounted for 60% of the funding source, local funding accounted for 31% and federal support constituted the remaining 9%.[13]

[edit] Academic Performance

The Nevada Department of Education has found that the district has made adequate yearly progress and has designated it as an adequate district.[14]

School Name Adequate Yearly Progress Classification School Designation
Imlay Elementary Made Adequate Yearly Progress Adequate
Lovelock Elementary Made Adequate Yearly Progress Adequate
Pershing County Middle School Made Adequate Yearly Progress In Need of Improvement
Pershing County High School Made Adequate Yearly Progress High Achieving


[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Nevada taxpayer-funded lobbying

The school district does not have any contracts with lobbyists, lobbying organizations, or lobbying firms.[15] It does not have any membership to any lobbying organization.[15] The district has not sponsored, funded, or otherwise underwritten any legislative receptions. [15]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ Pershing County School District Main Page
  3. ↑ Pershing County School District Main Page
  4. ↑ http://www.pershing.k12.nv.us/district_office/school_board_agenda.htm School Board Agendas]
  5. ↑ School Board Minutes
  6. ↑ School Board
  7. ↑ Nevada Association of School Boards
  8. ↑ Board Members
  9. ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 386
  10. ↑ http://www.pershing.k12.nv.us/district_office/school_board_agenda.htm School Board Agendas]
  11. ↑ School Board Minutes
  12. ↑ Nevada Annual Reports of Accountability for Pershing County Per Pupil Expenditures
  13. ↑ Nevada Annual Reports of Accountability for Pershing County Sources of Funding
  14. ↑ Neada Annual Reports of Accountability for Pershing County District AYP Status
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Pershing County School District FOIA response


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