[Nevada] District Deep Dive — Nevada State Public Charter School Authority

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Nevada's second-largest school system is a state agency that runs no classrooms of its own: an honest good/bad/ugly deep dive into the State Public Charter School Authority — 70,534 students, 90 campuses, the state's strongest average star ratings, a 16-school three-year low-performance tail, and two state audits that found its oversight smaller than the system it oversees. Sources: - SPCSA 2026 Growth Management Plan (enrollment Oct 1, 2025: 70,534 students, 90 campuses, 14.8% of NV public enrollment; ~5,400-student CCSD sponsor transfer; EL/at-risk/IEP parity goals): https://charterschools.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/CharterSchoolsnvgov/content/Families/260129-Growth-Management-Plan_2026-FINAL.pdf - Nevada Legislative Auditor LA26-12, Compliance with Procurement Standards (CCSD, WCSD, SPCSA), Aug 20, 2026: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/division/audit/Full/BE2026/LA26-12CompliancewithProcurementStandards.pdf — verify via leg.state.nv.us > Audit Division > LA26-12 - Nevada Legislative Auditor LA26-15, Class Sizes and Recruitment and Retention — SPCSA, Aug 20, 2026: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/division/audit/Full/BE2026/LA26-15%20Class%20Sizes%20and%20Recruitment%20and%20Retention%20-%20SPCSA.pdf - Nevada Legislative Auditor LA26-16 (Educational Strategies) and LA26-17 (Family and Community Engagement): https://www.leg.state.nv.us/division/audit/Full/BE2026/LA26-16EducationalStrategiestoImproveStudentOutcomes.pdf and https://www.leg.state.nv.us/division/audit/Full/BE2026/LA26-17FamilyandCommunityEngagementStrategies.pdf - SPCSA report under NRS 388A.355, Dec 15, 2025 (16 schools with three consecutive 1- or 2-star NSPF ratings; no NRS 388A.330 actions since Dec 2023): https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/RTTL_NRS388A.355_2025.pdf - Nevada Department of Education, Sept 15, 2026 release of 2025-26 student/school results and new District Performance Framework (Class of 2026 graduation rates to follow in November 2026): https://doe.nv.gov/news-media/2026-press-releases/nevada-releases-student-and-school-results-launches-new-district-performance-framework - Nevada Department of Education, Sept 15, 2025 star ratings release (2024-25 NSPF): https://doe.nv.gov/news-media/2025-press-releases/nevada-department-of-education-releases-star-ratings - SPCSA Board Meeting Agenda, Nov 13, 2026 (items 5b Vegas Vista PERS, 6-18 academic notices): https://charterschools.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/CharterSchoolsnvgov/content/News/2026/261113-November-13,-2026-SPCSA-Board-Meeting-Agenda-FINAL.pdf — verify via charterschools.nv.gov > News > Public Notices > November 13, 2026 Board Meeting support documents - Nevada Division of Internal Audits Report 26-02, SPCSA Contracted Administrative Support, July 9, 2026: https://prod.budget.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/budgetnvgov/content/IAudits/About/AuditRpts/DIA 26-02 - SPCSA Audit Report.pdf - Senate Bill 500 (2025), Pupil-Centered Funding Plan amounts (FY2025-26 base $9,416/pupil; EL weight 0.45, at-risk 0.35, GATE 0.12): https://archive.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB500_EN.pdf - FuturEdge Academy closure announcement, Oct 23, 2026 (closure at end of 2026-27 following SPCSA termination of charter contract): https://Www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/23/3387621/0/en/futuredge-academy-announces-closure-following-nevada-state-public-charter-school-authority-decision.html - Nevada Report Card (verify any school's star rating, enrollment, and demographics school by school): https://nevadareportcard.nv.gov/di/ — search the school name, select 2025-26 or 2024-25, open the NSPF and demographics tabs - NDE dispute resolution options (IEP facilitation, mediation, state complaint, due process) and the NRS 388A.396 charter complaint route: https://doe.nv.gov/offices/office-of-comprehensive-student-services/dispute-resolution/ AI Generated

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