Douglas County School Board News
Here you can find updates on school board meetings, upcoming We Deserve A Better Board Events, messages for our members, and links to media coverage of the Douglas County School Board.
Meeting Information
Past Meeting Recordings
Next School Board Meeting
May 21st, 4:00pm
Douglas High School
Regular Board Meeting &
Budget Hearing
Next We Deserve A Better
Board Event
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Media Coverage of the Douglas County School Board
April 2024
Dwyer says she won't apply for Douglas Schools Superintendent
Douglas County School Board Denies Jeannie Dwyer as New Superintendent
Douglas County School Board votes to not hire Jeannie Dwyer as permanent superintendent
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Seeking Records from School Board Trustees
March 2024
School Board President Comments on Possible Open Meeting Law Violation (KOLO TV)
School Board Offers Job to Acting Superintendent (Record Courier)
February 2024
Opinion: Douglas County's Messy School Superintendent Search Implodes (Nevada Independent)
School Board Offers Superintendent Position to Ramirez (Record Courier)
December 2023
School Board President Bypasses Collaboration (Record Courier)
Douglas School District on Track with Hefty Legal Bill (Record Courier)
October 2023
Attorney Replies to Call to Reduce Mounting Bill (Record Courier)
The MAGA Lawyer Who's Draining A Nevada School District's Coffers (The New Republic)
Douglas County School District Best in the State (Record Courier)
Superintendent Responds to Surprise Contract Vote (Record Courier)
Douglas County School Board Reverses Course, Keeps Superintendent in Place (The Nevada Independent)
In Surprise Vote, Douglas County School Board will Retain Superintendent (Carson Now)
Douglas County School Board to Vote on Superintendent Exit (Sierra Nevada Ally)
Exclusive: DCSD Terminates Employment Contract With School Superintendent (The Nevada Globe)
Superintendent, School Board Reach Deal on His Departure (Record Courier)
Former School Board Trustee Hales: Claim 'inaccurate and inexcusable' (Record Courier)
September 2023
Trustee Questions Gilbert Contract (Record Courier)
Board Touts Newsletter Over Comment (Record Courier)
Policy Fight Consumes School Board (Record Courier)
Update: School Board Proposes Gag Order (Record Courier)
August 2023
Rally Explores Options for School Board (Record Courier)
School Board Accused of Open Records Violation (Record Courier)
Revelations Shouldn't Be a Surprise (Record Courier)
July 2023
Joey Gilbert and Douglas County School Board are Fighting Against Reality (The Nevada Independent)
Douglas County School Board President Admits Hot Mic Slur (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
Joey Gilbert Hired as New Legal Counsel for Douglas County Schools (The Nevada Independent)
Reno Attorney Joey Gilbert Hired by Douglas County School Board (Record Courier)
Transgender Debate May Have Spurred Attorney Change (Record Courier)
Douglas County School Board Expected to Fire Legal Counsel, Retain Joey Gilbert (The Nevada Globe)
Douglas School Board Seeks to Hire Joey Gilbert (Record Courier)
May 2023
Exclusive: DCSD Board President Questions Motivations of Superintendent (The Nevada Globe)
Douglas County School Board Postpones Decision on Transgender Policy Until June (Carson Now)
Transgender Debate Packs School Board Meeting (Record Courier)
DCSB President Speaks Out in Defense of Girls Sports and Private Spaces (The Nevada Globe)
ACLU NV Threatens Lawsuit Against Douglas County School District (The Nevada Globe)