CCSD principals set to ‘put the brakes’ to realignment plan
The high school sports realignment debate is far from over. In fact, it may be just beginning.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s realignment committee voted last month on its recommendation to be sent to the Board of Control for a vote at its meeting beginning Wednesday at the Whitney Peak Hotel in Reno. But the NIAA’S agenda for the meeting includesanitemforclarkcounty School District principals, unhappy with the committee’s recommendation, to give their own proposal.
Clark High School principal and Board president Jill Pendleton confirmed Monday the CCSD principals’ plan involves eliminating the newly proposed Class 5A. The principals vot- ed unanimously, and a group of them are expected to attend Wednesday’s meeting to present their proposal in person. Despite a formal recommendation from the realignment committee, the Board is under no obligation to approve the committee’s proposal.
The plan formulated by the committee involved realigning the schools for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years, with another realignment coming prior to the 2020-21 school year.
“(The principals) do believe that in the next realignment in two years, the 5A does make sense,” Pendleton said. “But a few things need to occur inorderforittomakesense,whichis whywefelttheneedtoputthebrakes on the idea for this realignment.”
The meeting is set to begin Wednesday and end Thursday, and a vote on realignment may not come until Thursday.