Corporate and educational friends are essential to the opportunities that the Nevada Association of School Boards can provide to the State’s 107 elected and appointed school board members and others in educational leadership positions.

The Association is able to continue its work because of the generosity of our corporate and educational friends and their shared vision of an improved public education governance system that benefits all children in Nevada. We are grateful that we can create meaningful progress in educational governance that contributes to improved student achievement and fortunate to receive financial and in-kind contributions from many donors to enhance our activities and projects.

Sheila Moulton, NASB Immediate Past President, and Ruth Johnson, Executive Committee, present plaque of appreciation and recognition to NASB corporate sponsor Anderson Dairy in Las Vegas, December 2007.

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Nevada has a long history as a leading mineral producing state. Since the gold and silver rush in the 1850s, which inspired Nevada's statehood in 1864, to the present, Nevada has been a hotbed for mineral and metal mining. Much has changed during the past 150 years, however, one constant has remained; mining continues to be an important part of the state's economy – especially in mining communities and counties. While a relatively small industry – ranked 15th in state gross domestic product – mining's importance to Nevada's economic and social infrastructure can't be underestimated as the industry continues to produce the necessary minerals on which our society depends.

Nevada is one of the special geologic places on the globe where wide arrays of minerals are prevalent, such as gold, silver, copper, barite, molybdenum, clay, silica, lithium, and many more. Even geothermal water is abundant in the state and mined for energy.

Producing these important minerals requires a significant workforce. More than 14,000 people are directly employed by the Nevada mining industry. This number may not seem significant in urban Las Vegas or Reno, but these jobs exist predominantly in rural Nevada and are vital to the well-being of those communities. While unemployment statewide nears historic levels, it is significantly lower in mining communities. Plus, those employed in mining are paid some of the highest salaries in the state, averaging almost $70,000.

While the economic impacts might be clear, there are still misunderstandings about mining in Nevada that can cloud policy and regulatory matters, not to mention public perception. The Nevada Mining Association has existed since 1952 to address that very issue. From debating policy matters in the state legislature and local governments to uniting the voice of the industry in public relations and leading the industry's efforts in the community, the work of the Nevada Mining Association can be seen in all corners of the state and in all levels of the communities.

ARAMARK Education has provided quality food and nutrition, facility, uniform and other support services to the K-12 community for over 55 years. Serving more than 500 K-12 school districts in the U.S., the company offers public and private education institutions a family of dining and facility services including: on-site and off-site breakfast and lunch meal programs, after-school snacks, catering, nutrition education, retail design and operations, maintenance, custodial, grounds, energy management, construction management, and building commissioning.

For more information on ARAMARK’s K-12 programs, please visit
www.aramarkschools.com Contact Information:
Mark Waterbury, Director of Business Development
972-408-6799
Website: www.aramarkschools.com

K¹² Online School's mission is to provide any child access to exceptional curriculum and tools that enable him or her to maximize his or her success in life, regardless of geographic, financial, or demographic circumstance. We are the nation’s leader in providing individualized, online learning solutions to students from kindergarten through high school. Our products are rooted in decades of educational research and specifically focused on unlocking the innate and unique potential in each child through a combination of exceptional and engaging content that makes learning come alive.

For additional information, please call:

Cody Claver
Vice President
Business Development, K12, Inc.
208-407-8532
cclaver@k12.com
www.K12.com

Business Continuity Technologies

Business Continuity Technologies helps school districts create long-term IT strategies, comply with federal and state regulations, and earn large financial subsidies to upgrade their networks.

With over 30 years’ experience in schools starting with Apple II’s and Novell networks; executive experience managing IT in businesses, hospitals, and school districts; certifications in IT security, disaster planning, and regulatory compliance, BCT offers assessments and corrective action programs to help school districts maximize their IT investments.

We helped Nevada school districts:
• Earn over $ 3 million in E-rate discounts to improve their networks and subsidize the cost of maintaining them;
• Reduce downtime of critical systems like PowerSchool through our experience in hospitals where downtime was a matter of life or death;
• Identify security leaks in their networks and how we worked with the IT staff to fix them and use IT Security Best Practices (we wrote the industry association’s book) to prevent more;
• Implement a management system to proactively prevent problems and increase the satisfaction of teachers and staff.

“I can't express enough how much I appreciate what your company does for us! Your customer service is second to none!”

Nevada School Superintendent, 2011

For more information, please call Mike Semel at 702-385-9990 ext 224.

JNA Consulting Group, LLC (“JNA”) was founded with the goal of providing unparalleled personal service and technical expertise to our clients. JNA is an independent financial advisor whose focus is providing financial advisory and consulting services to municipal governments. In addition to traditional advisory work on capital financing transactions, JNA also offers services relating to capital financing models, financing policy development, and other financial related projects. 

JNA professionals have worked with some of the most active issuers of debt in the United States. We have worked with a wide variety of issuers, from a $400,000 financing for a small rural fire district to a $452 million refunding for the County of Los Angeles to a bond bank asset sale for the State of Nevada Treasurer’s Office. Members of the firm have worked with almost every bond issuing local government in the State of Nevada, including 16 of the 17 school districts in Nevada.

For additional information, contact:
Marty Johnson
1400 Wyoming Street, Suite 3
Boulder City, Nevada 89005
Phone: 702-294-5100
Fax: 702-294-5145

BoardBook solves a challenge facing many school districts—how to manage the paper devoted to board meeting agenda packets.  Perhaps you’ve looked at other electronic solutions and been stymied by the special purchases required—a new server, a dedicated Internet connection, hard-to-learn software. With BoardBook, you’ll face none of that. BoardBook is an electronic agenda-preparation tool that you access through your Web browser.

For additional information, please contact:
Tim Curtis
BoardBook Services
Phone: 888-587-2665 ext 6119.

Oasis Online was established in October of 1997 as an Internet Service Provider in Churchill County. By 2002, the business had grown to nationwide service and begun providing high speed access. Oasis Online continues as one of the leading Internet Providers in the area.

The association between Churchill County School District and Oasis Online began in July of 2002 when the District contracted with Oasis Online to provide High Level Network Support and Troubleshooting to the District on an hourly basis. This association developed over the years and, as changes occurred in District personnel, the Churchill County School District Board of Directors chose to outsource the Management of the District Technology Department to the Oasis Online Corporation.  In August 2004, a smooth transition in management was accomplished, and Oasis Online continues to manage Churchill County School District's technology needs.

In 2005, Oasis Online also entered into a Technology Management contract with Mineral County School District and in 2007 established a contract with Lander County School District. Oasis Online is continuing to enjoy operating in this capacity in all three school districts.

For information about Oasis Online services, please call

Bill J. Slentz
President/CEO
375 W. Williams Avenue
Fallon, NV 89406
Phone 775-423-6277 
Website www.oasis-consulting.netl

In Nevada, Wells Fargo serves more than 400,000 consumer and business households through more than 130 banking, mortgage and financial stores. Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $622 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through almost 6,000 stores and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only bank in the U.S., and one of only two banks worldwide, to have the highest possible credit rating from both Moody’s Investors Service, “AAA,” and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, “AAA.”

Wells Fargo and its team members work with thousands of communities across North America to promote economic self-sufficiency, education, social services, the arts and the environment.   Since 2006, the Company has given $200 million in grants to 14,000 nonprofits, making Wells Fargo one of America’s largest corporate givers.  In 2007, Wells Fargo team members contributed 796,000 volunteer hours to improve the quality of life where they live and work.

For more about Wells Fargo’s goals and achievements in Social Responsibility: wellsfargo.com/about/csr

For information about Wells Fargo services, contact:

Patrick Foley
Vice President/Government Banking
3300 West Sahara 4th Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Office 702-765-3229  Cell 702-755-1071
patrick.foley@wellsfargo.com

NV Energy has served citizens in northern Nevada and northeastern California for over 150 years, and southern Nevada since 1906. Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific Power and Sierra Pacific Resources merged in July 1999 to create one of the fastest growing energy companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

In 2008, both subsidiaries began doing business as NV Energy signaling our commitment to serving Nevada's energy needs. Our service area covers 54,500 square miles of the fastest growing state in the U.S.

We provide electricity to 2.4 million electric citizens throughout Nevada and in northeastern California as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually.

Among the many communities we serve are Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks, Henderson, Elko and South Lake Tahoe. We also provide natural gas to more than 145,000 citizens in the Reno-Sparks area.

CR Engineering is a full service mechanical engineering design and consulting firm established in 2002 by Christopher L. Rounds, P.E.  We are licensed to provide professional engineering services in Nevada and California.

Since its creation, the CR Engineering design team has completed over 600 quality design projects for many clients.  Our experience ranges from large projects such as Kendyl Depoali Middle School, a new 185,000 square feet middle school in Reno, to smaller remodel and retrofit projects.  Our design projects include master planning, feasibility reports, boiler and chiller plants, air handlers, steam-to-hot water conversions, and computer room cooling, to name a few.

Pugsley Simpson Coulter Architects has been providing professional services throughout the Southwest for over 40 years.  We are a diversified design firm that embraces all aspects of the built environment.  Proven capabilities in a broad scope of architectural services have enabled the firm to excel in a wide range of project types and uses.

Pugsley Simpson Coulter Architects’ mission is to always improve the quality of life for the owner, user, and surrounding community. We seek to respond specifically and uniquely to the social, economic, and environmental needs of clients with buildings and design concepts that offer spirit as well as efficiency.  We pride ourselves on exceptional organizational skills and the ability to coordinate the successful completion of the most complex of projects.

To contact us, please call 702-435-1150 or visit our website www.pscarchitects.com.

National Training Network is a data-driven company primarily focused on providing support to teachers of struggling students in middle school mathematics and algebra. This support is provided through dynamic professional development, products, and services. Three cornerstone programs are available.

"Finally a math program that makes learning algebra fun and exciting for kids. Algebraic Thinking lets kids master concepts in a profound way I have never seen." - Carlos Garcia, Superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District	“National Training Network methodology has allowed our formerly struggling students to work successfully at grade level and consequently our state assessment scores have increased." -Patrica C. Baltzley Director, Office of Mathematics, PreK - 12 Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland	“The Key Elements of Algebra Success (KEAS) interventions are critical to student achievement. Valley High School is a high- achieving- exemplary turn around school, due to KEAS interventions." -Ron Montoya Valley High School Principal Clark County Schools Las Vegas, Nevada

Contact us for more information: Dr. James Hager, President/CEO Cell 702-280-1006 Office 800-686-1001 Post Office Box 36 Summerfield, NC 27358 www.NTNMath.com

ISU McMullen Insurance is an Elko-based independent insurance agency locally owned and operated by H. Russell McMullen, John G. Smales, and Anne Wallace McMullen.  We have nine associates and over 100 years of combined insurance experience.  We specialize in risk assessment and administration of insurance services for public entities.  Our public entity clients include the City of Elko, the County of Elko, the Elko County School District, the City of West Wendover, the West Wendover Recreation District, Elko Central Dispatch Authority, Wendover Administrative Authority, the Elko Convention and Visitors Authority and the Elko County Fair Board.  We work closely with the Nevada Public Agency Pool and have access to a wide array of traditional markets.   We work closely with our public entity clients to develop a comprehensive insurance program that incorporates effective risk management services, cost containment and claims assistance.  We can be reached by phone at 775-738-7278 or by email at insurance@mcmulleninsurance.com. 

In the early eighties, public entities throughout the U.S. faced an insurance crisis. Commercial insurance carriers began excessively raising premiums for public entities, and in some cases, exited states or cancelled coverage, leaving many Nevada municipalities without adequate, affordable insurance coverage.

In response to this crisis, The Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool (NPAIP) was formed by Nevada public entities in 1987. By pooling resources to create NPAIP, Nevada public entities discovered that they could obtain quality property casualty coverage at a reasonable cost. As an added benefit, NPAIP members also found that they could access risk management resources superior to those previously offered to smaller, rural municipalities.

NPAIP was created for the following purposes:
o   To fill a void in the traditional insurance marketplace, and offer affordable risk financing to its members.
o   To identify legislative and regulatory issues affecting public entities and to provide information to assist members in addressing such issues.
o   To act as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of data and resources relating to risk management and to encourage and support new research for our members.
o   To provide meaningful and significant education and professional support for the members, governing bodies and staffs of our members.

After successfully organizing the property-casualty pool, the members organized the Public Agency Compensation Trust (PACT) in 1996 to provide Workers Compensation coverage for its membership. 

NPAIP and PACT members include counties, cities, school districts, special districts, and towns. Every Member actively manages the risks encountered as a public agency. Membership is a privilege earned by effective agencies committed to sharing resources to benefit their employees and the public they serve.

For information call:

Wayne Carlson 775-885-7475.

Maupin, Cox & LeGoy was founded in 1972 by Steven T. Walther and Jon J. Key under the firm name of Walther & Key. Ernest J. Maupin joined the firm in 1973, and the name of the firm and its members have evolved since then. Mr. Walther retired from the firm January 2006 following his appointment to the Federal Election Commission. Mr. Key is retired but remains of counsel to the firm.

The firm handles complex civil disputes, including mediation, arbitration and litigation. The firm has an extensive tax practice and handles all phases of tax matters, including corporate tax, federal income tax, estate, generation-skipping transfer, and gift tax matters, and tax litigation. The firm also handles corporate, public finance, real property, health care, employment, civil rights defense, and educational law matters, including representation of institutional and governmental entities. The firm is active in the community. The members of the firm actively participate in continuing legal education programs, professional association activities, pro bono programs, and civic affairs.

To contact Maupin, Cox & LeGoy by telephone, please call 775-827-2000. For further information, please go to:
http://www.mclrenolaw.com.

Swendseid & Stern is a member in Sherman & Howard L.L.C. We provide counsel to in-house legal departments and to other law firms that require our distinctive expertise. Our client relationships are built on a shared vision that creates and sustains not only individuals, but also organizations with long-term commitments to their communities, their shareholders and their employees. For more information, contact Jennifer Stern 775-323-1980.

DCC Architects is a minority-owned architectural design firm specializing in the programming, planning, design, construction documents and construction support of educational (K-12), Higher Education and governmental projects.

Founded in 1970, DCC Architects’ practice is based upon the strong commitment of exceptional service to our clients. This commitment is carried out through our passion for design excellence, technical expertise and dedication to the advancement of “green” architecture.

DCC Architects is proud of the successful delivery of many schools for the Clark County School District during numerous building programs.

Our problem solving approach strives for innovation by first understanding the uniqueness of a client’s site, program needs, and design ambitions. We take the role of facilitators and integrate our clients’ values and brand into the design. This concept of communication guides our design philosophy and ensures design excellence.

Our local expertise gives us an intimate knowledge of the most cost effective and environmentally appropriate materials and methods required for Nevada. This insight has contributed to DCC’s pioneering use of new building technologies. This knowledge is crucial and guarantees the success of our projects. For additional information, please contact Domingo Cambeiro, Principal Architect, at 702-732-0084 email DCambeiro@DCCArchitects.com.

Lifetouch National School Studios

Lifetouch National School Studios is a nationwide school photography company, which is celebrating 75 years of creating lifetime photographic memories for students and families in public and private schools across the U.S. and Canada.  Through our company’s Professional Partnerships and Corporate Sponsorships with local schools and a growing number of national Educational Associations and Programs, including  AASA, NASSP, NAMSP, NAESP and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Lifetouch continues its commitment to assist local schools, administrators and teachers in providing a safe, secure, and educationally enriched environment  for our community of students.

Visit our national websites at www.Lifetouch.com or contact our Reno or Las Vegas Lifetouch offices for more information regarding our products, services and commitment to education.

Alex Hames
Liftouch Territory Manager for Northern Nevada or
Ross Gregory
Lifetouch Sales and Service Representative
775-851-0444 or 775-843-2151

LIFETOUCH is a proud sponsor of the Nevada Association of School Boards

This Carson City business has served the community for many years with custom stamps made to order, awards for all events, wood trophies, plastic plaques, glass, custom engraving, stamps for use at home, signs, self-inking and data stamps, ribbons, pen sets, and licensed frames.  Service is friendly and efficient. According to the recent comments of one local customer published online, Pondersa Stamp Engraving is THE BEST!”
For more information call:
Joe Briggs 775-882-5975.