Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas
Minutes
Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas Special Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Location
CASLV Central Office
8985 S. Eastern Ave #375
Las Vegas, NV, 89123
Posting of Agenda: This agenda has been posted at the following locations:
Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (“CASLV”) Central Office, CASLV website at www.caslv.org, and Nevada Public Notice website at http://notice.nv.gov.
Format / Procedures / Rules: This is a notice of a public meeting held pursuant to NRS Chapter 241. Members of the public are invited to be present.
Certain items may be removed from open/public consideration if permitted or required by Nevada law. The Board may also (i) take agenda items out of order; (ii) combine two or more items for consideration; (iii) separate one item into multiple items; (iv) table an agenda item to a future meeting; and/or (v) remove an agenda item.
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Please also contact Ms. Shepard if you would like a copy of the agenda and any public reference materials relating to agenda items. Those materials will also be available at the meeting location. Those materials would provide you with greater context and clarity as to the matters under discussion.
By law, no one may willfully disrupt the meeting to the extent that its orderly conduct becomes impractical.
All items are action or possible action items if denoted as such.
Directors Present
Ann Diggins (remote), Brin Gibson (remote), Chan Lengsavath, Esq. (remote), Dr. Carryn Warren (remote), Elizabeth Kazelskis (remote), Feyzi Tandogan (remote), Melinda Kabar (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Andrea Shepard, CASLV Executive Assistant, Bridget Johnson-Peevy, CASLV Chief People Officer, Dr. Ercan Aydogdu, Nick Sarisahin
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Public Comment
II. Discussion & Possible Action Items
A.
AB398 Salary Increase for Employees (For Possible Action)
Dr. Ercan explained the AB398 teacher pay raise grant, noting that just like this school year, $19.3 million was allocated for charter school teachers and support staff for next school year as well. He explained that this year, the funding was received in December 2025 and distributed as a one-time lump sum in January 2026.
He stated that this year, CASLV’s allocation increased to $1,670,351.16 due to a higher number of qualified teachers and staff for next school year as well. This amount is designated to be distributed among all eligible teachers and support staff.
Staff worked to develop the allocation methodology and explained that an approximately 4.8% increase will be applied proportionally based on base salaries. It was clarified that this percentage represents an average increase in addition to each staff member’s regular salary increase.
Mr. Nick further explained the calculations in detail, noting that the figures are estimates since final staffing numbers for next school year are not yet confirmed.
Mr. Gibson asked whether last year’s increase was included in this year's base salaries. Dr. Ercan clarified that while last year’s distribution was calculated based on last year's base salaries, it did not permanently increase base pay and this year's base salaries did not include last year's AB398 adjustment.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Brin Gibson |
Aye
|
| Feyzi Tandogan |
Aye
|
| Chan Lengsavath, Esq. |
Aye
|
| Melinda Kabar |
Aye
|
| Elizabeth Kazelskis |
Aye
|
| Dr. Carryn Warren |
Aye
|
| Ann Diggins |
Abstain
|
Ms. Diggins requested to recuse herself due to a potential conflict of interest, as her husband is a teacher at the CASLV Cadence campus.
III. Public Comments (Information)
A.
Public Comment
No public comment.
No public comment.