Meet the Board Members

15 days ago

All members of the Esmeralda County School District Board of Trustees are in the process of completing a minimum of six hours of professional development as required by NRS Chapter 386 (AB451).  
Trisha Hafer

Carl Brownfield

Board President

cbrownfield@ecsdnv.org

Carl Brownfield

Nicole Medlock

Board Member

nmedlock@ecsdnv.org

Anna Pacheco

Anna Pacheco

Clerk

apacheco@ecsdnv.org


J. Paul Melendrez

Marlayna Payne

Member

mpayne@ecsdnv.org

Fred Hartman

Trinie Johnson

Vice President

tjohnson@ecsdnv.org

Dr. A.S. M. Neil Terhune

Jonathan Firme

Superintendent

jfirme@ecsdnv.org

Mary Ann Horton, District Board / Admin. Support
PO Box 129, Dyer, NV 89013
Office 775-572-3250; Fax 775-572-3310
mhorton@ecsdnv.org


Winifred L. Sanderson, District Board / Admin. Support
PO Box 129, Dyer, NV 89013
Office 775-572-3250; Fax 775-572-3310
wsanderson@ecsdnv.org


Melinda Melendrez

By Winifred Sanderson

SUPERINTENDENT BOARD REPORT

6 days ago




Esmeralda County School District


Jonathan Firme, Superintendent, EsCSD

Physical Address 
Goldfield:  5th & Ramsey, Goldfield, NV 89013
Dyer:  MM 11 Hwy 264, Dyer, NV 89010
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 129
Dyer, Nevada 89010
Goldfield Office 775-485-6382
Goldfield Fax 775-485-3511
Dyer Office 775-572-3250
Dyer Office Fax 775-572-3310


*A translated copy of this document will be made available upon request by calling 775-572-3250. 

* Una copia traducida de este documento estará disponible a solicitud llamando al 775-572-3250.


                                              Superintendent’s Board Report for October 2025   

                                                                Jonathan D. Firme, Superintendent


Important Dates:

Silver Peak or Bust Hike                                         October 11              Dyer

School Board Meeting                                            October 14              Dyer 5pm

All District Field Trip                                                October 22              Gold Point

Harvest Festival                                                       October 23              Goldfield      

Halloween Parade                                                   October 30              Goldfield


Student Councils

Student Council members have been elected. We will begin school presentations with the November meeting. Goldfield Student Council will make a short presentation. 

  • Goldfield Student Council made a presentation at the County Commissioners meeting where they informed the commissioners about the upcoming Harvest Festival.

  • The Dyer Student Council has set up a Snack Bar, where they are selling stationary and school approved snacks on Thursday afternoons. Proceeds are being used to fund other Student Council activities.


Nevada Schools Report Card

  • Goldfield Elementary and Middle Schools were rated as 1 star schools. 

  • Dyer Elementary and Middle Schools were rated as 2 star schools. 

  • The Virtual High School received 100 points on the rating scale (one of the highest ratings in the state), but is not given a star rating due to size.


Maintenance & Transportation

We had a surprise leak in the water main that runs under the K-2 classroom in Dyer. Jennifer, along with Scott and Kyle, were able to get it repaired and the water stopped. At this time, we are investigating possible damage that may have occurred.


County Property Taxes

On Monday, September 29th, Anabel, Wendy, Ryan Russell and I appeared before The State Board of Equalization in Reno. Ryan and Anabel presented our case, and the State Board agreed that we should not have to pay property taxes on the lots we own in Goldfield. Wendy and Anabel did a tremendous amount of work to get this taken care of. 


Parent Guidance

Through a DCFS grant, we have been able to partner with ParentGuidance.org to provide free online mental health support for every district family. Any parent can access this resource from the link on our school specific websites.