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 January 2026

Jonathan Firme, Superintendent



Important Dates:



School Spelling Bee January 22 Dyer, Goldfield

Basketball Tournament January 23 Tonopah

Basketball Regionals January 30 Tonopah

School Board Meeting February 10 5pm Goldfield, 5pm

District Spelling Bee February 5 Silver Peak School



Reading and Math Mid-Year Testing

Reading

Overall, the district has seen a substantial increase in students reading at or above grade level, moving from a combined 21% at the start of the year to 37% by the mid-year benchmark. The number of students performing at the "Mid or Above Grade Level" tier more than tripled, jumping from 4% to 15% of the total population.

Math

The Middle of Year (MOY) diagnostic for Mathematics shows that the district has established a solid "middle" tier of students, with 61% of the student body now within reach of grade-level proficiency (combined "On Grade Level" and "One Grade Level Below" categories).

Future Growth from Mining

I'm talking to the mine about a deal where they build out our infrastructure and put up to 11 houses for mining families on our land. We’d get two of those houses for our teachers and a major grant to finally fix the HVAC and security in our Goldfield building. It helps us keep mining families in Goldfield as opposed to them commuting to Tonopah.

Safety Review

I have reached out to Jeff Kaye of School Safety Operations to set up a safety review of the Dyer, Goldfield and Silver Peak campuses. The review is set to take place at the beginning of March.