Sandoval names Vegas exec to State Board of Education
CARSON CITY — Victor Wakefield, executive director of Teach for America in Las Vegas, was appointed Friday to the State Board of Education by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
“The State Board of Education will play a critical role in implementing many of the newly established categorical programs aimed at student achievement and their respective accountability measures,” Sandoval said in a statement announcing the appointment.
“Victor has extensive experience recruiting high-quality teachers and placing them in Nevada’s public schools to the benefit of our students. I am pleased he has agreed to serve in this manner and believe he will bring an educator’s perspective to this important body.”
Teach for America is a nonprofit organization that trains recent college graduates who commit to teach in lower-income urban and rural public schools for two years.
As executive director in Las Vegas, Wakefield was in charge of the organization’s recruitment, selection and training programs.
Wakefield’s appointment to the state board is effective immediately and comes after the 2015 Legislature approved Sandoval’s sweeping education reforms to improve Nevada’s struggling education system.
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