At Tuesday night’s School Board meeting Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the Carson City School District Board of Trustees appointed Tina Statucki, in a unanimous vote, as the new trustee to represent District 5, a position previously vacated by former School Board Vice President Mike Walker, who resigned Dec. 9, 2025.
Following a public application and interview process, Trustee Statucki edged out Mr. Steven Reynolds, the other applicant. Statucki’s name will be submitted to the Carson City Clerk Recorder’s office Tuesday morning. Her public office position was effective immediately following the school board’s action, and she will be seated among the other trustees at the next school board meeting scheduled for April 14, 2026. It is expected Statucki will serve until the next general election.
The 2026 School Board Members by district include the following.
- District 1, Lupe Ramirez, member
- District 2, Rebecca Roberts, member
- District 3, Matt Clapham, member
- District 4, Richard Varner, vice president
- District 5, Tina Statucki, member (recently appointed)
- District 6, Molly Walt, president
- District 7, Michelle Pedersen, clerk
Ms. Tina Statucki earned a bachelor’s in Secondary Education (1996), a master’s in Curriculum and Instruction (2002) and master’s in Educational Leadership (2008) all from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her professional career spans nearly three decades in public education, including service as a teacher, instructional leader, assistant principal, principal, postsecondary instructor and statewide education consultant. She currently serves as the Managing Director of Two Key Consultants, LLC, the executive director of the Nevada Association for Career and Technical Education and contractor for the Nevada Department of Education supporting statewide initiatives aligned to educator effectiveness, policy implementation and student success.
Throughout her career, Statucki has led large educational teams, managed multimillion-dollar budgets, developed strategic plans and facilitated professional learning and policy implementation across multiple districts. As a former high school principal, she has supervised more than 120 staff members and managed an $11 million budget while working collaboratively with families, community partners and district leadership to support student achievement and operational effectiveness.
Additionally, Ms. Statucki earned the Lifetime Achievement Award (2021) and Administrator of the Year Award (2020) from the Nevada Association of Career and Technical Education, Teacher of the Year (2007) from Summerlin Children’s Youth Forum and Teacher of the Year (1999) from Durango High School ROTC.
