Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara began his annual State of the Schools speech on Friday by focusing on the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures have had on the mental health of students and staff.
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Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara provided an update Thursday on the district’s plan to reopen schools to preschool through third grade students on March 1.
The Clark County School District will begin bringing its youngest students back into classrooms March 1, the district said in a memo to employees sent Wednesday.
Clark County School District employees can now register for future appointments to get COVID-19 vaccines after confusion at vaccination sites last week.
While some Clark County educators received their first doses of the vaccine last week, many others met with disappointment during a confusing rollout.
In a memo to employees Tuesday, the Clark County School District said employees who sign up earlier could be turned away or rescheduled at vaccination sites.
The group is expected to meet for the first time in early February, the Nevada System of Higher Education announced Tuesday.
Small groups of Clark County School District students could be back on campuses as soon as late February, Superintendent Jesus Jara said Friday.
Faith Lutheran, a private school in Las Vegas, welcomed most of its students back to campus full time last week.
The Clark County School Board took two steps toward reopening school buildings, giving principals the ability to bring small groups of students back to campuses on a voluntary basis as well as approving an agreement with its teachers union aimed at a broader future reopening.
About 200 UNLV students are part of the contact tracing team, which assists the Southern Nevada Health District.
The board is expected to decide Thursday whether to allow small groups of students to return to the classroom after 10 months of distance learning.
Clark County School District students received more failing grades during the fall semester of distance learning than in previous school years, according to district data.
The School Board on Thursday will consider opening schools to small groups of kindergartners through third graders for “voluntary academic and socio-emotional intervention.”
Some Clark County School District parents wonder if it’s worth transitioning to in-person classes late in the school year. Others want students in class as soon as possible.