Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero said the city wants to be “ready on day one” when it can officially apply to sponsor charter schools.
Education
Gibson Elementary School in Henderson canceled classes Tuesday due to an “unexpected number” of teachers who were absent following the Labor Day weekend.
Shanea Anna Chee, a student at Brown Junior High School in Henderson, was selected as a finalist for her doodle highlighting her Diné heritage.
A group of Las Vegas teachers organized the protest Wednesday after warning Clark County school administrators for months of rising violence.
The district has seen over 1,000 logged citations and arrests since January and over 3,000 assaults, battery cases and fights since the start of the school year, CCSD Police Chief Henry Blackeye said.
A school police officer used pepper spray to break up a Monday altercation at Foothill High School, principal Jonathan Synold told parents in a Monday email.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara delivered his yearly “State of the Schools” address Friday, with the theme “Emerging Stronger Together.”
The Clark County School District is making a handful of changes beginning Wednesday, including no mask requirement on school buses and eliminating mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing.
The Clark County School District released its latest batch of employee and student absence numbers on Friday following school campuses reopening this week.
The Clark County School District announced Friday it will change start and end times at more than half of its campuses next school year. Most are an adjustment of less than 30 minutes.
The site at 851 E. Tropicana Ave., just east of Paradise Road, across from UNLV’s Thomas Mack Center, will be closed from Sunday through Christmas.
The latest revision to the Clark County School District’s 2015 capital improvement program includes new and replacement schools, and changes to existing campuses.
Three employee unions say no formal negotiations have occurred yet with the Clark County School District after the School Board approval of COVID-19 vaccinations on Sept. 2.
Board President Linda Cavazos discussed the letter from ousted Superintendent Jesus Jara’s lawyer seeking a buyout of more than $2.65 million for the remainder of his contract.
The board voted 4-3 last week to terminate Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract “for convenience,” meaning they didn’t need to provide a reason. He’ll remain on the job until Dec. 1.