The Clark County School Board announced that it will discuss and possibly vote on extending Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract next week.
Education
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago, about $1.6 million in classroom project requests by Clark County teachers have been fulfilled via DonorsChoose.
New air purification systems that neutralize the coronavirus are coming to CCSD nurses’ offices and isolation rooms as part of the district’s efforts to ready campuses for reopening.
A day after a special meeting to discuss Superintendent Jesus Jara’s conduct and contract was abruptly adjourned, trustees discuss how they can refocus on school issues.
The district is currently short about 18 mental health care providers for the district’s students, in large part because the salaries aren’t commensurate with their level of education.
Iowa-based Ray and Associates, which touted itself as the most experienced education executive search firm in the nation, will head up the effort to find a qualified replacement for outgoing Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky.
