Education
Pedro Martinez, deputy superintendent of the Clark County School District, beat out four other finalists to become the new superintendent of the Washoe County School District, Nevada’s second-largest district, officials in Reno said Friday.
The bitter taste of an arbitration loss that led to the elimination of 1,015 teacher positions still lingers, but the Clark County School District is taking another stab at third-party mediation. School officials Tuesday declared an impasse in negotiations with the Clark County Education Association.
There is no reason for a child to go hungry this summer. Free breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack are being offered at dozens of locations across the Las Vegas Valley as part of the Summer Food Service Program sponsored by Three Square food bank, the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas and other community partners.
Students with autism at Foothill High School were given a chance to gain job skills by working in various departments at the city of Henderson through the pilot Work Experience Program.
Pedro Martinez is one of two finalists in Philadelphia’s nationwide search for a superintendent of public schools to replace the embattled Arlene Ackerman, who abruptly resigned in August after three turbulent years.
The state’s higher education system spent enough money this past spring searching for new presidents at three colleges and universities to pay the full tuition for a dozen students at those schools for their entire degree programs.
When the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s board of control holds its summer meeting Monday and Tuesday at The Orleans, its agenda runs the gamut from the pledge of allegiance and regular reports to action items on new member schools and liability insurance.
School administrators will stick to an agreed-upon pay freeze and not demand raises in 2012-13, despite teachers winning salary increases in arbitration this spring, according to a contract approved by the Clark County School Board on Thursday.
In the past, bus drivers, school janitors, teacher aides, cafeteria workers and substitutes could have been convicted of a felony without being required to inform the Clark County School District.
Northwest Las Vegas residents won’t be without a Clark County School Board member for much longer.
Despite lackluster student performance at the Clark County School District campuses it oversees, EdisonLearning will continue its local partnership at a cost of $3.8 million per year to taxpayers.