Twelve Clark County School District schools will offer a full-time distance learning option this fall, in a reversal of the district’s original decision to have virtual instruction at each of its 350 schools.
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The Summer Acceleration program, funded by federal emergency money, is free to all Clark County students this year.
District representatives say “more than half” the requests were from licensed employees such as speech and language therapists, physical therapists and school psychologists.
A district official indicated that a response about returning for hybrid learning March 1 had been submitted for three-quarters of the district’s 85,000 pre-K to Grade 3 students.
Teachers trying to help students understand the import of the D.C. insurrection used historic events and current issues to put the event in perspective.
The problem with Google Meet, the service used for live classes throughout the district, marked the third time this week that online classes have experienced technical issues.
The Clark County School Board received public comments by email for Thursday’s meeting, which have been posted online on the Board Docs website.
The Clark County School Board heard an update Thursday that included a breakdown of the district’s enrollment drop of 12,622 students by ethnicity.
The Clark County School District was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting employee data during the first week of school, according to CCSD officials.
Revised graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020 are moving ahead at some Clark County schools, with several receiving district approval for their modified plans this week.
More than 67,000 Clark County School District students were unreachable during the first week of school closures, according to data provided Wednesday by the district.
The Clark County School District apparently is out of compliance with a Nevada Department of Education directive to track contacts with students to maintain at-home learning.