Education Notebook
Public Invited to attend, offer input
at Prime Six schools meeting
The Education Opportunity Advisory Committee has scheduled a public input session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. July 19 at Nevada Partners, 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd. The committee will accept input regarding its recommendations for improving achievement for students enrolled in Prime Six schools.
The schools in question are Booker, Carson, Fitzgerald, Kelly, McCall and Wendell Williams elementary schools, which have high minority enrollment.
For more information on the committee's recommendations, visit ccsd.net.
Help college-bound students by donating laptops and business attire
The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas is accepting donations of new and gently used laptops and new professional business attire for outgoing high school seniors attending college this fall.
ECFLV will collect laptops and clothing through July at the following locations: Epicurean Charitable Foundation, 3765 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 1; Wicked Creative, 6149 S. Rainbow Blvd.; and Sting Systems, 5 Longevity Drive in Henderson.
Any remaining supplies will be donated to children at other foundations. For more information, visit ecflv.org.
School district seeking
scholarship funds for students
The Clark County School District is seeking local donors to help more students pay for college next year. Any businesses or individuals interested in providing scholarship funds for students are asked to call Kim Boyle of CCSD's Curriculum and Professional Development office at 799-8441 or Kelly Grimm of the Public Education Foundation at 221-7421.
Local graduates received nearly $150 million in scholarship offers this year, not including the Millennium Scholarship fund.
School District provides online resources for summer learning
Summer educational activities for kids are available at ccsd.net/learn.
The online guides provide grade-appropriate activities for parents and children to work on together to help reinforce the previous year's lessons. The guides provide recommendations for reading, math and online resources and are available in English and Spanish.
Nevada Virtual Academy
enrolling for fall
Nevada Virtual Academy, an online public charter school, is enrolling students for the 2011-12 school year.
NVVA offers curriculum for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. English, math, science, history, music and art courses are at the elementary and middle school levels. The high school program offers more than 200 core, elective and Advanced Placement courses, including foreign language. For more information, visit k12.com/nvva.
INSTITUTE TO GIVE GRANTS
TO PROSPECTIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
The Medical Skills for Life Institute is offering 10 $2,000 scholarships and 10 $500 tuition grants to the first 20 students who are enrolled and accepted to the institute through Sept. 1. These scholarships are for people looking to become medical assistants or phlebotomists.
For more information, call 645-7900 and ask for the admissions department from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit medicalskillsforlife.com.
World Heritage Student Exchange
seeks host families
The World Heritage Student Exchange program is seeking host families in the Las Vegas Valley for high school boys and girls.
Couples, single parents and families with or without children are welcome to apply. Students can be hosted for a semester or for a school year.
For more information, call 800-888-9040 or email info@world-heritage.org.
Post reunion information
on school district's website
Clark County School District alumni who are planning a high school reunion may post information on the Clark County School District's website, ccsd.net/schools/reunions.
Email any important reunion information to dsheehan@interact.ccsd.net, and it will be posted.
New private school to host
enrollment event july 28
The Goddard School, 2680 Pecos Ridge Parkway, is scheduled to host an enrollment event from 5 to 8 p.m. July 28 at JumpFit Kids, 10950 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 110. Parents will receive 50 percent off the first month's tuition if they enroll at this event.
The school can accommodate about 130 kids from six weeks to 6 years old and will offer flexible schedules from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information, call 566-0255 or visit goddardschool.com.
Cunningham Elementary school's health center open for summer
The health center at Cunningham Elementary School, 4145 Jimmy Durante Blvd., will offer immunizations and medical services for uninsured children under 18 through August.
Days and hours of operation vary, so call the Clark County School District School-Community Partnership Program office at 799-6560 for more information or visit ccsd.net/partnership/communities for a calendar.
Martinez Elementary's health center open for summer
The health center at Martinez Elementary School, 350 E. Judson Ave., will offer immunizations and medical services for uninsured children under 18 through August.
Days and hours of operation vary, so call the Clark County School District School-Community Partnership Program office at 799-6560 for more information or visit ccsd.net/partnership/communities for a calendar.
