Education notebook
Back-To-School fairs set at area malls
The Clark County School District has scheduled back-to-school fairs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at The Boulevard mall, 3528 S. Maryland Parkway, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Galleria at Sunset mall, 1300 W. Sunset Road.
Parents can receive information about food services, instruction, transportation, police services and zoning.
The Southern Nevada Health District will be on site to administer immunizations for students. Costs range from $16 to $25 for most shots. Parents must bring children's immunization records.
register for school bus transportation
Parents can register their kids for school bus transportation on the Clark County School District's website, ccsd.net, or by calling 799-8111 from 7:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Parents need their children's student identification number and date of birth to register, and eligibility can be determined on the website by street address.
donations to promote literacy
All Southern Nevada Jamba Juice locations will participate in the Bucks For Books campaign to raise money for the Public Education Foundation's Clark County READS program, which provides books to students. Jamba Juice will accept donations through Aug. 28 from customers and employees.
New Charter School opens two sites
Discovery Charter School is offering open enrollment at its two valley locations: 8941 Hillpointe Road in Summerlin and 3883 Mesa Vista Way in Whitney. The school serves kindergarten through eighth grade.
For more information, call 540-1961 or visit dcslv.org.
