About 300,000 students returned to classrooms Monday at more than 360 campuses in the Clark County School District, the nation’s fifth-largest district.
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The Clark County School District resumes classes Monday amid concerns over safety, a teacher shortage and dysfunction on the school board.
About 300,000 students return to classes Monday in the Clark County School District. Here are seven things to know about the new school year in the nation’s fifth-largest district.
The Clark County School Board voted to approve a corrective action plan after being notified that the district was violating the reorganization law.
On Thursday, Clark County School District officials discussed how to address teacher vacancies. Some possible solutions: financial incentives, combining classrooms and licensing changes.
More than a third of Clark County schools currently have a teacher vacancy rate of 10 percent or more, adding to concerns about safety.
The Clark County School District is rolling out an instant alert system at nine schools this summer in response to concerns over a spike in violence on campuses.
The Clark County School District will raise starting teacher pay in an attempt to retain and attract teachers amid a yearslong teacher shortage throughout the state.
Per-pupil funding in the district this year increased, according to district numbers, but the district is projecting an enrollment loss of 2,446 students.
Teachers and students slammed the Clark County School District at Thursday’s School Board meeting for not doing enough to make campuses safe amid a recent spike in violence.
He will begin his position again Monday and said he plans to work “day and night” to recenter the district’s focus on student safety, mental health and “unfinished learning.”
The Clark County School Board voted late Thursday and early Friday to reconsider termination of Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract and then decided not to rescind his contract.
As one of his final acts as Clark County School District superintendent, Jesus Jara tells trustees he plans to grant base pay hikes for 16 members of his Executive Cabinet.
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