The Clark County School Board voted 4-3 on Thursday night to appoint Lisa Guzman to the State Board of Education’s Assembly Bill 469 subcommittee.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Former Education Reporter
The state will again consider allowing the Clark and Washoe county school districts to hire emergency substitute teachers who have only a high school diploma.
The Clark County School District released its latest batch of employee and student absence numbers on Friday following school campuses reopening this week.
Awards through the Public Education Foundation’s Scholarships Plus program range from $250 to $20,000 per year. High school seniors, college students can apply through Jan. 31.
The Clark County School District reopened its campuses Wednesday, but officials couldn’t say whether the extreme staffing shortages of last week had improved during the break.
Clark County School District campuses reopen Wednesday with more than 1,000 employees cleared to return to work following a “pause” caused by a COVID-19-related staffing shortage.
The Clark County School District’s five-day pause, which includes two canceled school days, began Friday due to “extreme staffing shortages” spurred by a surge of COVID-19 cases.
The Clark County School District announced Friday it will change start and end times at more than half of its campuses next school year. Most are an adjustment of less than 30 minutes.
The Clark County School District is looking to implement the program when in-person classes resume Wednesday after a “five-day pause” spurred by staffing shortages.
Monica Cortez, an assistant superintendent, said she’s confident classes will be back in session on Wednesday. She called the five-day pause “an adjustment to our calendar.”
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara is a member of Chiefs for Change, which developed the tool to help school districts respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Clark County School District announced Tuesday that it’s canceling classes from Friday until Jan. 19 due to “extreme staffing shortages” caused by a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The Clark County School District updated its “COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidance” Dec. 30 in alignment with the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
The Clark County School District filed a motion Wednesday in U.S. District Court seeking the attorney fees after a judge dismissed a lawsuit by two parents last month.
Sig and Lori Rogich, who recently won a federal lawsuit against the Clark County School District on behalf of their dyslexic daughter, are bringing speakers to Las Vegas next weekend.