As part of the Dads in Schools program, fathers and other volunteers from the CCSD community will be present during shifts on campuses to act as a school resource and as a potential deterrent for fights.
Lorraine Longhi
Former Assistant City Editor
Parents of Nevada kindergartners who attend public school are automatically eligible for $50 and a savings account for their child’s education after high school.
In a joint press conference with the district, Marie Neisess, president of the largest teachers union in Nevada, called the attack on an Eldorado teacher tragic and horrific.
The new age rule could impact about 3,000 students from enrolling in the district by the new deadline, according to staff numbers cited by Superintendent Jesus Jara.
The school, which has seen a series of violent incidents in recent weeks, announced the change in an email to parents.
Lisa Cano Burkhead, who graduated from Chaparral High School in 1989, returned to the school’s campus as a substitute Spanish teacher on Monday.
The partnership will make Nevada one of the first states in the country to announce a collaboration between Amazon Web Services and K-12, higher education, and government workforce agencies.
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents voted Friday to approve Chancellor Melody Rose’s resignation and pay her $610,000 in severance, capping off months of tension during the chancellor’s short tenure with the NSHE.
The lesson was attempting to teach students about seeing past stereotypes, according to an email sent Wednesday morning to parents and students.
The district has seen over 1,000 logged citations and arrests since January and over 3,000 assaults, battery cases and fights since the start of the school year, CCSD Police Chief Henry Blackeye said.