Education Notebook

Cozine Elementary School, 5335 Coleman St., plans to offer full-day, tuition-based kindergarten for the 2011-12 school year.

Enrollment ends April 29, and children must be 5 or older by Sept. 5. The cost is $325 per month.

For more information, call 799-0690.

CSN Cheyenne campus to host
Science and Tech Expo

The College of Southern Nevada Foundation is sponsoring the eighth annual Science and Technology Expo from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the June Whitley Student Center at the CSN Cheyenne campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave.

The event will feature demonstrations and exhibits, produced by students, to promote CSN's science and technology programs. The expo is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 651-4659.

Three schools name new principals
for 2011-12 academic year

The Clark County School District has named three new principals to schools undergoing reorganization for the 2011-12 academic year.

Chaparral and Mojave high schools and Elizondo Elementary School were required to change leadership to comply with the conditions of federal School Improvement Grants being sought by the district, according to a March 22 Las Vegas Review-Journal story.

Dave Wilson, principal of Virgin Valley High School in Mesquite, will succeed principal Kevin McPartlin at Chaparral, 3850 Annie Oakley Drive.

Antonio Rael, principal at Fremont Middle School, will take over for principal Charity Varnado at Mojave, 5302 Goldfield St. in North Las Vegas.

Keith France, principal at Lincoln Elementary School, will succeed principal Alyson Jones at Elizondo, 4865 Goldfield St. in North Las Vegas.

All principals will remain at their current assignments through the end of the school year. Incoming principals must begin assembling their new schools' staff for next year. The federal grant limits reorganized schools to keep only 50 percent of their employees.

Western High School, 4601 W. Bonanza Road, and Hancock Elementary School, 1661 Lindell Road, also are undergoing reorganization. Western principal Neddy Alvarez and Hancock principal Jerre Moore were allowed to keep their jobs because they have been at their schools for fewer than three years.

The federal grants will provide about $850,000 per year for three years to improve academic achievement.

For more information, visit ccsd.net or call 799-5000.

Cultural Diversity Foundation
offers scholarships

The Cultural Diversity Foundation is offering college scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $2,500. Students must be Clark County residents, maintain a 3.0 GPA and show financial need.

The deadline for submissions is May 6. For a list of scholarships, criteria and applications, visit cdfnv.org/scholarships or call 646-2615.

The foundation also plans online workshops with tips on how to research scholarships online. The class is open to college-bound high school students and college students. The cost is $25 to $50, depending on income. To register or view class schedules, visit cdfnv.org/onlineworkshops.