Superintendent Jesus Jara, left, speaks to Yosvani Gomez, culinary teacher at Rancho High School, during a new teacher kickoff event on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the Rio in Las Vegas. The Clark County School District had 1,373 licensed job openings in mid-July — more than twice as many as previous years. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye