Jason Wright’s resignation from his fourth-grade teaching position at Dearing Elementary, effective last month, comes as he and the district await trial in two lawsuits.
Amelia Pak-Harvey
Amelia covers K-12 education for the Review-Journal, where she came after covering education for two years at the Lowell Sun in Lowell, Massachusetts. She is a Boston University graduate with degrees in political science and journalism, and her awards include first place in education reporting from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. She’s a proud North Carolina native.
Nadine Jones, currently a vice president of human resources for MGM Grand, will start with the district on July 1 with a salary of $151,608.
The school board meeting felt like a sinking ship on Thursday. When the budget cuts hit and the ship goes down, who can scramble onto a lifeboat for safety? Who will be left on board?
Clark County School District secondary principals passed the no confidence vote after the superintendent announced he would eliminate dean positions.
Some employees, including those affected by the move, argue that the cut would leave fewer adults on campus to address bullying, suicidal behavior and discipline.
The Clark County School District will eliminate all 170 dean positions at middle and high schools in an effort to erase a roughly $17 million deficit.
While lawmakers significantly altered the education landscape in the state, they did not add as much money for public schools as some education advocates had sought.
The district’s budget deficit for the next school year stems from a dueling need to provide promised raises for educators while covering rising operations costs.
John Robert Morris, a theater teacher who retired from the Clark County School District last May, faces up to four years of probation.
Despite winning additional funding in the legislative session, the Clark County School District revealed Tuesday that it is facing a budget deficit of between $17 million and $18 million next year.
The lawsuit, filed last week in District Court, claims the district and Maysen Melton’s parents disregarded other students’ safety by allowing him to stay in public school.
Bilbray Elementary Principal Aalya Page and Desert Oasis High School Principal Kelly O’Rourke will join the district’s central office and oversee curriculum and assessment.
Rural districts would be frozen at fiscal 2020 funding levels until the amount they receive under the new funding formula matches what they’re currently getting.
Teachers union officials reiterated their threat to conduct an illegal strike in the fall if the Legislature doesn’t fund raises and avoid spending cuts in the district.
The grants will be available to up to 20 schools to provide students and teachers with hands-on learning experiences in science and technology fields.