Don Haddad, Clark County School District superintendent candidate.
Jesse Welsh, Clark County School District superintendent candidate.
Tya Mathis-Coleman, director of of recruitment at the Clark Coutny School District, talks about a hiring fair held by CCSD at Coronado High School in Henderson. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Student organizers at Valley High School set up an assembly at the same time the nation’s schools performed walkouts to bring attention to gun violence and reform. Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Two students at different Clark County schools arrested for guns The first incident Thursday occurred at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas at 7:30 a.m., just before school started. A male student at the school had left a duffel bag unattended, according to school police. The second incident happened around 1:30 p.m. at Desert Rose High School in North Las Vegas. A 17-year-old female was in the bathroom showing off a 9 mm handgun, when another student reported it to the school administrators.
Silverado High School students walked out of the classroom for 17 minutes Wednesday to protest gun violence, days after a warning from the Clark County School District that students who participate in an upcoming national walkout will face consequences. The walkout offered an early glimpse of what organizers hope will be a national walkout on March 14, when students nationwide plan to leave school for 17 minutes to draw attention to gun violence and gun-control legislation. But in a message to principals on Sunday, Rosanne Richards, an official in the district’s academic unit, said students do not have permission to walk out of school and attendance must be taken in every class period. “If a student chooses to walk out they will be ineligible to participate in any athletics or extracurricular activities (for that day),” the message stated. Silverado students who walked out Wednesday were marked tardy if they returned late for class and absent if they did not return, a district spokeswoman said. A second national student walkout over gun violence is scheduled for April 20, the 19th anniversary of the deadly shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.
The Clark County School District has received $230,000 for 28 schools to build or expand gardens. The money is part of a total $410,000 approved for schools statewide through a bill passed in 2017. Woolley Elementary teacher Tony Bailey hopes to use the school’s $9,900 to build more garden beds.
The Vegas Golden Knights, along with NV Energy, announced a new street hockey program for Clark County middle schools.
Two slates of candidates have formed in the CCEA elections, plus two individual candidates running alone. By Amelia Pak-Harvey
The Nevada Association of School Psychologists is arguing for better salaries and other strategies to attract and retain school psychologists. The Clark County School District, like other districts across the nation, faces a school psychologist shortage. One problem, according to experts: the lack of graduate preparation programs and awareness of the field itself. The group hopes to work with the district to change starting salaries and the salary advancement schedule for school psychologists.
On Jan. 15, State Superintendent of Instruction Steve Canavero will issue a ruling whether the Clark County School District is following the reorganization law. He doesn’t expect they will be found in compliance. Here’s one of the major reasons why: The law says school should benefit from “attrition savings.” When a school can’t hire a full-time teacher and has to hire a substitute, they’re saving the district some money, because substitutes cost less. That money is called attrition. Historically, schools haven’t been given the money they save the district. The district has used it for other projects. That has to change, according to the law. But the district says it’s hard to “build the engine of a plane while it’s flying.” The state will likely issue a corrective action plan, laying out what the district needs to do to come into compliance.
If you think the Clark County School District has budget problems now, imagine how bad it’ll be if Amazon selects Las Vegas as the site of its second headquarters.
CCSD Trustee Kevin Child vowed to continue visiting CCSD schools, despite Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky’s memo banning him from CCSD facilities. He said he had visited schools since the memo came out without incident.
“I’m going to go to schools,” said Child. “There’s got to be due process and I was never allowed due process. All it was, was that someone sent a memo out. To me, that creates a hostile work environment when you have no basis.”
Thursday’s headlines: crews battling fire at Moulin Rouge, Clark County School District receive unsubstantiated threats of school shooting, Las Vegas Strip shooter shoots jet fuel tanks
Clark County School District officials have crafted a policy that spells out how teachers should interact with students on social media. It also requires volunteers who have regular or unsupervised contact with students to undergo fingerprinting and background checks. Development of the policy follows a series of sexual misconduct cases involving teachers and other district employees and students. Parents were infuriated. The Las Vegas Review-Journal chronicled the wrongdoing and the search for solutions in its “Broken Trust” series.
Friday’s Headlines: CCSD saves jobs with less cuts, Nevada marijuana sales soar during first month, Las Vegas police investigating machete fight and shooting
Tuesday’s headlines: witness in murder case hit by car outside courthouse, Raiders may play in Oakland through 2020, CCSD superintendent to receive large payday after retirement. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Monday’s headlines: 1 dead in officer-involved shooting, pot lab gets license suspended, Sandoval confused over CCSD budget woes. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wednesday headlines: one dead after crash with Metro patrol car, dummy used to catch suspected killer on display, CCSD budget miscue may be good news. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Woman arrested in death of actor, CCSD continues to make budget cuts, tempers flare at Stadium Authority meeting
It’s hard to believe now, but union leaders once praised the selection of Pat Skorkowsky as superintendent of the Clark County School District Superintendent. (Victor Joecks)
CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announces his impending retirement amid budget deficit furor. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
SUNDAY’S HEADLINES: Fremont buskers, Bali Hai lawsuit, CCSD financial audit
The budget crisis facing the Clark County School District was so easy to see coming, Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky predicted it just 19 months ago. (Victor Joecks)
Students at Foothill High School were welcomed back to school with a colorful and energetic experience from the school’s drum line members, dance team and cheerleaders.
Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, August 10th — VIDEO
As the much-anticipated Clark County School District reorganization gets underway, parents are still unsure of what concrete change they’ll actually see. Jennifer Furman-Born, principal at McCaw STEAM Academy, talks about reorganization and what her school has done to move toward the school empowerment model. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Over 5,000 children and families attended the Back to School Fair, hosted by Mariana’s Supermarket at Clark High School Thursday. Proceeds from the benefit will go to Vegas PBS’ Ready To Learn Program and Described and Captioned Media Center, a free-loan educational media library for those with special needs. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Beverley S. Mathis Elementary School will open its doors for the first time on August 14. Its one of six new schools in the valley and has the capacity for upwards of 850 students. The Kindergarten through 5th grade school is named after Dr. Beverley S. Mathis, a longtime educator and former principal of Booker Elementary. (Madelyn Reese/The View)