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Clark County School District Superintendent Dr. Jesus F. Jara presented 9 staff members and 1 student with challenge coins in recognition for saving a student’s life. On September 26th, a Sunrise Mountain High School student collapsed while running the stairs during PE. Another student noticed his classmate in distress and called for help. Several staff members then jumped into action providing CPR and utilizing the school’s AED to save the student’s life. Superintendent Jara recognized the heroes to kick off American Education Week.

Agenda Item 6.05 – Approval of the 2019-21 Negotiated Agreement with the Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional-Technical Employees The Clark County School District (CCSD) Board of School Trustees unanimously approved the Negotiated Agreement with the Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional-Technical Employees (CCASAPE). The new agreement covers the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. The agreement includes:  A 3% adjustment to the salary tables to increase the salaries of all employees. Step increases in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years for eligible administrators. A 4% increase in both years in CCSD’s contribution to monthly health insurance premiums. To view documents…

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a nationwide celebration from Nov. 11-17, 2019 to showcase the opportunities that apprenticeships offer students to develop workplace experience and skills that employers value.  CCSD collaborates with community partners to connect graduate students to apprenticeships. Apprenticeship.ccsd.net provides information for students to explore many of the apprenticeship programs offered in the skilled trades, medical field and cybersecurity/information technology field plus more. Apprenticeships allow high school graduates the opportunity to immediately start working and start earning money. Students can also potentially earn college-level credits for free.  CCSD’s works with skilled trade unions, Workforce Connections and other community partners…

In honor of National STEM Day, the Clark County School District (CCSD) is recognizing two teachers recently awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) in Washington, D.C. Arbor View High School biology teacher Heather Witt and Advanced Technologies Academy math teacher Kristen Taylor were among four winners in Nevada. Recipients of the award earned a trip to Washington, D.C., to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. “Our tremendous teachers are an example of the wonderful educators we have in classrooms throughout the District,” CCSD Superintendent Dr. Jesus F. Jara…

The release of state and nationwide results of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) test, otherwise known as “the nation’s report card,” shows that students in the Clark County School District (CCSD) are performing at a comparable level or outperforming their counterparts in the nation’s large urban school districts. The 2018-19 school year is the second year CCSD has participated in the NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA). It allows CCSD to compare itself to 27 other large urban school districts that serve similar student populations. 2019 Achievements The 2019 results show that CCSD’s performance is comparable to, or exceeds, other large urban school districts:…

The Clark County School District’s phone service provider has informed the school district that phone service has been fully restored. We would like to thank you for your patience throughout the process. Schools will operate normally Friday in line with the start and end times previously communicated to parents by your child’s school in regards to end of semester testing.

The Clark County School District (CCSD) Sex Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) is seeking to fill two committee vacancies. The SEAC has vacancies for one teacher member (CCSD teachers only) and one non-voting male student (CCSD students only). People of diverse ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. For more information, please refer to the Sex Education Operational Guide for K-12 Curriculum Development and the Sex Education Advisory Committee Procedures Manual in the link below.   Those interested are asked to complete the online application at https://forms.gle/4kKb94dwUPLWnvBcA. Deadline is November 27, 2019. Sex Education Advisory Committee reviews, discusses, and makes recommendations on all instructional materials…

Two Clark County School District teachers are nominees for the 2019-2020 national LifeChanger of the Year award. Mission High School English teacher Stacey Dallas Johnston and Advanced Technologies Academy architecture teacher Richard Knoeppel were among the three Nevada teachers nominated for the award. Johnston was nominated by a colleague, Jennifer Rios. “Stacey is one of the most inspiring colleagues I have ever had, as well as an amazing educator,” said Rios. “What’s so amazing about her is that she doesn’t do what she does to be called amazing or to boast about her accomplishments. Being amazing is just who she…

Clark County School District’s School-Community Partnership Program works to increase the involvement of business and community leaders in public education. One important way that CCSD connects with the community is through its Business Leader and Principal for a Day program, which this year will be held Nov. 13. Business and community leaders shadow their principal from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., enabling principals and their business/community counterparts to exchange ideas and gain a better perspective of one another, including the challenges they each face and the skills they demonstrate as leaders. Then, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., they all…

CCSD students display considerable musical talent. Every year, Vegas PBS’ show “Inside Education” highlights this talent with holiday-inspired student performances. The half-hour shows air every Thursday in December at 7:30 p.m. on Vegas PBS. The one exception is that the show on Thursday, Dec. 19, will be preempted due to a presidential debate, so that date’s show will air at 4:30 p.m. As an added bonus, the four half-hour holiday shows will run back to back on Christmas Eve starting at 8 p.m. Each of the four holiday shows will be available to watch online about 24 hours after its…