Author: CCSD News

There was plenty of excitement at Rancho High School on Jan. 18 as students learned their school was the winner of the $100,000 High School Equipment Makeover contest from Keurig Dr Pepper’s Let’s Play initiative. Rancho beat out 40 other schools with their creative and meaningful video describing how new sports equipment would enrich their school and their lives. In all, the school will receive about 17,000 items in all areas of athletics. Click here to view Rancho’s winning video.

Clark County School District (CCSD) Superintendent Dr. Jesus F. Jara released a new report highlighting possible steps to increase teacher recruitment and retention. “I applaud the commission’s efforts in providing a framework to support our Focus: 2024 goals of giving all students in CCSD access to a world class teaching force,” Superintendent Jara said. “We will continue to work closely with the commission to make sure we follow through on these recommendations.” The Superintendent’s Teacher Recruitment and Retention Commission developed the  22-page report focusing on areas in need of improvement to make sure all students in CCSD are provided a…

The Attendance Zone Advisory Commission (AZAC) will meet Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 9:30 a.m. in the Board Room of the Greer Education Center, 2832 E. Flamingo Road. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed on Facebook Live.

CCSD offices will be closed and there will be no classes for students on Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. CCSD offices will reopen and classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 22.  Click here to view the CCSD Important Dates Calendar.

CCSD is celebrating Peace Week Jan. 21 through 25. Students will take part in activities that contribute to the creation of a more peaceful world. All CCSD schools are encouraged to post pictures on social media and share what they are doing as part of Peace Week, using hashtag #CCSDPeaceWeek. Click here to watch a video on Peace Week, presented by Nevada Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson (District 17).

The Bond Oversight Committee will meet Thursday, Jan. 17 at 11:30 a.m. in room 243 of the CCSD Administrative Center, 5100 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas. The public is invited, and the meeting will be streamed on Facebook Live.

After a rigorous selection process, Clark County School District (CCSD) Superintendent Dr. Jesus F. Jara has selected two of the three region superintendent positions to oversee geographic regions of the District. CCSD’s new region superintendents are long-time educators in the district: Mrs. Debbie Brockett, current franchise principal of Las Vegas High School and Duane D. Keller Middle School Mr. Grant Hanevold, current School Associate Superintendent who also has significant experience as a principal Jara will continue the search to identify the final region superintendent who will support the goals in the district’s draft five-year strategic plan, “Focus 2024.” Jara said…

Recent data show us that categorical programs funded by the Legislature and Governor’s Office have helped the Clark County School District make progress in closing the opportunity gap and ensuring that all students receive a rich and rigorous education. CCSD has seen across-the-board gains made by the majority of students in Zoom, Victory and Senate Bill 178 programs. However, the incremental increases are not enough, and we have taken a deep dive into the data to determine what is and is not working, and what adjustments must be made to increase student achievement and maximize taxpayer dollars. In the upcoming…

The excellence of the Clark County School District Magnet School program has once again been recognized by Magnet Schools of America (MSA). In making its annual announcement of outstanding Magnet schools, MSA selected 27 CCSD schools as Merit recipients for 2018-19. Eight CCSD Magnet Schools were awarded Schools of Excellence designation and 19 schools were awarded Schools of Distinction designation. The following schools earned the 2018-19 MSA Magnet School of Excellence Award, which is the top merit award category given to a select group of Magnet Schools across the nation that have demonstrated the highest level of excellence in all…

Nearly 40 teams of Nevada middle school students, including many from CCSD, will compete in the regional finals of DiscoverE’s Future City Competition on Saturday, Jan. 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Northwest Career & Technical Academy. The competition is part of a non-profit educational program that asks middle school students to imagine, design and build cities of the future. This year’s theme is “Powering Our Future.” The first-place team will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., in February, to compete in the Future City Competition National Finals. For more information, call Lily Lin at (702) 807-4182.