Evelyn Garcia Morales Archives

Governor Lombardo, NDE Appoints Compliance Officer To CCSD In Wake of $10M Budget Deficit

November 26, 2024 12:15 pmNovember 26, 2024 4:19 pm

Reporting an estimated $10 million budget deficit, the Clark County School District (CCSD) has been appointed a Compliance Monitor by Governor Joe Lombardo and the State of Nevada Department of Education (NDE) following the district’s non-compliance with state law, NRS 387 and 388G. The appointed Compliance Monitor is Yolanda King,...

CCSD Board of Trustees Fail to Reach Agreement on Process to Select Interim Superintendent

November 5, 2021 2:42 pmNovember 10, 2021 5:23 am

Demonstrating the division of the Board of Trustees for the largest school district in the state, the Board failed to reach an agreement outlining the process by which an interim superintendent would be selected. In a 3-3 vote with one member abstaining, the meeting was abruptly adjourned. Trustees Linda Cavazos,...

Clark County School Board Scheduled to Discuss Interim Replacement of Ousted Superintendent Jara

November 2, 2021 2:27 pmNovember 3, 2021 12:39 pm

A special CCSD Board meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, November 4th. An addendum to the meeting was added entitled, “Appointment Process for Interim Superintendent” whereby the trustees will discuss and take possible action (emphasis theirs) to appoint Interim Superintendent. This special meeting will also present, discuss and take...

Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara is Removed by CCSD Board of Trustees

October 29, 2021 11:13 amNovember 1, 2021 3:01 pm

Attending and observing the Clark County School District’s (CCSD) board meeting last night reminded me of an episode of The Office, “Dwight’s Fire Drill.” Upset that people didn’t pay attention to his power point on fire safety, Dwight purposefully starts a fire in order to test his coworkers on their...