The Clark County School Board voted late Thursday and early Friday to reconsider termination of Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract and then decided not to rescind his contract.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Education reporter
Email: jgreener@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-387-2921
Julie joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in July 2019 as a reporter for The View, covering the southwest/Henderson area. She grew up in southern California, and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. She worked as an education and health reporter at the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho for eight years. Before that, she was an education and county government reporter for two years at the Elko Daily Free Press in Elko, Nev.
The Clark County School District had an 80.94 percent graduation rate in 2021, down from 83.17 percent the year prior, according to the Nevada Department of Education.
Three employee unions say no formal negotiations have occurred yet with the Clark County School District after the School Board approval of COVID-19 vaccinations on Sept. 2.
The Clark County School Board and audit advisory committee held a joint meeting Monday to hear a report from auditor Eide Bailly LLP and approve the district’s responses.
The NSHE Board of Regents vote Carol Del Carlo as temporary board chair and Amy Carvalho as vice chair while chancellor’s hostile workplace complaint is investigated.
School Board President Linda Cavazos and Trustee Lisa Guzman sent a cease-and-desist letter Wednesday to Sinclair Broadcast Group and local affiliate KSNV-TV.
Four separate votes are possible at the Nov. 18 meeting related to the termination of Jara’s contract or his hostile work environment allegations.
The Clark County School District’s bond oversight committee is recommending spending about $3.5 billion on dozens of facility projects over the next 14 years.
Nevada’s charter school authority voted unanimously Friday to reject the city of Las Vegas’ proposed new school, saying the application didn’t meet state requirements.
Before his contract was terminated, Superintendent Jesus Jara alleged Linda Cavazos contacted his chief of staff via “confidential” text to encourage him to stay in the school district.
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents will hold a special meeting Nov. 12 to choose two new board officers.
The board voted 4-3 last week to terminate Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract “for convenience,” meaning they didn’t need to provide a reason. He’ll remain on the job until Dec. 1.
Clark County Board President Linda Cavazos said she doesn’t expect a decision will be made Thursday on who to appoint as the school district’s temporary leader.
Vice Chair Patrick Carter’s departure from the search committee seeking a new chief of staff and special counsel came after an applicant alleged he was unlawfully rejected.
A ceremony Tuesday in the school’s library marked the deactivation of the school’s Air Force JROTC unit and began the transition to operating under the newly created Space Force.
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