As one of his final acts as Clark County School District superintendent, Jesus Jara tells trustees he plans to grant base pay hikes for 16 members of his Executive Cabinet.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Education reporter
Email: jgreener@reviewjournal.com
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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.
Nevada State Higher Education system officials said they hadn’t yet compiled records from individual colleges and universities and don’t know how many complied with the mandate.
The Clark County School Board will discuss next steps following Superintendent Jesus Jara’s surprise ouster last week at a previously scheduled meeting on Thursday.
Many questions remain about what’s next for the nation’s fifth-largest public school district after trustees terminated Jesus Jara’s contract “for convenience” on Thursday.
The Clark County School Board on Thursday voted 4-3 to terminate Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract. Also, Linda Cavazos is staying on as board president, for now.
Applications for next school year can be submitted through Jan. 11. A lottery will be held if more applications are received than there are seats.
Linda Cavazos says the move to remove her from her post on Thursday came after she backed an agenda item to consider ending CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract.
The business organization called Tuesday for the Board of Regents chair and vice chair to step aside while an independent investigation is being conducted.
Separate lawsuits filed in Clark County District Court and U.S. District Court argue that the edict should be thrown out, with one seeking $200 million in restitution.
The Clark County School District would pay the incentive to new and current transportation workers if an agreement is approved during Thursday’s School Board meeting.
The Clark County School Board could vote next week on whether to terminate Superintendent Jesus Jara’s employment contract, a board agenda item shows.
The Clark County School District announced Friday it has reached tentative contract agreements with two employee unions after months of bargaining..
The Clark County School District held meetings Wednesday and Thursday for employees who were told to chose from vacant positions or face dismissal.
The scholarship was created by the Legislature in 2017. Full-time degree-seeking community college students are eligible to apply.
James Dean Leavitt, who served on NSHE’s Board of Regents for 12 years, applied over the summer for the board’s chief of staff and special counsel position.
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