CCSD employees - News https://ccsd.net/district/rss/ CCSD News Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:22:30 PDT en-us A support system worth buzzing over https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/24/a-support-system-worth-buzzing-over https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/24/a-support-system-worth-buzzing-over Mon, 24 Aug 2015 06:28:33 PDT <p> Being the new kid on the block can be difficult, even&nbsp; as a teacher, but Clark County School District&rsquo;s Employee Onboarding and Development (CCSD EOD) department aims to ease the challenges of being a first-year educator.<br /> <br /> To obligate one&rsquo;s time to crafting y... Teaching duo a plus for McCaw STEAM Academy https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/24/teaching-duo-a-plus-for-mccaw-steam-academy https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/24/teaching-duo-a-plus-for-mccaw-steam-academy Mon, 24 Aug 2015 06:25:40 PDT <p> Batman and Robin can step aside, because the newest dynamic duo are Diana DiSalvio and Regina Lingenfelter. Both teach fifth grade at Gordon M. McCaw STEAM Academy and have been collaborating for the last three years to ensure their students are getting the best quality education. DiSalvio s... Superintendent's Mailbag - CCSD's recognition program https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/24/superintendents-mailbag-ccsds-recognition-program https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/24/superintendents-mailbag-ccsds-recognition-program Mon, 24 Aug 2015 06:24:42 PDT <p> <strong>Each week, Clark County School District (CCSD) responds to some of the emails it receives from district employees or members of the community. This week, the district addresses a parent who asked about recognition for employees who helped her with the online registration process for ... School year begins with new and expanded programs https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/24/school-year-begins-with-new-and-expanded-programs https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/24/school-year-begins-with-new-and-expanded-programs Mon, 24 Aug 2015 06:22:02 PDT <p> The start of the 2015-16 school year has arrived and there are many new developments for the Clark County School District (CCSD) since last year.</p> <p> By Count Day on Sept. 18, the district expects to have an estimated 323,000 students, which will easily surpass last year&rsquo;s all-t... Teacher Exchange open to CCSD educators https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/19/teacher-exchange-open-to-ccsd-educators https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/19/teacher-exchange-open-to-ccsd-educators Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:19:13 PDT <p> <a href="http://www.thepef.org/programs_exchange.html" target="_blank">The Teacher Exchange</a>, a free resource for Clark County educators, opened its doors in July and will be available to teachers through the entire 2015-16 school year at 4350 S. Maryland Parkway.</p> UNLV alumni association honors Dr. Mike Barton https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/17/unlv-alumni-association-honors-dr-mike-barton https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/17/unlv-alumni-association-honors-dr-mike-barton Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:19:49 PDT <p> The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Education Alumni Association (COEAA) is honoring CCSD Chief Student Achievement Officer Dr. Mike Barton as the College of Education Alumni of the Year. Every year, the COEAA nominates individuals in conjunction with the Dean of the Colleg... Teacher Veronica Cortez receives nice surprise from Walmart https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/14/teacher-veronica-cortez-receives-nice-surprise-from-walmart https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/14/teacher-veronica-cortez-receives-nice-surprise-from-walmart Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:01:02 PDT <p> As reported by <a href="http://www.scrippsmedia.com/ktnv/positively-lv/back-to-school/Walmart-gives-gift-to-Las-Vegas-school-teacher-321849772.html">KTNV-TV</a>, Booker Elementary School teacher Veronica Cortez received a nice surprise from Walmart on Aug. 13. KTNV said, &ldquo;Cortez was pr... MGM Resorts hosts teacher appreciation event https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/13/mgm-resorts-hosts-teacher-appreciation-event https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/13/mgm-resorts-hosts-teacher-appreciation-event Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:23:22 PDT <p> MGM Resorts hosted their 2015 Educators&#39; Appreciation Day and Back to School Fair on Aug. 13. The event, open only to CCSD educators, was held in the Mirage Grand&nbsp; Ballroom. Teachers stocked up on school supplies, learned about educational opportunities and community resources, and ... New teachers attend CCSD "onboarding" event https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/13/new-teachers-attend-ccsd-onboarding-event https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/13/new-teachers-attend-ccsd-onboarding-event Thu, 13 Aug 2015 08:26:03 PDT <p> As reported by the <a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/education/ccsd-welcomes-over-1500-teachers-during-orientation-event-photos">Las Vegas Review-Journal</a>, &quot;More than 1,500 new teachers and 400 long-term substitutes were invited to participate in the Clark County School Dist... Applications being accepted for Teacher of the Year program https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/10/applications-being-accepted-for-teacher-of-the-year-program https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/10/applications-being-accepted-for-teacher-of-the-year-program Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:34:53 PDT <p> The Nevada Department of Education is accepting applications for its Teacher of the Year program. Applications must be submitted by Sept. 28, 2015. For more information, click <a href="http://www.doe.nv.gov/Topic/Teacher_of_the_Year_Program/">here</a> or call (702) 668-4308.</p> Online schools help fill teacher shortage https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/5/online-schools-help-fill-teacher-shortage https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/aug/5/online-schools-help-fill-teacher-shortage Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:57:44 PDT <p> As reported by <a href="http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/ccsd-finding-teachers-through-online-programs">KLAS-TV</a>, online colleges such as Western Governors University are helping to fill the teacher shortage in the Clark County School District.</p> CCSD continues campaign to hire teachers https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jul/23/ccsd-continues-campaign-to-hire-teachers https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jul/23/ccsd-continues-campaign-to-hire-teachers Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:13:39 PDT <p> As reported by <a href="http://www.news3lv.com/content/news/story/1-000-teaching-positions-still-vacant-at-CCSD/w_MZ_m3W-E2XV7zO5wnvCw.cspx">KSNV-TV</a>, the Clark County School District has hired about 1,300 new teachers for the upcoming school year, but more than 1,000 teaching positions r... CCSD continues campaign to hire new teachers https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jul/14/ccsd-continues-campaign-to-hire-new-teachers https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jul/14/ccsd-continues-campaign-to-hire-new-teachers Tue, 14 Jul 2015 09:03:43 PDT <p> As reported by <a href="http://http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2015/07/nevadas_clark_county_is_hoping_1.html">Education Week</a>, &ldquo;After an all-out national marketing blitz to attract teachers to Clark County, the school district is trying a couple of more ways to fill ... CCSD looking to hire 1,000 more employees https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jul/9/ccsd-looking-to-hire-1000-more-employees https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jul/9/ccsd-looking-to-hire-1000-more-employees Thu, 09 Jul 2015 09:55:31 PDT <p> CCSD continues to seek new employees for the 2015-16 school year, with an estimated 1,000 job openings at the present time. According to <a href="http://www.scrippsmedia.com/ktnv/news/CCSD-needs-to-fill-more-than-1000-openings-312858801.html">KTNV-TV</a>, &ldquo;The biggest need is for eleme... Mojave High School geometry teacher Katherine Kelley named Miss Nevada https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jul/2/mojave-high-school-geometry-teacher-katherine-kelley-named-miss-nevada https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jul/2/mojave-high-school-geometry-teacher-katherine-kelley-named-miss-nevada Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:00:14 PDT <p> Mojave High School geometry teacher Katherine Kelley was crowned Miss Nevada on June 27 at the Smith Center. According to the <a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/miss-summerlin-crowned-new-miss-nevada">Las Vegas Review-Journal</a>, Kelley moved to Las Vegas from Kentucky last y... Congratulations to Bonner Elementary School teacher Kristi O'Donnell https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/25/congratulations-to-bonner-elementary-school-teacher-kristi-odonnell https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/25/congratulations-to-bonner-elementary-school-teacher-kristi-odonnell Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:40:54 PDT <p> Bonner Elementary School teacher Kristi O&rsquo;Donnell was recently honored with a $2,500 education grant from the Thank America&rsquo;s Teachers Initiative. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a local Farmers Insurance office presented the grant, to be used for purchasing school sup... CCSD teachers take part in We the People training https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/19/ccsd-teachers-take-part-in-we-the-people-training https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/19/ccsd-teachers-take-part-in-we-the-people-training Fri, 19 Jun 2015 11:47:47 PDT <p> Nearly three dozen CCSD educators took part in three days of We the People Summer Training through June 10 at the <a href="http://www.nvbar.org/">State Bar of Nevada</a>. On June 9, UNLV Professor Rachel Anderson, Esq. led discussions on the 14th amendment. On June 10, Professor Sondra Cosgr... CCSD Police take part in Hometown Heroes event https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/17/ccsd-police-take-part-in-hometown-heroes-event https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/17/ccsd-police-take-part-in-hometown-heroes-event Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:46:19 PDT <p> Members of the Clark County School District (CCSD) Police Department were among those who took part in the Hometown Heroes event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 30. The event honored local law enforcement, fire and first responder personnel, who had the opportunity to join with their ... CCSD goes the distance in efforts to hire new teachers https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/16/ccsd-goes-the-distance-in-efforts-to-hire-new-teachers https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/16/ccsd-goes-the-distance-in-efforts-to-hire-new-teachers Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:44:31 PDT <p> The Clark County School District is going to great lengths to recruit new teachers for the 2015-16 school year. According to KLAS-TV, &ldquo;The district has gone as far as to put up billboards 2,500 miles away in <a href="http://www.timessquarenyc.org/index.aspx">Times Square</a> in New Yor... Husband & wife teachers at Cimarron-Memorial High School named R-J Educators of the Year https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/15/husband-wife-teachers-at-cimarron-memorial-high-school-named-r-j-educators-of-the-year https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/jun/15/husband-wife-teachers-at-cimarron-memorial-high-school-named-r-j-educators-of-the-year Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:25:49 PDT <p> <a href="http://www.cimarronmemorialhs.org/">Cimarron-Memorial High School</a> teachers Jennifer Stensrud and her husband Eric Stensrud were named the Las Vegas Review-Journal&rsquo;s Educators of the Year for inspiring students as instructors for the school&rsquo;s award-winning robotics te... Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board honors pair of CCSD employees https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/29/bicycle-pedestrian-advisory-board-honors-pair-of-ccsd-employees https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/29/bicycle-pedestrian-advisory-board-honors-pair-of-ccsd-employees Fri, 29 May 2015 08:35:42 PDT <p> CCSD Safe Routes to School coordinators Sherie Moore and Traci Traasdahl received Special Achievement awards from the Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board on May 5. The awards were presented at the <a href="http://static.ccsd.net/ccsd/content/media-files/nevada-bicycle-and-pedestrian... From our classroom to the top - CCSD graduate becomes Alabama superintendent https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/26/from-our-classroom-to-the-top-ccsd-graduate-becomes-alabama-superintendent https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/26/from-our-classroom-to-the-top-ccsd-graduate-becomes-alabama-superintendent Tue, 26 May 2015 16:05:15 PDT <p> Selma, Ala., is about 1,800 miles from Las Vegas, and its school system has very little in common with the Clark County School District (CCSD). For one thing, Selma has 11 schools and 2,700 students, while CCSD has 357 schools and nearly 320,000 students. Today, however, the two school distr... Superintendent's Mailbag - Summer school information https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/26/superintendents-mailbag-summer-school-information https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/26/superintendents-mailbag-summer-school-information Tue, 26 May 2015 13:52:45 PDT <p> <strong>Each week, the Clark County School District (CCSD) responds to some of the emails it receives from parents and district employees. This week, the district responds to an inquiry about Summer School.</strong><br /> <br /> <em>A parent asked, &ldquo;My daughter is behind in credits... Board of School Trustees approves budget for the 2015-16 school year https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/26/board-of-school-trustees-approves-budget-for-the-2015-16-school-year https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/26/board-of-school-trustees-approves-budget-for-the-2015-16-school-year Tue, 26 May 2015 13:50:11 PDT <p> During a special meeting on May 20, the Clark County School District (CCSD) Board of School Trustees adopted the 2015-16 budget that takes effect July 1. The $2.3 billion spending plan incorporated an $88 million budget deficit for the upcoming school year. Chief Financial Officer Jim McInto... Calling all (bus driver) heroes! https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/20/calling-all-bus-driver-heroes https://ccsd.net/district/news/employees/2015/may/20/calling-all-bus-driver-heroes Wed, 20 May 2015 18:03:54 PDT <p> Interested in joining CCSD as a bus driver? The CCSD Transportation Department will hold a <a href="http://static.ccsd.net/ccsd/content/media-files/transportation-job-fair-june-6-2015-flyer.pdf">job fair</a> on Saturday, June 6 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Wallace Bus Yard, 975 Welpman Way in ...