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Division Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Education Services
Division to provide our students with the essential skills, attitudes, and
integrity necessary to become successful, responsible citizens.
The
Education Services Division, a part of the Clark County School District (CCSD),
oversees unique comprehensive and non-traditional schools throughout Clark
County. Collectively, the Education Services Division provides instruction and
related services to over 40,000 students annually through approximately 40
different schools and programs. The Division serves the District’s most at-risk
students offering instruction to those students who desire, or have been
identified, to receive a non-traditional education. The unique needs of these
students are met through a proactive, progressive approach to the development of
curriculum and instructional programs.
There are a
broad range of programs offered in these school sites ranging from Continuation
Schools, Behavior Schools, Adult Education, Incarcerated Youth and Adults, Child
Haven, Sunset High Schools, Adult English Language Acquisition, and other
education options.
Programs
such as the Academy for Individualized Study, Independent Study and
Credit-By-Exam enable ambitious and/or credit-deficient students to obtain
school credit working at their own pace. The Eighth Grade Back-on-Track Program
prepares identified middle school students for high school readiness, and the
Burk Clean and Sober Drug Free School of Choice provides the support necessary
for student success.
The
Education Services Division is responsive to the changing needs of students and
is on the cutting edge of educational reform. With achievement and student
success the highest priority, highlighted alternatives in the Education Services
Division include the newest programs offered to students. Global Community High
School at Morris Hall is a program for newcomers to the country. The
Preparatory Institute School for Academic Excellence at Charles I. West Hall
(West Prep) has been reconstituted at all levels, and as a result, offers
smaller class size, a Ninth Grade Success Academy, a third semester in the
summer, extended school day, and gender-based classes. The Institute for
Integrated Studies at Desert Pines High School is a comprehensive 9-12 school,
which offers schools within a school concept. Students can enroll in the
International Institute, the Magnet Institute, or the Desert Pines Institute.
Also
included under the purview of the Education Services Division is the Office for
Charter Schools, responsible for monitoring and compliance of all charter
schools sponsored by the Clark County School District, and Pupil Personnel
Services which provides support to district parents, students and schools with
student disciplinary due process rights.
For additional information regarding the Education Services Division call (702) 855-9775. |
