CCSD Employees - Highlights

CCSD recognized for exceptional use of technology

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

The Clark County School District was recognized Nov. 12 for its use of digital technology in interfacing with students, parents and the community. The School Board and district officials received an award from the Center for Digital Education, the National School Boards Association and Converge ...

Congratulations to NWCTA instructor Gavin Romzek

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Gavin Romzek, Civil Engineering/CADD Instructor at the Northwest CTA, wrote and received the 2009 Wells Fargo "Grant a Wish for Your School" grant. His class will receive a projector and other equipment valued at $2,765. NWCTA is one of 27 public schools in Neva...

Educators Extravaganza set for Dec. 18

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

CCSD elementary and middle school teachers and administrators, and their families, are invited to the Educators Extravaganza to be held at Lied Discovery Children’s Museum and Las Vegas Natural History Museum on Friday, December 18. RSVP your name, school, grade level and number attending to 38...

Tracy Viscosi of Hyde Park MS named Barder Fellow

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Tracy Viscosi, Dean of Students at Hyde Park Middle School, has been selected as a Sarah D. Barder Fellow by the Center for Talented Youth (CTY) at the Johns Hopkins University. The program recognizes excellence in teachers as identified by students and excellence in administrators as identified ...

A-TECH awards grants to five CCSD teachers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

The Board Game Club at Advanced Technology Academy (A-TECH) recently awarded five $500 “Play It Forward” grants to the following CCSD teachers: * Cheryl Winnemore, Wolfe ES & Ronzone ES * Suzanne Rust, Cadwallader MS * Sarah Courtney, Hyde Park MS ...

SECTA teachers to present at national convention

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST
SECTA teachers Pat Gombarcik and Jan Garrett-DeSimone were selected to give a presentation on Projects Based Learning at the National Association of Career Technical Education Convention in Nashville on Saturday, November 21.

McCall ES teachers address national convention

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST
Quannah McCall Elementary School teachers Alma Iniguez and Brenda Reeh spoke at the National Dropout Prevention conference in San Antonio October 16-20, sharing how McCall has improved student behavior and increased student success.

Former Montanans invited to holiday event 12/11

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST
The Montana Club, of which many members are CCSD employees, will hold its annual holiday dinner Friday, Dec. 11 from 6-9 p.m. at Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ in the District @ Green Valley Ranch. Call Kate Stetzner at (406) 490-7541 or J.P.Williams at (702) 415-3245 to RSVP. The event is open to a...

McCall ES teacher receives award from Wells Fargo

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST
McCall Elementary School teacher Romona Muhammad received a $695 grant award from Wells Fargo to launch her bookmaking project. The activity includes buying small tape recorders and recording books on tape for students to review at home and to tape their responses to questions for the teacher to r...

Lake ES teacher creates children's book

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST
Lake Elementary School ELL Specialist Kathryn Grant has written and illustrated a children's book, "The Ants and the Clouds Knew Why." The rhymed story of a curious pig has been published in both English and Spanish. A native of Indiana, Grant has been with CCSD for 20 years.

PE teacher at Culley ES receives Jr. League grant

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT
Culley Elementary School PE Specialist Jurgen Kraehmer received a $1500 Junior League Educational Grant to promote healthy habits by using pedometers to measure calories in and calories out. Among other things, the pedometers purchased through the grant will be used to to impleme...

Teachers Health Trust to offer free health exams

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT
During Breast and Prostate Cancer Awareness months, the Teachers Health Trust in conjunction with contracted facilities and physicians will be providing free mammograms and breast exams as well as free prostate and DRE exams to licensed CCSD employees. Call 794-0272 or e-mail well...

Accessibility notice

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Clark County School District is committed to nondiscrimination and accessibility. Click here for the official notice on this subject.