(UPPER NORTH LAS VEGAS)–Lee Antonello ES here in Upper North Las Vegas is ready for tomorrow. Administration and staff at…
DAYSIDE ☀️ for 2/23/2021
Speaker hints at similar “Break up the CCSD Board” bill Not to be outdone, Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson said in…
District issues statement regarding racial incident at Foothill HS
The street chatter has been ratcheted up late today following word of a racial incident involving a student at Foothill…
Here’s an idea: phones off & put away before each meeting
Let me remind you that despite its long odds, if SB111 passes, this Board is likely going away. Here’s how…
The WEEKEND NEWS for 2/14/2021
Another shitshow of a Board meeting If it hasn’t been clear to you thus far, it should be clear now…
The “Breakup the CCSD Board Bill” hits the streets
Around about the same time that one trustee was recklessly rage tweeting and threatening employees during a Board meeting last…
Fallout continues over destructive tweet
The twitter account belonging to the Current Occupant of the District B Seat (Q-Crazytown) continues to be under scrutiny following…
Trustee threatens teachers during board meeting
The current occupant of the District B Seat is again in hot water over a tweet threatening teachers. And she…
The BIG Story: Proposed governance changes under fire
A myriad of changes to the governance policies of the District’s Board of Trustees is under intense scrutiny following a…
Clearly, the District’s problems run deeper than The Current Occupant of the District B Seat (COMMENTARY)
From what we witnessed during last night’s Board Work Session, there are some deeper entrenched issues that run way deeper…
Hybrid Instructional Model available for review
Brew some coffee and pursue this 233 page document on hybrid, released yesterday and hit the CCSD website today. Go…
Black educators alliance seeks to organize
As African-American History Month gets underway, a newly-formed alliance seeks to organize Black educators in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas…
CCSW presents 2020 Silver Apple Award to Mack MS (WITH VIDEO)
(SUNRISE MANOR)–The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic moved some schools into high gear. For Jerome Mack MS, this was no exception. For…
MONDAY MEMO for 2/1/2021
The Board punted on a serious issue once again, a new voting bloc is established, and the Board’s newest trustee…
SOTS 2021: all pomp, some circumstance
Today’s annual State of the Schools address was all about the fluff…oh yeah, and some of the business. But to…
NIGHTSIDE 🌙 for 1/27/2021
DEVELOPING STORY: Tentative return date of March 1 for Primary grades The street chatter ratcheted up late this afternoon with…
TUESDAY TIDBITS for 1/26/2021
Playing politics over suicide rates There has been much discussion and much confusion over an article that hit Sunday in…
Report focuses on recruitment, retention of teachers
A report aligned to the District’s 2024 Strategic Plan was released today focusing on recruitment and retention of District educators.…
NIGHTSIDE 🌙 for 1/20/2021
The racial element of yesterday’s hack stings The other component of yesterday’s Canvas hack involving a Spanish class at Basic…
DAYSIDE ☀️ for 1/19/2021
BREAKING…Can’tvas is hacked again This time, it’s a major hack. And the screenshots are not for the faint of heart.…
MONDAY MEMO (Dr. Martin L. King observed) for 1/18/2021
Clark County School Watch will NOT be silenced, I will NOT be silenced, parents and teachers will NOT be silenced.…
The WEEKEND NEWS for 1/16/2021
Clark County School Watch will NOT be silenced, I will NOT be silenced, parents and teachers will NOT be silenced.…
Multiple letters call for Williams’ resignation
Controversial MAGA trustee Katie Williams sat in on her Board first meeting last night but off the dais, at least…
My response to Katie Williams
Late yesterday, Board Trustee Katie Williams emerged from her 20 hours of silence to release a statement in response to…
(UPDATED) Katie Williams in hot water over relationship with Proud Boys
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story placed Trustee Williams at another rally where her whereabouts were miscommunicated by…
Katie Williams promotes Parler to continue her seditious social media
Today has been “D”-day for social media and newly-seated Board Trustee Katie Williams is getting caught up in it. Just…
District comments on DC mob action
Yesterday’s insurrection invasion at the US Capitol was the first of its kind since the War of 1812. For the…
DAYSIDE ☀️ for 1/5/2021
IC down again Another day, another case of Infinite Campus being unavailable. District officials dispatched this missive this morning: Infinite…
NIGHTSIDE 🌙 for 1/4/2021
New Board sworn in In one of the shortest Board meetings in record, the Board of Trustees seated the new…
CCEA cries foul over Guzman
Just hours before she’s sworn in, CCEA has filed an Ethics Commission inquiry in wanting additional information on District A…
SUNDAY NEWS for 1/3/2021
T.I.E.S. cut Breaking late today is news that the Taskforce Initiative for Educator Safety & Screening (T.I.E.S.) has closed up…
WEEKEND NEWS for 1/2/2021
Movement to push for Cavazos as President A vocal movement began late today to push for the chairmanship of Trustee…
Happy New Year 2021
Let’s face it, 2020 sucked. On the surface, we all know why it sucked, and we probably shouldn’t dwell on…
And the 2020 Silver Apple award goes to…
This was hard. Because there were so many good nominations, it was almost easy to have multiple award winners. I…
And the 2020 CCSW Rotten Apple award goes to…
This was easy. And we had a number of good nominations, even multiple nominations among certain Board of Trustees members.…
TUESDAY TIDBITS for 12/29/2020
How much PPP money did area charters get? Pinecrest Academy got $4.5 million. Odyssey Charter Schools got $2.2 million. Legacy…
Merry Christmas 2020
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And,…
Nominations for the 2020 Silver Apple Awards
We also want to stress the positive, so we here at Clark County School Watch are proud to open up…
Nominations for the 2020 CCSW Rotten Apple Awards
We here at Clark County School Watch are proud to open up nominations for the first annual “Rotten Apple” Awards.…
TUESDAY TIDBITS for 12/22/2020
Cardona pegged as incoming US Education Secretary BREAKING NEWS from Washington: CCSW has learned President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Connecticut…
Letter to the Superintendent: Many questions, few answers
By Robert Cowles Superintendent Jara, I still have questions about this MOA between CCSD and CCEA. It says there will…
DEVELOPING STORY: Here is the CCSD/CCEA MOA
The devil is in the details…here are the details. Referenced this morning in Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara’s 10am presser (see…
BREAKING NEWS: District, CCEA reach agreement on returning to buildings
On the heels of a blistering evaluation, District Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara bounced back Wednesday morning and announced a memorandum…
BREAKING NEWS: NLV wants to rent buildings (and the buses too)
North Las Vegas city officials called a 2pm press conference today to suggest their “Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy” has…
The BIG Story: Jara’s evaluation tells a larger story
On the surface, the Superintendent of schools for Clark County really did not get a good evaluation. This from Board…
MONDAY MEMO for 12/14/2020
Editor’s Note: This is our 900th post. Which doesn’t mean that the other 899 are insignificant. They’re just as meaningful.…
NIGHTSIDE 🌙 for 12/9/2020
Hot Mess Express will be televised on Channel 4 Lola Brooks will have to stop rolling those eyes at Danielle…
Another day, another symposium where teachers are not at the table
Yesterday, UNLV hosted a virtual education summit. The usual faces were “on the call”–to clarify, the faces that usually show…
To clarify my stance on District B
As I started addressing Katie Williams’ incoherent rambling and flat-out “drunk tweets” this past Friday evening, an astute reader sent…
MONDAY MEMO for 12/7/2020
Retiring trustee honored Dr. Linda Young has been a trustee for the last 12 years and previously has been a…
Today is #GivingTuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday, it is the day to unleash the power of giving. CCSW wants it to be a…
NIGHTSIDE 🌙 for 11/30/2020
BREAKING: Shut up policy is shut down CCSW learned late today that Regulation 4392, the proposed “Employee Freedom of Speech”…
SUNDAY NEWS for 11/29/2020
Brooks blames Board dysfunction on the public She did it during the campaign, and now that she has won a…
BREAKING NEWS: District forges ahead on speech policy
CCSDers have been sounding the alarm this Thanksgiving weekend on a troubling policy change District officials are wanting to enact.…
E.C.’s Thanksgiving message for 2020
I don’t have to tell you how absolutely stupid things have been this year. We all have lived it every…
An open letter to the CURRENT Board of Trustees (COMMENTARY)
Madam President, members of the Board, Dr. Jara: I don’t envy your position right now. You have been put into…
DAYSIDE for 11/23/2020
District wants to hear from you…again Despite the fact that CCSW has still been unable to snag a one-on-one with…
FRIDAY FILES for 11/20/2020
Why does the word “coverup” come to mind regarding possible layoffs? Slim Shady could not even make up the shady…
BREAKING NEWS: Ground being laid for eventual recall of Williams
Recall efforts, in general, can be a real crap shoot, but some folks in CCSD’s trustee District B are willing…
Distance learning continues through Christmas break
On the heels of last week’s board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara wasted little time pulling the plug in light…
SUNDAY NEWS for 11/15/2020
Jesus spoke Educators across Clark County have been chiming in on Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara’s op-ed this morning in the…
Chief health nurse passes away
Clark County School Watch has learned of the sudden passing of the District’s chief nurse, Yvette Wintermute. Wintermute reportedly passed…
Trainwreck of a board meeting (with COMMENTARY)
I’ve seen the term “trainwreck” come across my desk multiple times today to describe last night’s meeting. And they’re right.…
Katie Watch: trustee-elect threatens teachers for the second time this week
I’ll give her six months. Your new Trustee-elect for District B, Katie Williams, took to Twitter this evening to publicly…
Board tables vote
The CCSD Board of Trustees tabled any vote and possible action Thursday night during a scheduled board meeting on a…
Letter to Trustees: This will not make us #1 for kids
By Vicki Kreidel Tonight, will be one of the most pivotal decisions the CCSD School board has ever made. To…
Letter to Trustees: A guest teacher’s viewpoint
I’m a retired teacher with 25 years in a classroom. After I retired, I’ve worked as a CCSD guest teacher…
Letter to Trustees: Be more considerate (an alternative viewpoint)
First of all, sending yesterday’s letter on our day off was a strategic decision to keep teachers from publicly being…
Letter to Trustees: Where is the ❤ of education?
By Jamie Tadrzynski To The Board of Trustees: I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes my sophomore year of high…
Letter to Trustees: if you can’t answer these questions, keep schools closed
By Doug Shain Trustees, As you prepare for your VIRTUAL meeting to discuss the fate of myself, my colleagues, and…
Letter to Trustees: Is death worth the risk? You can’t undo death
By Courtney Taylor I am an educator here in the Clark County School District and I am extremely concerned with…
Letter to Trustees: Teachers will leave in droves
By Ryan Fromoltz Good Evening Superintendent Jara, Madame President, and members of the board of Trustees, My name is Ryan…
Letter to Trustees: How do you explain this to a second grader?
By Lisa Livingston-Brown Ms. Cepeda, Clark County has a current test positivity rate of 13% two days ago according to…
Letter to Trustees: Hybrid does nothing for our students
By Silvina Jover Dear Trustee Ford and Trustee Cepeda, Trustee Ford represents my District in my capacity as a parent,…
Letter to Trustees: How many dead is an acceptable number?
By Robert Cowles I am once again asking that my testimony be read into the record rather than being included…
NV Current: Digging deeper into the plan
In a commentary that ran today in the Nevada Current (https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2020/11/12/ccsds-back-to-school-plan-lots-of-detail-but-no-particulars/), local education journalist Carrie Kaufman digs deeper into the…
Administrators Union shares concerns about reopening plan
Clark County School Watch has received a list of concerns from the Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional-Technical…
Vellardita sends Cease and Desist letter to Trustees
[I’m just waiting for the ‘squad’ to send me hate mail and messages–please don’t, because this is news] CCEA’s John…
Jara: Closing buildings tomorrow…but…
The mixed messages coming from W. Sahara are confusing, according to many CCSDers chiming in this afternoon. 1. See this…
Teacher accused of racially-tinged statements during live lesson
A middle school teacher is in the hot seat following a rash of allegations involving using racially-tinged language during a…
Letter to Trustees: The Lunch Lady Speaks
Dear School Board and Superintendent, I have read the reopening plan and I am concerned about a few things regarding…
Three hundred thousand!
Like a mic drop, Clark County School Watch just hit 300,000 unique visitors. This is a very big deal. To…
Kerry Larnerd opines on reopening
By Kerry Larnerd I try not to air work/political thoughts and I understand being a good soldier. But I’m charged…
Letterwriter: Our lives depend on your vote
Editor’s Note: We are busy collecting and reprinting letters destined to the Board of Trustees in advance of Thursday’s big…
District lays out plans for return to buildings
The agenda is set for this coming Thursday’s Board meeting and the prime agenda item: It’s item 5.02, the official…
New Trustee-elect charged with bullying, intimidation of District employee
It didn’t take long before presumptive District B Trustee-elect Katie Williams ran into trouble. And now, Clark County School Watch…
Letter to the Editor: Lessons Learned
By Elizabeth Campbell, NBCT Responding to Keenan Korth’s post on Support CCSD Teachers: “Where is “Erik Huey?” I still haven’t…
SUNDAY SPECIAL: An open letter to Katie Williams
Dear Katie Williams: It’s hard to wish congratulations to someone who has so much hate and bigotry in their heart,…
Katie Williams, Arbor View moms duke it out again on social media
Presumed District B Trustee Katie Williams is not really off to a good start. After a series of nonsensical Tweets…
ELECTION 2020: Preliminary General Election results paint a picture
Months and months of campaigning came to a head yesterday, and preliminary results posted overnight began to shape the potential…
NIGHTSIDE 🌙 for 11/2/2020
Lola taken off her stride by Data Insight Partners District E Trustee and Board president Lola Brooks had a chance…
DAYSIDE ☀️ for 11/2/2020
One more day before showtime With less than 24 hours to go before Tuesday’s polls open, at this point, we…
BREAKING NEWS: Subs get a raise
Just into the CCSW NewsCenter: We’d be interested in hearing from subs to gauge your thoughts and opinions. Seemingly, this…
Admin meeting dives into the abyss
Periodically, principals get together with their bosses, in this case, the region superintendents. Pretty routine in nature.But yesterday’s admin meeting…
The SUNDAY NEWS for 10/25/2020
Nine days to go 🗳 We shouldn’t have to remind you by now but just in case, please go and…
Letter: It’s not time yet
I am an educator. I earned a degree in Elementary Education so I could teach kids how to read, write,…
FRIDAY FILES for 10/23/2020
The Big “Mack” needs your help CCSW spent some time today communicating with the wellness team at Jerome Mack MS,…
Tonight’s meeting a precursor to future vote
Tonight’s CCSD Board of Trustees meeting will NOT include a vote on a plan to return to buildings. That vote…
District served with Cease & Desist order
Yesterday, District officials were served with a formal Cease and Desist order over allegations of possible copyright infringement among some…
Why Katie Williams is wrong for District B
By Tawanna K. Crabb On July 18, 2019, I met Katie Williams. I gave her the RED TRUMP hat. It…
