The Clark County School District will start the upcoming school year with fewer teacher vacancies than in previous years. The district currently has about 280 classroom openings, down from more than 1,000 at the same time last year. Officials report that 97% of classrooms already have a licensed teacher assigned, as reported by KTNV
CCSD Chief Human Resources Officer RoAnn Triana said, “Our schools have not been fully staffed since 1994. That’s over 31 years ago. But today that dream is finally within reach,” according to 8 News Now. She credited salary increases and other investments for the improvement. The district reported a 94.4% retention rate for licensed educators and held an orientation at the M Resort Spa Casino in Henderson for more than 800 new teachers.
Cheyenne High School has reduced its teacher vacancies under Principal Anthony Nunez, who is now in his fourth year. Nunez said, “It was very clear that there had been many initiatives, but no initiative fell under one vision or had been able to be consistently implemented just due to vacancies,” as mentioned by 8 News Now. The number of open positions has dropped from 30 to nearly full staffing, while the number of positions and retention have both increased. As the new school year begins, Clark County School District continues to seek applicants for remaining vacancies, with information available on the district’s website.
