LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Clark County School District has announced a Reduction in Force. The superintendent posted a message Thursday afternoon.
CCSD’s Jhone Ebert said the district has decided to declare a Reduction in Force for licensed personnel. This impacts about 60 classroom teachers, social workers and counselors.
The decision stems from a process the district started in the spring to place about 700 CCSD staff who lost their positions due to budget cuts
Ebert says recruitment is working to help about 55 support professionals and about 50 administrators secure positions.
“I want to take this opportunity to offer a heartfelt “thank you” to some of our most-experienced teaching staff. A shout-out is in order for those this year who will join the ranks of the retired. By informing HR of their retirement plans, they help ease the uncertainty surrounding a reduction in force. When we learn of these upcoming vacancies, they will be made available to help reduce the number of those affected by RIF,“ the announcement says. ”Thank you also to the many CCSD employees impacted by this process. We know this is incredibly difficult, and we appreciate your patience. Please know that we are working very hard to continue to place employees in positions they qualify for.”
A study was presented on Wednesday showing “operational efficiencies” that CCSD could start saving up to $79 million a year in the next five years. It’s part of the district’s five-year strategic plan.
“I want to be clear: no significant savings will be realized until after the 2026-2027 school year, and we will review every recommendation on a case-by-case basis to carefully weigh its impact on our educators, students, and families,” the announcement says. “However, the potential to reinvest these millions of dollars directly to transform our schools is incredibly powerful.”
Ebert thanks the continued partnership and dedication to the future of CCSD.
FOX5 has reached out to the Clark County Education Association. The association says it’s working with CCSD to ensure that no educator is laid off.
CCEA has been working collaboratively with CCSD to address the student enrollment declines and reduced funding. Today, CCSD started the Reduction in Force (RIF) process, which we anticipate will affect approximately 62 employees, in accordance with meeting a notice under our collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to do so. However, CCSD’s intent is to place all those teachers into positions as they come open during the summer when we experience several hundred leaving District employment due to retirement and other reasons. In that context, CCEA is working with CCSD to ensure that no CCSD educator will be laid off.
The National Education Association of Southern Nevada says “educators did not create the problem, but are being asked to pay for it.”
In response to the district’s five-year plan, the NEA of Southern Nevada says it’s difficult to reconcile when thinking about what educators have experienced.
See CCSD’s full letter here.
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