LAS VEGAS (FOX5) —About 280,000 Clark County School District students returned to class Monday, the first day of school under new start times that have high schools and elementary schools beginning later and middle schools starting earlier.
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Bus routes draw question at news conference
At a news conference, a question came up about complaints of late bus arrivals and some buses not showing up. People were also speaking out about transportation on a CCSD parents Facebook group. Superintendent Jhone Ebert acknowledged buses.
“This is the first day of school with the new start times, new bus routes,” Ebert said. “The majority of our buses are running on time. I apologize for those that are getting used to those routes… Just leading with grace as our bus drivers work on the first day of school.”
Air conditioning issues affect 14 schools; most resolved before classes began
HVAC systems at 14 schools were affected before the start of school. Ebert said eight of those schools were fully restored before classes began, four more were addressed and two remained unresolved with technicians on site, as of last report.
“We started at 8:45 a.m. at 95 degrees with 20% humidity,” Ebert said. “Response times were as good as 25 minutes, including one of our rural schools.”
The district’s grounds team also cleared downed trees and debris at five schools on the east side ahead of student arrivals following wind and rain.
District reports 99% staffing fill rate; special education vacancies remain
Ebert said the district has a 99% fill rate with 167 vacancies districtwide. Of those, 91 are in special education.
“If you know someone that wants to come to the Clark County School District, or is an educator that wants to be with our special education students, please help us there,” Ebert said.
The district also reported 454 support staff vacancies — with a particular need for literacy and language intervention specialists — and zero school police vacancies. Ebert said the district is fully staffed with school police.
At J.D. Smith school, which opened last year with eight vacancies, only one position remains open this year, Ebert said, adding that the principal has 18 qualified candidates to interview for that role.
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