LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The fifth-largest school district in the United States announced Tuesday that more than 1,200 workers will be impacted by $50 million in budget cuts stemming from declining enrollment.
The cuts impact 284 schools across the Clark County School District.
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According to a letter sent to all employees, these are the number of employees currently identified for “surplus” in the 2026-2027 school year.
- 682 licensed positions: Teachers, counselors, etc.
- 500 support staff positions: custodians, security guards, bus drivers, etc.
- 64 administrative positions: Principals, student success coordinators
Workers affected will be placed on standby to fill hundreds of vacant positions currently open within the district or positions that may open due to future retirements.
“Employees identified for surplus are eligible to apply for available positions for which they are qualified, in accordance with established District processes and contractual agreements,” a memo states.
Teachers and staff who are being cut have already been notified of their status.
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Last Thursday, schools had to submit their budgets to CCSD administrations.
School budgets are currently under review, and changes could be made before the board votes on the final budget in May.
The letter provided context for vacancies and retirements: hundreds of positions are currently open across the District this school year. Last school year, more than 3,200 workers retired or left the district, opening up options for teachers waiting for an open position.
According to School Team Organizations, parents or Nevada PTA, some schools are eliminating vacant positions to reduce costs; other schools may eliminate positions as people announce their retirement, according to officials with Nevada PTA.
Thurman White Middle School teacher Christina Radosevich found out she will lose her job. Though she hopes to keep it, she worries about the future.
“On the CCSD teachers Facebook page, it’s really scary. All I’m seeing is all of these teachers coming on there and saying, my school is losing 16 people… if all the schools are cutting and no one’s adding, like, where are we all going to go?” Radosevich said.
She wrote a letter to the Superintendent to ask leaders to prevent a “brain drain” of educators that schools worked so hard to recruit, and look for alternative funding options to prevent a mass exodus of teachers. “Increasing class sizes in an already strained system is a disservice to our youth,” she wrote.
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