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Dr. Linda E. Young “Students First: It Takes a Village JUNE 2014 District C: to Educate a Child.” The VILLAGE IMPORTANT DATES Dear District C, “The VILLAGE”: Parents, Principals, CCSD Staff, Students, FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR Community, and Friends: SCHOOL WILL NOT BE IN SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: 09/01/14 Labor Day "Many good things have been said far too many times and just need to be 10/31/14 Nevada Day lived." Shane Claiborne 11/10, 11/14 Veterans Day 11/27/14 Thanksgiving Day 11/28/14 Family Day 12/21/14-01/04/15 Winter Break For a complete list of calendar dates access CCSD 2014-2015 School Calendar PARENTS/STUDENTS: CONGRATULATIONS Wednesday, June 4, 2014 (Last day of School) TO OUR OUTSTANDING 2014 GRADUATES! Monday, August 25, 2014 (First day of School) YOU MAKE US ALL SO PROUD OF YOUR EXCELLENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS! 2014 GRADUATION CALENDAR Click the below link for a complete listing Budget Update of schools, locations, dates, and times The Final budget was presented to the Board of School Trustees on May 21, 2014. for 2014 Graduation! The Final Budget reflects the continued financial planning and alignment of 2014 Graduation Calendar expenditures in support of the Board’s Strategic Imperatives and the District’s REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS: Focus Areas in accordance with EL-2: Student Achievement and EL-5: Financial June 19, 2014, 4:00 p.m. Planning/Budgeting. The following are some program expenditure revisions from June 26, 2014, 4:00 p.m. the 2014-2015 Tentative Budget: July 17, 2014, 4:00 p.m. 1. A potential issuance of $34.5 million in medium-term bonds to fund August 14, 2014, 4:00 p.m. the purchase of over 90 buses. August 28, 2014, 4:00 p.m. Board meetings are held on the 2. Computer technician and digital learning coach conversion. 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month Conversions will provide additional support to enhance the District’s unless otherwise *noted instructional technology offerings in the classroom. Edward A Greer Education Center, Board Room 2832 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121 3. Staffing conversion to student information system project Access the District’s web site Clark County School District (Infinite Campus). Staffing will provide support to the Student Information System project in design, coordination and testing of cross-functional WORK SESSION MEETINGS: business processes related to the function and use of the system. June 3, 2014, 8:00 a.m. - Canceled August 6, 2014, 8:00 a.m. 4. Support staff reclassification. Additional funding to support the Edward A Greer Education Center, Board Room reclassification of Driving Training Instructors to Transportation Instructors 2832 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121 based off of current changes to the Nevada Administrative Code 392.430 Access the District’s web site Clark County School District and the Department of Transportation CDL permit age requirement. SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS: Numerous significant factors affecting estimated resources were unknown at the June 16, 2014, 5:30 p.m. time of adoption and have yet to be fully quantified. Until a more complete estimate Edward A Greer Education Center, Board Room of property tax collections becomes available, the official student enrollment count 2832 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121 is reported in September, and the annual audit for fiscal 2013-2014 is finalized in August 8, 2014, 8:00 a.m. October. Estimated revenues remain unchanged from the Tentative Budget (Board Retreat) Location: To Be Announced projections. ADDITIONAL NOTES: CONTINUED MESSAGE FROM DR. LINDA E. YOUNG 2014 Summer School Information Curriculum and Professional Development Legislative Update Division’s (CPDD) high school enrichment and The Legislative Committee on Education’s May meeting addressed a number of middle school credit recovery classes have important topics including the definition of “English Language Learner,” teacher two sessions. Session I: June 16-July 3 and preparation programs, educator professional development, charter schools, the Session II: July 7-24, which are 7:30 a.m.- creation of a Public Education Stabilization Account, and bullying in schools. The 12:15 p.m. The courses are $100 per one-half Committee’s next meeting is scheduled for July 15, 2014. The Task Force on K-12 credit and can be taken at designated secondary Funding also met in the month of May to discuss a new funding formula for public summer school sites. Contact a school counselor schools. The Task Force will make their final recommendations to be considered for summer school information. during the 2015 Nevada Legislature on June 30, 2014. Pre-registration payment takes place April 28- If you are interested in attending a legislative committee meeting or viewing it June 11, and parents may pay online with a credit online, please visit http://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Calendar/A/ for calendar and card at http://www.ccsd.net/schools/summer- agenda information. school to guarantee enrollment in the course(s); no refunds are available for these courses. Review of CCSD Policies and Regulations Parents can also walk in to register their At the May 8, 2014, regular board meeting, the Board of School Trustees amended student. Late walk-in registration will take CCSD Regulation 3432, District Claim Resolution. To view the regulation or place June 11-12 (Session I and Session II), policy, you can go to http://ccsd.net/district/policies-regulations/. You can also July 2-3 (Session II only) from 7:30 a.m. to Click Here to listen to the audio clip of the Board’s discussion or view the regulation. 12:00 p.m. Remember that classes may be limited or closed during late registration and At the May 22, 2014, regular board meeting, the Board of School Trustees amended that no checks or credit cards are accepted for CCSD Policy 4380, Smoking Policy. To view the regulation or policy, you can go to late registration. Payment by cash or money http://ccsd.net/district/policies-regulations/. You can also Click Here to listen to the order payable to CCSD Secondary Summer audio clip of the Board’s discussion or view the regulation. School will be accepted for late registration. Virtual High School (VHS) Online also offers Task Force Addresses Problem of Bullying summer school to make up credits or take Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky recently appointed an internal task force to courses for the first time. The summer session examine CCSD policies and procedures involving bullying. The district's top takes place June 16-July 24 and is also $100 per priority is to ensure student safety. In this video, Superintendent Skorkowsky one-half credit. Students can register online discusses the problem of bullying and the recommendations of the task force. April 7-June 9 after approval from their school counselor at http://www.ccsdde.net. Teacher Appreciation Week Kirsten Searer, Chief of Staff, Clark County School District and, Beverly Mason, The Academy for Individualized Study (AIS) Director, School-Community Partnership Program, Clark County School District, also offers summer sessions from June 16- July 24 and an enrollment fee of $100. provided a brief overview on the Teacher Appreciation Week activities at the Registration after approval from their school May 8 2014, regular board meeting. Click Here to view the PowerPoint counselor takes place from April 7-June 9 at presentation or to listen to the presentation. http://schools.ccsd.net/ais/. For additional information you can call (702) 799-8636. Professionals and Youth Building a Commitment (PAYBAC) The Board of Trustees recognized the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Las Vegas-Clark County Library District officers at the May 8, 2014, regular board meeting for serving as PAYBACK Summer Program speakers for the Clark County School District. Kurt Arnold, Coordinator, Registration for the Las Vegas-Clark County School-Community Partnership Program, Clark County School District, provided Library District’s Club Ready begins Sunday, information on the program. Click Here to listen to the presentation. June 1 and continues through Saturday, August 2. Sophomores and Juniors Invited to Apply for Summer Transportation You can stop by any library branch to pick up a Institute reading log or register online at www.lvccld.org. UNLV and the U.S. Department of Transportation will present the Summer Children from birth to 11 years of age have one Transportation Institute for high school sophomores and juniors from log, and teens in grades six and up have a July 14-28, 2014. The institute is a free, two-week residential program that will different log. Kids and teens can earn prizes expose students to the new frontiers and adventures of the transportation industry. by keeping track of their reading. For more Approximately 20 participants will receive a scholarship that will cover all expenses information, Click Here. You may also call related to the Summer Transportation Institute while they reside on the UNLV (702)-734-READ. campus. ADDITIONAL NOTES: CONTINUED MESSAGE FROM DR. LINDA E. YOUNG North Las Vegas Library District – 2014 Nevada Learning Academy Presents Informational Nights Summer Reading Club CCSD's Nevada Learning Academy, formerly the Academy for Individualized The North Las Vegas Library District invites Study and Virtual High Schools, have merged into one school with the addition children and teens to participate in its annual Summer Reading Club with a chance to earn of a middle school for the 2014-15 school year. These schools are an option for fantastic prizes. Participants can register for students seeking the flexibility of online classes, controlling the pace of their the reading club at any North Las Vegas library learning,and working on their own schedule. Full-time students will have the branch.