LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – In lower than a month the Clark County Faculty District might have a brand new superintendent chosen.
Nonetheless, the method has been removed from clean as a number of individuals walked out of Tuesday’s faculty board assembly in protest.
The search agency HYA introduced CCSD trustees with its high candidates for superintendent.
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Some mother and father and lecturers left the assembly after CCSD Trustee District A Emily Stevens wished an Air Drive veteran with no management expertise in public training as an administrator to be included as a superintendent candidate.
“For me, I would really like to see someone who has what appears to be the background and leadership capability to potentially do this job. I don’t know if he can do this job but I would like to interview him,” Stevens stated.
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Some lecturers criticized the college board for entertaining the thought.
“This is ridiculous. Get back on course. Two and a half hours later, and I gotta leave and can’t be part of this process because ya’ll don’t know what the hell your doing,” CCSD trainer Karlana Kulseth stated.
A complete of 40 individuals utilized to CCSD’s high job. HYA introduced trustees with its slate of six candidates, however the agency introduced earlier than the assembly started that considered one of them dropped out.
Dr. Shawn Joseph of HYA stated Joshua Starr, a former superintendent of Montgomery County Public Faculties in Maryland, informed him he wished to stay on the east coast.
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Jhone Ebert, Pedro Martinez, and Jon Anzalone all labored previously at CCSD in management roles nonetheless a number of trustees raised considerations with Martinez.
Martinez was fired from Chicago Public Faculties which 8 Information Now beforehand reported after refusing to take out a mortgage on the mayor’s request to cowl the college’s $500 million deficit.
Throughout Tuesday’s assembly, CCSD Trustee of District E Lorena Biassotti stated she was involved with Martinez’s background.
“Mr. Martinez does not fit our profile and fails to meet our standards for several reasons. He previously served as deputy superintendent for CCSD, leaving the position with a poor reputation,” she acknowledged. “He was later terminated from roles in both Washoe County and Chicago Public Schools. CCSD is not seeking a candidate with such a record.”
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Trustees voted to slim the candidates to Jhone Ebert, Jon Anzalone, Jerry Welsh, and Ben Shuldiner.
Welsh was beforehand thought of for the superintendent position at CCSD in 2018 earlier than dropping out to Jesus Jara, who was pressured to resign final 12 months in February.
CCSD’s faculty board is seeking to do interviews subsequent week after that, trustees will slim down the pool of candidates and maintain interviews on March 10 and 11.
Trustees will then vote on a brand new superintendent on March 13.
