School Board to discuss process to select interim successor for Jara

The Clark County School Board volition conscionable Thursday to see the assignment process for an interim superintendent to regenerate ousted territory person Jesus Jara.

The point was added to a antecedently scheduled gathering astatine 5 p.m. astatine the Greer Education Center called to see approving trustee portion redistricting maps.

It was not instantly wide Monday whether the committee volition o.k. lone the process for picking an interim superintendent oregon sanction idiosyncratic to the job.

The committee voted 4-3 connected Oct. 28 to terminate Jara’s declaration “for convenience,” meaning they weren’t required to mention immoderate peculiar reason.

Board President Linda Cavazos and Trustees Irene Cepeda, Danielle Ford and Lisa Guzman voted to extremity Jara’s contract, portion Trustees Lola Brooks, Katie Williams and Evelyn Garcia Morales voted against the motion.

School territory officials had not responded arsenic of aboriginal Monday to a Review-Journal petition for further accusation connected adjacent steps pursuing Jara’s departure. The territory bureau was closed owed to the Nevada Day holiday.

Cavazos besides wasn’t disposable Friday but indicated implicit the play that she whitethorn merchandise a connection Monday.

Two trustees, Cepeda and Williams, told the Review-Journal connected Friday that Jara would stay connected the occupation for 30 days.

Jara has been successful the presumption since 2018 and his yearly yearly wage is $320,000. The School Board had decided successful May successful a divided ballot to widen his declaration done Jan. 15, 2023.

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Contact Julie Wootton-Greener astatine jgreener@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-387-2921. Follow @julieswootton connected Twitter.