CCSD Trustees discuss superintendent's removal

NEWS: Controversy over Jesus Jara's handling of the state's special legislative session and coronavirus lead to the meeting.

DEBATING THE FUTURE OFSUPERINTENDENT JESUS JARA..HIS HANDLING OF BUDGETSHORTFALLS - - AND THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAVE HAVEFIGHTING FOR HIS JOB....13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE AT SCHOOLBOARD HEADQUARTERS WITH THELATEST.SEAN?TODD - AFTER CALLS FROM SEVERALEDUCATION UNIONS FORSUPERINTENDENT JESUS JARA TO BEOUSTED - AND SERIOUS REBUKESFROM STATE OFFICIALS - - HEREWE ARE.SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AREDECIDING WHETHER JARA STAYS -OR GOES.THE MAIN CONTROVERSY STEMS FROMJARA'S HANDLING OF THE SPECIALLEGISLATIVE SESSION - APROVISION ALLOWING C-C-S-D TOSWEEP ALL SCHOOL CARRYOVERACCOUNTS.GOVERNOR STEVE SISOLAK - THESTATE SUPERINTENDENT - THEADMINISTRATORS UNION - ANDSUPPORT UNION ALL SAY JARA LIEDWHEN HE CLAIMED HE DIDN'T WANTTHE ACCOUNTS SWEPT.EMAILS FROM C-C-S-D OFFICIALSFROM MARCH TO JULY SHOW THECOUNTY PUSHING FOR THOSE CUTS.MEANWHILE - JUST HOURS BEFORETHIS MEETING - - THE CLARKCOUNTY TEACHER'S UNION RELEASEDYET ANOTHER LETTER IN JARA'SSUPPORT - - NOT ADDRESSING THEEMAILS DIRECTLY SAYING HE ANDC-C-S-D PUBLICLY TRIED TOREMOVE THE PROVISION BEFORE THESPECIAL SESSION.THE LETTER - SAYS JARA IS ANEDUCATOR - AND NOT A POLITICIAN- - SO HE'S AN EASY PUNCHINGBAG FOR POLITICALLY MOTIVATEDGROUPS.IN THE MEETING TRUSTEE DANIELLEFORD DESCRIBED WHY SHE'SLEADING THE CHARGE TO REMOVVEJARA - - AND JARA OPENEDWITHOUT DEFENDING HIMSELF."WE NEED ANN EFFECTIVE, HONEST,TRUSTED LEADER WHO CAN LAY OUTA SOLID VISION TO THECOMMUNITY.ESPECIALLY LEADERS IN CARSONCITY.NOTICE THAT I SAID BOTH HONESTAND TRUSTED.""I AM SADDENED THAT WE HAVELOST FOCUS ON OUR COREBUSINESS WHICH IS TAKING CAREOF THE 32 THOUSAND CHILDRENTHAT I HAVE THE HONOR TO SERVEAS THEIR SUPERINTENDENT."BOARD MEMBERS HERE WILL ALSODISCUSS JARA'S HANDLING OF THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC - AND ABILITY TO KEEPKIDS SAFE IN THE COMING SCHOOLYEAR.THEN - THERE'S AN ITEM ON THEAGENDA TO DISCUSS HISSAFE IN THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR.THEN - THERE'S AN ITEM ON THESEAN DELANCEY, 13ANDEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON --THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITANPOLICEDEPARTEMENT MOURNING THE LOSS