First Day of School with Superintendent Jara and Governor Sisolak

Wade Vandervort

Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara speaks to media at Global Community High School and Central Tech Training Academy on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.

A majority of the Clark County School District board voted to extend Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract and give him a raise during a tense meeting today.

Jara is now set to lead Las Vegas-area schools through June 2026 at an annual salary of $395,000 – a $75,000 a year raise to his base pay.

Jara’s contract was set to expire in January.

Jara received a favorable evaluation last week, and hours later the proposed extension and raise posted to the district’s website. The “highly effective” rating came from reaching three overarching goals on teacher hiring and certain student academic and disciplinary outcomes.

The same deep split that roiled the board last fall, when the board fired Jara and then reversed the termination, was front and center.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.





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