CCSD holds virtual town hall with community

CCSD leaders answered questions from the community Tuesday in its first virtual town hall, touching on topics like school closures and graduation.

Jeremy Chen reports.

VIRTUAL TOWN HALL...GIVING PARENTS A CHANCE TOASK....THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD OFTRUSTEES.....TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER.....JEREMY CHEN LISTENED TO THISTOWN HALL...AND...HE JOINS US LIVE.....WITH WHAT HE LEARNED!JEREMY...SUPERINTENDENT JARA ANSWEREDQUESTIONS FROM PARENTS ANDTEACHERS.HE SAYS OVERALL THE DISTRICT ISDOING ALL IT CAN TO ACCOMMODATEEVERYONE.AS THE CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT ENTERS ANOTHER WEEKOF ONLINE LEARNING-SUPERINTENDENT JESUS JARA SPOKETO PARENTS IN A VIRTUAL TOWNHALL OVER THEPHONE---TOUCHING ON TOPICS LIKESCHOOL CLOSURES-AND WHEN THEYMIGHT REOPEN."THE GOVERNOR WAS VERY CLEAR TOSAY THAT IT WOULD UP TO THESTATE CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER TOALLOW US TO COME BACK." THEDISTRICT SAYS BEFORE SPRINGBREAK- THEY HAD MADE 650,000CONTACTS WITH STUDENTS SINCETHEY TRANSITIONED TO ONLINELEARNING.JARA SAYS INEQUITIES REGARDINGCHROMEBOOK ACCESS ARE BEINGADDRESSED- AND ARE ALLOWINGTEACHERS TO SEE WHAT BEST FITSFOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS."THEY KNOW THE KIDS THE BESTAND THEY HAVE TAUGHT THECURRICULUM.WE SET SOME PARAMETERS BUT LEFTIT TO THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS."GRADUATION WAS ALSO ON THEMINDS OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORSAND PARENTS- WITH THESUPERINTENDENT SAYING THECEREMONIES ARE FOR NOWPOSTPONED AND HE WOULD BEMEETING WITH HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENT PRESIDENTS ON HOW TOMOVE FORWARD."WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ISDEPENDENT ON HOW IT WILL LOOKLIKE TO FOLLOW THE CDCGUIDELINES." HE SAYS THEWELFARE OF STUDENTS- ESPECIALLYTHOSE READY TO MOVE ON AFTERHIGH SCHOOL IS A PRIORITY."WE ARE NOT GOING TO DOANYTHING TO HARM OUR KIDS.WE ARE GOING TO FIND WAYS TOMAKE SURE THAT THEY GRADUATE IFTHEY MEET THE GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS.THIS IS THE FIRST OF FOURVIRTUAL TOWN HALLTELECONFERENCES THAT WILL BECONDUCTED IN THIS WAY LATERTHIS MONTH AND NEXT MONTH.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS13 INVESTIGATES TOLD YOU LASTWEEK..