CCSD college board selects new superintendent

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Clark County Faculty Board of Trustees has voted on a brand new superintendent to guide the fifth-largest college district within the nation.

Jhone Ebert was named the brand new superintendent by a unanimous vote Thursday night throughout a daily college board assembly. The announcement comes after former Superintendent Jesus Jara’s resignation in February 2024.

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Ebert’s profession in schooling started 35 years in the past as a CCSD arithmetic instructor. She is the primary girl employed as superintendent for the district, CCSD acknowledged.

“We have a lot of work to do, and as I’ve said before. It’s not a me thing, it’s a we thing. And so, making sure that we’re all moving in the same direction,” Ebert mentioned following the vote Thursday.

The varsity district will enter into negotiations with Ebert to finish a contract of employment. As soon as negotiations are full, the contract shall be introduced to the Board for consideration.

“The Board is grateful to the community, families, and employees who were part of the process in selecting a new superintendent,” CCSD Board of Faculty Trustees President Irene Bustamante Adams mentioned. “We look forward to working with Jhone Ebert and all our 44,000 employees as we continue focusing on improving student academic opportunities and outcomes together.”

The Clark County Schooling Affiliation (CCEA) congratulated CCSD trustees for his or her efforts in choosing the brand new superintendent and launched the next assertion Thursday night.

“We assist Superintendent Jhone Ebert being chosen as the brand new superintendent of the ClarkCounty Faculty District (CCSD) stay up for working together with her,” mentioned Marie Neisess, Presidentof the Clark County Schooling Affiliation. “Superintendent Ebert inherits many challenges inour district which will require critical changes at CCSD. We believe that she is keen on movingforward on a path to success right away. We are committed to working with and supporting thenew superintendent on day one.”

Greater than 40 individuals utilized for the highest job. In latest weeks, following candidate interviews and a public discussion board, the candidate record was whittled down from 5 to 3: Jhone Ebert, Ben Shuldiner and Jesse Welsh.

Ebert is the Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction and was reappointed by Governor Lombardo in January 2023. Earlier than holding that place, she was the senior deputy commissioner for schooling coverage in New York State. She was additionally chief innovation and productiveness officer in Clark County from 2013-2015.

Shuldiner is presently serving because the superintendent of the Lansing Faculty District in Michigan. Previous to that, he was a dean’s fellow and distinguished lecturer in New York, NY at Hunter School. Whereas at Hunter School, he was a board member for the New York Metropolis Faculty District, the most important district within the U.S. His expertise consists of being a historical past division chair, instructor and principal in Brooklyn, NY.

Walsh is the CEO of a Nevada State Excessive Faculty, a constitution college, and began working with CCSD greater than 20 years in the past as a math and Spanish instructor. He grew to become a dean, coordinator for the northwest area after which an assistant superintendent. He was the superintendent for the Paradise Valley Unified Faculty District in Phoenix, Arizona from June 2019 to December 2020.