Dr. Jesus Jara granted emergency powers

The Clark County School District Board of Trustees has approved the district’s “distance learning” plan to be sent to the state for approval 5-0.

JARA EMERGENCY POWERS - FOR THENEXT 30 DAYS TO KEEP THE SCHOOLSYSTEM OPEN DURING THESTATEWIDE SHUT-DOWN.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE AT THE MEETINGBUILDING THERE NOW TO BREAKDOWN THIS STILL DEVELOPINGSITUATION.SEAN?KALYNA - THIS EMERGENCY MEETINGOF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMESDURING AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT OFTURMOIL IN THE DISTRICT - - ANDTHERE ARE TWO MAIN TAKEAWAYS.JARA NOW HAS MORE POWER - - ANDTHE "DISTANCE LEARNING" PLANSTILL NEEDS WORK.FIRST - THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLYPASSED A RESOLUTION EXTENDINGSUPERINTENDENT JESUS JARA THEPOWER TO MAKE EXECUTIVEDECISIONS LIKE SIGNINGCONTRACTS AND SPENDING MONEY -- WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL FOR 30DAYS.THE RESOLUTION LISTED SIXSPECIFIC ITEMS - LIKE ACONTRACT WITH AN ONLINELEARNING SERVICE.ALL NEEDED PASSED BEFORE THEEND OF MARCH - - BUT THE BOARDCANCELLED THEIR MARCH 26THMEETING.THE IMPORTANT TAKE AWAY - -JARA'S POWER ISN'T LIMITED TOJUST THOSE SIX ITEMS - BUTANY DECISION HE MAKES WILL BEREVIEWED BY THE BOARD AT ALATER DATE.SECOND - JARA TALKED ABOUT THEDISTANCE LEARNING PLAN.HE KEPT STRESSING - THEDISTRICT WOULD DO THEIR BEST.EVEN WITH ACCESS TO A NEWONLINE LEARNING SYSTEM CALLEDHE SAYS THAT EVEN IF THEY HANDOUT EVERY DEVICE THEY HAVE - -PACKETS TO KIDS - - BUT THATPROCESS HASN'T SET IN STONEEITHER.JARA BLAMED STATE INVESTMENT INTHESE IDEAS.HE SAYS IN OTHER STATES - LIKECALIFORNIA - - IT'S TAKEN YEARSTO PROPERLY IMPLEMENT ADISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM.JARA SAYS THE EXISTING PLAN - -NOW THAT THE BOARD HAS APPROVEDIT - - WILL BE SENT TO THESTATE FOR APPROVAL.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.WRAP//ADLIBPAMPERING YOURSELF - IS NOW