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Teachers, parents urge CCSD to require licensed music and art teachers as elementary positions face cuts
Summary
Multiple CCSD music and art educators and community groups urged the board to amend Regulation 41.13, section 2(b), so elementary music and art positions require content endorsements after several schools reported cuts or reassignments.
Elementary music and art teachers, parents and community organizations urged the Clark County School District Board of Trustees on March 13, 2025, to amend Regulation 41.13 (section 2[b]) so that music and art positions require a licensed endorsement in the content area at hire.
Speakers representing classroom and specialist roles described recent school-level decisions to eliminate dedicated music positions or assign general classroom teachers to provide elementary music or art instruction. They said those practices erode continuity, reduce opportunities for students to progress to middle- and high-school ensembles, and create equity problems across schools.
Several specialist teachers described the district—s long record in elementary music. "A strong elementary music program is the foundation for our…
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