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Board members press for answers on teacher vacancies and class sizes
Summary
Board members raised concern about multiple schools showing high vacancy counts in Clark County, questioned whether long‑term substitutes are filling positions, and asked staff for follow‑up reports and outreach to commenters who suggested additional analysis.
Member Braxton told the Board she reviewed the Clark County vacancy report and flagged several schools with more than five vacancies, asking whether long‑term substitutes were filling those roles and whether there was a waiting list for permanent hires. "I am concerned about the number of vacancies. I am concerned about class sizes still," Braxton said, asking that the data be used to inform later agenda items.
Member Angela Orr asked that the public comment submitted by Craig Statucki—who questioned the career‑pathways oversight analysis—be forwarded to department staff preparing the vacancy and pathways reports so staff can follow up. Superintendent Wakefield and staff noted work to standardize reporting and to add timestamps so the public can find segments of recordings; Wakefield also said extra slots were added to the student advisory group for Clark and Washoe to reflect scale.
