Clark County School District Superintendent Jhone Ebert marked her first year leading the nation’s fifth-largest school district Thursday, outlining progress on school start times, staffing challenges, student safety, and the district’s fiscal outlook heading into the 2026-2027 school year.
To support the upcoming schedule shift, CCSD is adding 26 buses and hiring 51 new drivers. The transition carries a one-time cost of $5.6 million, funded through bond reserves, and an ongoing annual cost of approximately $5.1 million for staffing and bus maintenance.
“We were the only school district in the nation that had a 7 a.m. start time, expecting our children to be in their seats, ready to learn at 7 a.m. There’s nowhere else in the nation that anyone does that,” Ebert said. “I feel blessed that I get to lean in on the work that other school districts have completed before we implement here in Southern Nevada,” she said…