Nevada’s public education system tapped several new funding sources this session, including money from the marijuana retail tax that boosted Clark County’s per-pupil spending and an extension of the state’s payroll tax, which produced an additional $25.9 million for the district.ĭistrict officials also were given leeway to spend $13.2 million previously restricted for certain uses - including the Nevada Ready 21 state technology grant, the Great Teaching and Leading Fund grant for teacher recruitment and professional development, and the district’s Peer Assistance and Review Program for professional development - on operational costs. And it will face another $17.6 million in red ink for the 2020-21 school year, as well. The remainder of the money will go toward operating costs, including a $17 million hike in special education and an $8.8 million increase in pension costs.īut since funding for operations came in lower than expected, the district is facing a budget deficit for the third time in the last four years. Roughly $111 million of that will be used to provide an average 2 percent salary advancement for educators who move up in the salary schedule and a 3 percent raise, and address the rising cost of health care. Instead, when the dust settled after the legislative session that ended Monday at midnight, the district estimated it received an increase of roughly $154.4 million. In order to balance its nearly $2.5 billion budget and provide the raises, the district says it required roughly $166.9 million in additional state funding for next year. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) $17 million deficit in the Clark County School District’s budget for the next school year stems from a dueling need to provide promised raises for educators while also reconciling rising costs in its operating budget that officials say were not fully funded by the state. John Vellardita, the Clark County Education Association executive director, speaks as about 50 members and supporters of CCEA protest in front of Durango High School in Las Vegas on Friday, May 31, 2019.
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