Destination District: A CCSD Podcast

Lights...Camera...CCSD Performing Arts. We pull back the curtain on CCSD performing arts and hear how students and teachers turn rehearsals into confidence, community, and real-world skill. We talk about the long-term investment behind award-winning programs, plus the partnerships and classroom practices that help young artists thrive from middle school through high school. 

• Why CCSD performing arts success is built throu...

We launch the CCSD Alumni Association with the Public Education Foundation to turn graduate pride into mentorship, scholarships, and real opportunities for young people across Southern Nevada. Guests share lived stories that show how community, representation, and partnership fuel a true destination district.

• Why formalizing alumni energy matters now
• Mission of a destination district rooted in pride and outcomes
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We sit down with members of the Superintendent Student Advisory Council to unpack what they learned this fall and how their ideas are shaping CCSD’s strategic plan. From AI in the classroom to school start times, student leaders offer clear insights, tradeoffs, and next steps we can act on now.

• Three Cs of leadership and why each matters
• Operations behind buses, zoning and facilities
• AI use cases, misuse an...

In Superintendent Jhone Ebert’s end-of-2025 episode of Destination District: A CCSD Podcast, she discusses how the passage of Assembly Bill 6 during the Special Session of the Nevada Legislature will enhance school zone safety in Nevada.

What’s new: CCSD’s collaboration with local and state leaders and police will result in tangible on-the-ground changes:

• This legislation doubles the fines for traffic violations...

We celebrate rising results and the partners who make them possible, from sports teams and credit unions to trade unions and nonprofits. Real stories show how mentorship, career pathways, and measurable partnerships turn classrooms into career launchpads.

• Why community engagement drives student success
• Changing the narrative on public education performance
• What CCSD seeks in long-term partners
• Golden Knights...

Clark County School District celebrates unprecedented academic achievement with 136 schools improving by at least one star rating on the 2024-25 Nevada School Performance Framework. Superintendent Jhone Ebert discusses this amazing growth with Assistant Superintendent Kristofer Huffman, who breaks down the NSPF ratings system and what drives student success.

Hear from principals whose schools made remarkable gains: Lene Thorsen-Pete...

Welcome to the first episode of the Destination District: A CCSD Podcast, a space where educators, students, and leaders share ideas that shape the future of our schools.

This episode explores four cornerstones of student success: pre-kindergarten, early literacy, middle school mathematics, and college and career readiness. Principals and program leaders highlight how strong foundations in reading and math lead to greater opportunit...