March 24, 2022
Two Nevada leaders host listening sessions with Nevada educators, parents, and school leaders
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert
and Lieutenant Governor Lisa Cano Burkhead partnered to host a series of
listening sessions with Nevada education stakeholders this week on Tuesday,
March 22 and Wednesday, March 23. Listening sessions were held in Las Vegas and
Carson City and focused on meeting students’ safety, mental, and behavioral
health needs.
“I am
committed to listening and taking action to continue supporting the safety,
mental, and social-emotional health of our students,” said Jhone Ebert,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction. “It is critical to hear
firsthand from the individuals who are directly experiencing our education
system and have a meaningful understanding of how our students and educators are
doing. Thank you to our community partners who continue to find ways to provide
supports to our students, educators, and their families. It is a pleasure to
have Lieutenant Governor Cano Burkhead collaborating closely with the Nevada
Department of Education and together we will continue to invest our time and
resources to move this work forward.”
“In my role
as Lieutenant Governor, I will do what I have always done: build community,
tackle big issues, and move solutions forward,” Lieutenant Governor Cano
Burkhead said. “That’s why Superintendent Ebert and I felt it important to
convene roundtables in both Southern and Northern Nevada, so that we can hear
directly from a diverse array of stakeholders about what is needed in our
schools as students return to the classroom. I sat in on these listening
sessions not just as Nevada’s Lieutenant Governor, but as an educator and the
mother of three daughters. I will never stop fighting for our students, because
they are the future of our great state.”
Listening sessions
were attended by a diverse group of stakeholders, including educators, parents,
and school and community leaders. Insights from the sessions will inform the
upcoming work of Superintendent Ebert and Lieutenant Governor Cano Burkhead to
address students’ safety and mental health.
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ABOUT
THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The
Nevada Department of Education (NDE) leads and collaborates with Nevada’s 17
school districts and the State Public Charter School Authority to advance
educational equity Statewide. With offices in Carson City and Las Vegas, NDE
oversees all pre-K-12 education in the State, working to achieve its mission to
improve student achievement and educator effectiveness by ensuring
opportunities, facilitating learning, and promoting excellence. Under the leadership
of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
NDE impacts the achievement of nearly half a million children and 30,000
educators.
ABOUT
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LISA CANO BURKHEAD
Lisa
Cano Burkhead is a first-generation Latina, the daughter of immigrant parents
from South America who came to Las Vegas to find the American Dream. A lifelong
educator, she spent 25 years working in Nevada public schools, first as a
Spanish and English teacher and later as an administrator and principal.
As
Lieutenant Governor, she is an advocate for the needs of public education and
uses her position and platform to uplift the voices of students, educators and
parents.
The
Lieutenant Governor serves as:
For
more information, please visit ltgov.nv.gov