Destination District: A CCSD Podcast

Enrollment is dropping across the country, and CCSD is feeling it fast: we’re serving 10,400 fewer students year over year. When school funding is tied to headcount, that kind of shift can trigger budget whiplash, and we wanted to lay out what’s happening in plain English with the person who lives in the numbers every day: our Chief Financial Officer, Justin Dayhoff.  We dig into Nevada’s pupil-ce...

Safety measures can protect a campus and still make families feel shut out. So how do we build schools that are secure and genuinely welcoming at the same time, especially when parents are asked to trust a system that may not have felt open to them before? Recorded live at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, we dig into that question through the lens of Clark County School District’s Destina...

On this episode of the Destination District Podcast we share how CCSD’s strategic plan is built with more than 50,000 community voices and shaped into three clear priorities for the next five years. We hear from a student and three principals on what academic excellence, career-connected learning, and safe and supportive schools look like in real classrooms and hallways.  • Defining “Destination D...

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...

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...

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...

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 tr...

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 partne...

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...

As the Destination District, CCSD is embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support how teachers teach and how students learn. In this episode, you’ll hear from district leaders, educators, and students about how AI is helping future-proof learning, giving teachers more time for connection, and giving students more timely feedback. 

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...