Plus: Clark County School District to pay $36K in legal fees related to public records battle, and free meals for Washoe County students on spring break.
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News briefs
🏀 New state school sports director — Clark County School District Director of Athletics Timothy Jackson was selected Thursday as the next executive director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA).
Jackson is replacing Executive Director Donnie Nelson, who’s retiring in June after serving in the role for about three years. The NIAA is the governing body of high school athletics and activities in the Silver State. The nonprofit organization is responsible for sanctioning activities, conducting post-season tournaments, regulating officials and providing a host of services to its member schools.
Jackson has been the district’s athletic director since 2019. Prior to that, he was the athletic administrator at Durango High School in Las Vegas. He currently serves on the NIAA’s realignment committee, and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association’s certification committee.
🎖️Food Bank of Northern Nevada offering meals during spring break — With Washoe County School District students on spring break through April 7, the Food Bank of Northern Nevada is offering free meals to students in need at six locations in Reno and Sparks. The meals are free for all children from the ages of 2 to 18. The locations include the Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center in Reno and Ardmore Park in Sparks. The meals must be eaten on site. More information can be found on the food bank’s website.
How an award-winning Sparks teacher gets kindergarteners to learn from each other
Read the rest of this article, which was shared with Noticiero Móvil, over at The Nevada Independent. This story was reported by Rocio Hernandez and originally published on March 26.