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Lombardo Approves Emergency Funding for Districts Struggling with Enrollment Dips - The Nevada Independent
The rule lets districts use earlier enrollment counts, a move officials said will avert more than $100 million in state funding losses and layoffs.
- On Friday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed an emergency regulation allowing school districts to draw state funding based on legislative enrollment projections rather than lower actual student headcounts, waiving strict quarterly requirements to prevent mid-year budget crises.
- Statewide enrollment drops have left districts facing significant revenue losses, as funding models previously relied on actual quarterly counts rather than projections, forcing schools to prepare for millions in budget cuts during 2026-2027.
- The Clark County School District initially braced for a $51.6 million deficit, threatening positions for 360 licensed teachers, 190 support professionals, and 27 administrators; the regulation now allows these employees to remain in their roles.
- Educators and school leaders praised the 120-day emergency measure for providing stability, with Superintendent Jhone Ebert and Clark County Education Association President Kristan Nigro thanking Lombardo for preventing disruptive mid-year layoffs.
- Lawmakers plan to pursue a permanent fix during the 84th legislative session in 2027, while the temporary action ensures schools maintain necessary resources to support student learning throughout the current school year.
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CARSON CITY / LAS VEGAS, NV — In a major executive intervention aimed at shielding public school classrooms from abrupt mid-year budget cuts, Governor Joe Lombardo signed an emergency regulation allowing school districts confronting steep enrollment drops to draw state funding based on earlier legislative projections rather than actual lower
Lombardo declares emergency for Nevada schools to alleviate pressures from falling enrollment
Nevada public schools will not see midyear budget and staffing cuts this fall after an emergency state action to allocate education funding using older, higher enrollment numbers ...
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